We have been tracking and reporting on virtual conferences—not to mention hosting our own—for years, but clearly interest in and demand for them has skyrocketed in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, interest in virtual conference platforms has also risen dramatically. In this post, we aim to highlight and categorize a range of platform options and also to … [Read more...]
Could Associations Replace College? (Take 2)
I first posed this question in a post published in 2014. At the time, I framed it as “not such a crazy question” given the growing criticism of higher education as well as the emergence of myriad options for self-directed learning and the rise of alternative forms of credentialing. Roll forward six years, and the questions seems even less if crazy – if crazy at all. For … [Read more...]
5 Keys to Taking Your In-Person Professional Education Event Digital
This is a guest post contributed by Web Courseworks. One of the biggest benefits of joining a professional association is the continuing education (CE) opportunities membership provides. After joining an association, members are able and encouraged to meet with other professionals in their field and complete credits and certifications that will advance their careers and the … [Read more...]
4 Cs of Education Value Perception
In the business of adult lifelong learning, whether a prospective learner will choose to participate in an educational experience you offer and how much she is willing to pay (if anything) depends on a range of intersecting factors, but four stand out in my experience. Capability To what extent do I believe this experience will enhance and elevate my capabilities? What’s the … [Read more...]
Where Learning Leadership Is Needed Now
I like to revisit periodically the concept of “leading learning” to reflect on what it means. Our current context seems like a particularly important one for doing this. A significant part of leadership, it seems to me, is to help people make their way into the future successfully. We can’t, of course, predict the future, but we can see the “accelerating present,” as Rohit … [Read more...]
Virtual Conferences in the COVID-19 Era – Webinar Recording
Below you will find links to the recording and slides for "A Why-To and a How-To: Virtual Conferences in the COVID-19 Era" Webinar. Webinar Recording and Slides Note: You can use the expansion arrows at the bottom right of the video to expand it to full screen. Presentation slides (PDF) Transcript (PDF) Resource Links The following resource links were … [Read more...]
5 Free Resources to Grow Your Learning Business
Over the years we've developed many resources to support learning businesses in growing and improving. Few, if any, of them are intended to be “one and done” - they are meant to be revisited and re-used over time. So, we find it can be helpful occasionally to highlight some of these resources and remind Leading Learning readers that they are available. In this post, you’ll … [Read more...]
Action Mapping and Activity Design with Cathy Moore
When it comes to training design, perhaps focusing on what people need to be able to do, not simply what they need to know, can make all the difference. That’s because this leads to activity-centered training rather than traditional information presentations. These concepts are what led Cathy Moore, speaker, training designer, and author of Map It: The Hands-On Guide to … [Read more...]
The Self-Directed Learner
As individuals in the business of lifelong learning, we need to embrace—and cultivate—the characteristics related to effective learning habits. In this encore episode of the Leading Learning podcast, Celisa and Jeff celebrate the self-directed learner including what it means to be one and why it’s important. To tune in, just click below. To make sure you catch all of the … [Read more...]
The 5 Key Areas of Learning Business Investment
In today's world, the relevance of organizations that serve the third sector of education really can't be overstated. At the same time, relevance can be squandered if the products and services learning businesses provide are not creating any demonstrable impact. Given the wide range of choices now available to learners - many of them free - revenue and retention will … [Read more...]
5 Key Aspects of Getting a High Return on Your LMS Investment
Do you wonder—or worry—about LMS ROI? When it comes to determining whether to implement a new or replacement learning management system, it’s important to ask, “What will the return on investment be?” Oftentimes, organizations struggle to try and answer this question—or even worse, it isn’t ever asked at all. In this episode of the Leading Learning podcast, Celisa and … [Read more...]