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Leveraging the Flipped Classroom for Professional Development and Continuing Education

December 9, 2014 by Jeff Cobb

Using the flipped classroom for professional development and continuing education represents an opportunity for organizations in the business of lifelong learning to deliver more value and create much greater impact. This article provides an overview and examples. Other posts in this series: Leveraging MOOCs for Professional Development and Continuing Education Leveraging Microlearning for Professional Development and …

3 Axioms of Pricing Education Products

March 4, 2014 by Jeff Cobb

We’ve started informally flipping some of the content for our popular Webinar on pricing education products. That is, we make some of the foundational information available ahead of time to help make sure everyone is on the same page when they get to the Webinar. So, here is a brief (@ 15 minutes) video I did …

10 Shifts in the Lifelong Learning Market

February 17, 2014 by Jeff Cobb

The pace of change in the market for lifelong learning, continuing education, and professional development remains brisk. Whether online or off, there are new opportunities and challenges to be found everywhere, and in many ways, what happens over the course of the next few years will shape how we think about lifelong learning for a …

Why you should be flipping out in 2014

January 7, 2014 by Jeff Cobb

In our recent Association Learning + Technology report (which is available for free download) we reported that association adoption of trendy new learning approaches like massive open online courses (MOOCs), gamification, digital badges, and flipped learning has been relatively limited so far. Fewer than 10 percent of respondents indicated they have experimented with these formats. …

10 Must-Watch Videos for the Serious Lifelong Educator

January 29, 2013 by Jeff Cobb

Are you wondering what the future may hold for your education business? Do you want to help people in your organization get a finger on the pulse of the rapidly changing world of lifelong learning? Then gather them around and spend some time watching, taking notes about, and discussing the videos highlighted here. While most …

Well, I haven’t really participated in …

January 30, 2012 by Jeff Cobb

Here’s something I hear far too often from association board members: “Well, I haven’t really participated in any of the ______ myself.” You can fill in the blank with “online courses,” “Webinars,” or even, in far too many cases, “conferences,” “seminars,” or “continuing education” in general. Unfortunately, the same is often true of executives and …