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2018 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

Forj

This is our most popular Managing eLearning post every year, and by now we know you want to see the hype curve first. Here it is: Our 2018 eLearning predictions set in terms of Gartner’s hype cycle. Cutting back on the administrative headache of tracking credits for certificants is an imperative for the eLearning industry.

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Gamification – Badges, Levels, or Leaderboards?

Gyrus

When I was a child, I had difficulty with a math class, and an obsession with baseball cards; my father, saw this as an opportunity. This particular environment best motivates people who are enamored with structure and offers a quality foundational learning approach when compared to the training industry. Leaderboards.

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Tips for Marketing (Online Courses) To Your Association Members  

Forj

It is a good idea, however, to use a mixture of online and off-line strategies when marketing events and classes to association members. On membership forms, applications, and registration forms, be sure to ask about which social media platforms, magazines, trade publications and blogs people like most then make an effort to advertise there.

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5 Types of People Who Need Nonprofit Fundraising Training

Achieve

It was the late 1980s and I was signing up for the first class in the first master’s program in philanthropy and development in the country, at St. and they were based more on people passing experience and random successes on to each other than any kind of science. For most people, fundraising was a sink or swim situation.

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PowerMyLearning: Free Online Education Games and Videos for Nonprofits and Libraries

Tech Soup

It often surprises people when I mention that education accounts for fully one-fifth of nonprofit activity , second only to human services. Educators can also create "classes," which are groupings of students (one to 1,000) that they want to share playlists with. I think I may have a lead for you.

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Upcoming Webinars from ReadyTalk and the My PC Series

Tech Soup

Approximately 75 percent of nonprofits* have no formal budget for recruitment – that’s where the power of social recruiting can help you gain an edge on finding the best people for the job. Eastern time, 60 min Thursday, May 31, 2 p.m. Eastern time, 60 min.

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E-Readers for Everyone: Teaching Tips Webinar

Tech Soup

Want to help people learn how to use e-readers? Many libraries offer tutorials, in-person classes, and drop-in labs on how to use e-books. Yet 58 percent of Americans have a library card, 69 percent say their local library is important to them, and many Americans would like to learn more about borrowing e-books.

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