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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
How Do You Explain Bitcoin? Give It Away, Like This Guy
In an effort to demonstrate how this new type of digital currency works, the president of the Bitcoin…
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Technology, Education Groups Press Congress to Fund Digital Learning
More than 100 organizations are asking Congress to appropriate at least $200 million to help make available education…
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Hackathons: Hack What You Lack
Could your next great idea come from a hackathon? Taking a note from the tech world, organizations are…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Noreena Hertz: Are Experts Really Experts?
Author Noreena Hertz uncovers the surprising truth about experts.
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Brought to You By… Zippers
In sometimes surprising ways, associations play direct and indirect roles in bringing the products, services, and activities of…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Friday Buzz: BlackBerry’s Plan to Stay Alive
The struggling mobile device maker's CEO, John Chen, says the company will redouble its enterprise efforts in the…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Seen Moving to Competency-Based Certification
Competency-based certification is gaining traction in the association community. Should your organization get on board? How does it…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
What Three Fringe Learning Formats Might Offer Associations
Three alternative learning formats, though yet to be widely adopted by associations, may offer the potential to boost…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Google Classroom Beefs Up Company’s Education Offerings
The search giant's latest addition to its Apps for Education suite, coming this year, promises to lead the…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Smithsonian Dives Into Online Learning. What Now for Associations?
The Smithsonian Institution announced earlier this week that it will venture further into online education. What can associations…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Need a New Idea? Here Are Three Ways to Boost Creativity
Stuck in a rut? Trying to come up with a new innovative solution? Try these three evidence-based methods…
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Social Media Roundup: Stirring Your Creativity
How do you induce creativity when your back is against the wall? Plus: Expand your educational offerings by borrowing…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Webby Awards: And the Web Goes Wild
Associations big and small are up for a Webby Award this year, and you can vote for them,…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Monday Buzz: Expand Your Aid to Millennials
Why it's not enough to just reach out to millennials, it's time to help them. Also: How you…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Statisticians Warn Against Misuse of Teacher Evaluation Models
As school districts look for ways to evaluate and improve teacher performance, many turn to statistics to quantify…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: Lessons From a Wooden Spoon
A marketing executive explains how a wooden spoon represented a lot more to him than a mere kitchen…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Internet Association: This Association CEO Has Style
A high-profile trade group exec gets the fashion spread treatment. Also: why it's OK if you don't consider…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Nest Protect: Lessons in Innovation Flaws From a Smoke Detector
Sometimes you can get burned by being too innovative. Knowing how to put out fires caused by mistakes…
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Ask the CEO: National Speakers Association’s Stacy Tetschner
Stacy Tetschner, FASAE, CAE, the CEO of the National Speakers Association, answers questions from NSA member Thom Singer.
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Learning: The New Workforce
Undervaluing older workers today could harm associations in the future, says AARP Chief Operating Officer Jo Ann Jenkins.
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Brought to You By… Fossils
In sometimes surprising ways, associations play direct and indirect roles in bringing the products, services, and activities of…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Sabermetrics: For SABR, Data Just Part of the Equation
Despite being the inspiration for the term 'sabermetrics,' the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) leaves the number…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Microsoft Office Takes a Freemium Path to the iPad
After a long delay due to the company's focus on Windows, Microsoft launched three Office apps on Apple's…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Thinking Beyond Office, Part 2: Are Excel and Outlook Replaceable?
As I showed last week, potential replacements for Microsoft Word and PowerPoint are plentiful, and some of them…
