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Improve profitability in contract training

Tue, Dec 17,2013 @ 12:45 PM
by Kathryn Will |

Contract Training is a top growth area and this white paper on improving profitability in contract training is a great resource.

Tales from the Road of Lifelong Learning

Mon, Dec 16,2013 @ 11:03 AM
by Greg Marsello |

Cross country travel this past week. Along with Julia King Tamang, I did Program Review for Central Oregon CC in Bend, Oregon. What a beautiful location and dedicated staff working on growing revenue. Then flew to Virginia to attend the Virginia CC System State Conference at..

Select the right delivery method for your lifelong learning course

Wed, Dec 11,2013 @ 12:45 PM
by Kathryn Will |

Lifelong learning, continuing education and professional development courses today can be delivered in a variety of ways, but how do you determine the best delivery method? 

Tales from the Road of Lifelong Learning

Mon, Dec 09,2013 @ 10:21 AM
by Greg Marsello |

No programs to visit this past week, but spent time with Augusoft Team working on new product development and Bill Draves and Julie Coates starting to get ready for 2014 and another exciting LERN year.

Work smarter, not harder, to grow lifelong learning registrations

Thu, Dec 05,2013 @ 12:45 PM
by Greg Marsello |

Working harder to increase registrations, income and your operating margin can be exhausting and disheartening. Working smarter to increase registrations, income and your operating margin can be exhilarating and rewarding.

Use visual social media to engage lifelong learning customers

Wed, Dec 04,2013 @ 12:00 PM
by Suzanne Kart |

Continuing education and lifelong learning programs already use the “Big Three” of social media – Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn – to market their classes. However, the increasing popularity of visual blogging sites Pinterest, Tumblr, and Instagram make them a prime way to..

Big sparring over print brochure at big LERN conference

Mon, Dec 02,2013 @ 11:29 AM
by William Draves |

Big sparring and arguments for and against print brochures at the big LERN conference last week.

LERN advocates for print brochures based on our data and research of programs that have dropped the print brochure and experienced big drops in enrollment and income losses. We..

Tales from the Road of Lifelong Learning

Mon, Dec 02,2013 @ 10:26 AM
by Greg Marsello |

Traveled back from the BIG LERN Conference in San Francisco and presented at the Connecticut Parks & Recreation Conference. Lots of people interested in my Right Product Mix and 30 Best Operations Strategies sessions. Spent the rest of the week getting ready for and..

Increase profit, visibility at the 2014 LERN Contract Training Conference

Tue, Nov 26,2013 @ 02:30 PM
by Kathryn Will |

Contract training units are among the most profitable and cutting-edge in continuing education. Contract training units help to generate visibility for the institution, develop new teaching and learning techniques, and often create new and beneficial partnerships.

Tales from the Road of Lifelong Learning

Tue, Nov 26,2013 @ 11:45 AM
by Greg Marsello |

Attended and presented at the Augusoft Users Summit and big LERN Conference in San Francisco. Over 975 people in attendance at the LERN Conference. My son Brendan presented a session on Streamlining Catalog Production and got rave reviews. Bill Strehl and the LERN staff did an..

 
 
 

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