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Latest survey shows lifelong learning landscape changing

Tue, Feb 07,2012 @ 10:00 AM
by Suzanne Kart |

LERN's latest member survey shows that Gen X and Gen Y members are now more than 40 percent of the LERN membership. If the last year of Generation Jones was included (birth year 1964), then GenX/Y would equal our Boomer members. LERN has gained much recognition for..

7 roles for continuing education leaders in the 21st Century

Thu, Feb 02,2012 @ 02:01 PM
by Suzanne Kart |

A new lifelong learning leader is beginning to evolve. A CEO in the Information Age is much different than a CEO in the Industrial Age. All business leaders are facing this shift. Lifelong learning is no different.

7 components of successful continuing education 1-year plans

Tue, Jan 31,2012 @ 09:22 AM
by Suzanne Kart |

To be successful, you need to have a plan your organization follows. The plan must include clear programming, marketing, operations, and sales goals, benchmarks, and strategies. LERN’s One-Year Plan model is being used by LERN Members.

Certified eMarketing Professional (CeP)

Fri, Jan 27,2012 @ 01:27 PM
by Suzanne Kart |

You're probably already familiar with LERN's Certified Program Planner (CPP) program. More than 3,000 lifelong learning pros have already earned this designation.

Contract Training Institute - Now Online!

Wed, Jan 25,2012 @ 09:41 PM
by Suzanne Kart |

Thousands of professionals have been trained by LERN. Now you can acquire this quality training, education and professional development specific to your field with the online Contract Training Institute. And it can be done from any location.

Guest Post! Case study: City of San Jose increases website traffic

Mon, Jan 23,2012 @ 12:21 PM
by Suzanne Kart |

The City of San Jose Parks and Recreation Department was looking for something new and different to increase traffic to our webpage and keep our visitors on the site longer with the hope of increasing revenues.

Trends in Continuing Education - Top 10 for 2012

Fri, Jan 20,2012 @ 02:08 PM
by Suzanne Kart |

This post originally appeared in The Journal of Lifelong Learning Blog.

Contract Training Programs Division Models

Thu, Jan 19,2012 @ 10:30 AM
by Suzanne Kart |

Contract training programs primarily operate under three models:

Software Tools Continuing Education Programs Need to Succeed

Wed, Jan 18,2012 @ 10:10 PM
by Suzanne Kart |
This post, written by LERN Vice President Greg Marsello, originally appeared in The Journal of Lifelong Learning Blog.

Generational brochures for continuing education programs

Mon, Jan 16,2012 @ 10:01 PM
by Suzanne Kart |
What are the ‘decision points’ in making the move to having one or more generational brochures? Here’s the answer.
 
 
 

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