The benefits of social learning have been widely discussed over the past several years.  Sponsors of private communities recognize the power of peer to peer sharing of ideas when combined with knowledge from experts.  That said, most organizations continue to present their education in separate and distinct areas of their website.

A webinar series to help you build a dynamic and profitable online education offering.

Explore how to quickly and effectively launch a podcast without fear and use it to build momentum around your learning initiatives.

Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2015 | Time: 2:00 ET, 1:00 CT, 12:00 Noon MT and 11:00 PT

Learn how to drive interest for education using events that are trending and interesting from a real-time perspective. • Explore compelling real-life examples that introduce the SPIKE Method • Learn how to track positive sudden points of interest relevant to education and capitalize on them • Find out how to forecast negative issues so you can mitigate, manage or minimize them in advance • Discover how to scoop the news media and become the go-to source

How do associations support and promote professional development through community engagement? How can we leverage online communities and learning management systems for social learning? What education objectives are best supported through community? Answer these questions and grow community habitats for learning.

This session is designed to help association professionals and industry partners leverage their inner entrepreneurial spirit to categorize, audit and optimize the programs that comprise their learning portfolios, resulting in a stronger brand, an elevated reputation and more loyal participation.

Date: Thursday, October 8th, 2015 | Time: 2:00 ET, 1:00 CT, 12:00 MT and 11:00 PT

AILA Online course will be held November 14 and 15. The full schedule is available below. Click the Day 1 and Day 2 tabs to toggle between views of the sessions to be held each day, and click the title or the Read More link of each session to view a full description.

Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 | Time: 3:00 ET, 2:00 CT, 1:00 MT and 12:00 PT