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 Gen Y premieres in San Fran
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Gen Y is your next biggest customer base. The big LERN conference in San Francisco will feature a “coming out” for Gen Y in lifelong learning with a general session panel of Gen Y |
experts, plus a whole track devoted to marketing to Gen Y. Social networks, viral marketing, programming, what’s up with Gen Y, and gaming are some of the sessions by and about Gen Y.
The full conference brochure PDF is now available. Click here. |
Left: Meni Sarris, Columbus, GA; and Marie Chatterton, Vancouver, BC, are two of the Gen Y program experts to lead sessions on Gen Y. |
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Record Year For LERN |
Income set a new record at $2.65 million. |
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Seminars in more than 45 cities saw attendance jump to over 800. |
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Membership benefits expand. |
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Customer analysis service premieres for members. |
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Carrier route analysis free to members. |
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Best Practices conference premieres. |
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Institutes set record attendance. |
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Over 500 register for WebConference. |
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New Gen X professional staff added. |
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| The LERN fiscal year ended June 30. Thanks for making it so successful! |
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Hogard Named Chair |
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Paula Hogard, Dean of Continuing Education |
at the University of Tulsa, has been named Chair of the LERN Board of Directors for 2008 – 2009.
She succeeds Thom Lowther of the American Institute of Architects in Washington, DC. Lowther was a key proponent and founder of the International Learning Unit (ILU) Commission.Hogard will be leading LERN forward with new research and activities related to the pedagogy, learning and teaching in higher education. |
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Sustainability; Lego robotics; and letting Gen Xers bring their kids.
All are hot right now.
What’s your hot new topics?
Click here and add your ideas. |
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Generational
Communication Big |
Generational Communication is big right now. Bring a LERN seminar on it to your audience.
Just email Greg Marsello at Marsello@lern.org |
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Above, experts from 3 generations at LERN Summer Institutes.
From left, Heather Dimitt (Gen Y), Suzanne Kart (Gen X) and Kassia Dellabough (Boomers). |
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Train new instructors in new ways. Two ideas: |
1. Develop a list of FAQ's. Hand to them in with their instructor orientation information.
2 .Provide a welcome kit. Include some teaching items like erasers, whiteboard markers, scissors.
Tip of the month reported by LERN consultant Fred Bayley. |
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Early Registration Deadline
Register for the big LERN conference in San Francisco by August 1 and save $100.
Registrations are strong so far, so come join the crowd. More than 800 people are expected. |
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