“Right now, the vast majority of marketers are underutilizing AI,” says Christina Inge, who teaches marketing with AI for the Harvard Division of Continuing Education. “I’ll be honest with you; it will make your job a lot easier. Let’s take advantage of that,” she notes. Inge will present the first-ever session on “Marketing with AI”

Free. Open to all. You are invited to participate, vote, and help set standards for the field on the emerging, especially online, formats. The general public is confused. So are continuing educators. Help set standards for the field. Review and vote on the four major issues of the committee’s final proposal for standardized definitions and

   The first-ever list of the top 30 hottest summer camps will be released next month.It will be provided Free to anyone attending “Summer Camps 2027” webinar series Oct. 7 and 14.    An expanded 4 hour webinar series this year will include:–Adaptive Camps and Campers, with Corinne Buckles, City of Henderson, NV.–Teen Camps, with

Here’s the top three issues of the year, as decided by your LERN leaders and best practitioners in the field of class programming. #1 Saving Time  Instead of trying to catch up, focus on the 20% of activities that truly require your skills and judgment, says Richard L. Hardon, a leadership and AI expert. Then

   Here’s the two most common questions class programmers ask about surveys. How often should we survey?  Conduct surveys as often as you can.  But don’t survey everyone in each survey.  Survey separately your top 7 audience segments. And tell those you survey the results of the survey, and what you will do to serve

   Recruiting and retaining instructors is the top problem of 2026. Far and away the biggest problem right now, it was named by 47% of your leaders and best practitioners. Jenny Bess of Ellisville, MO, says a new way to recruit new instructors is with Handshake and other social media. “Look behind-the-scenes at vetting strategies

Your policies drive action and reflect the empowerment of your staff, says Dr. Travette Webster, COO and Vice President for Communication of LERN. Policies help minimize costs by addressing potential risks and creating a degree of accountability, she notes. Policies that promote micromanagement and fear of innovation raise costs, staff morale issues, and burnout.  Review

Start or join a group for social change. Better the world.Here’s new groups LERN is forming for 2027. Sustainability Classes  Join the first sustainability gang. Network with other programmers advocating sustainability classes addressing global warming, climate chaos, and alternatives to fossil fuels. The gang is introduced at the Annual Conference, and is open to all

More than 100,000 new lifelong learners are generated for your class program and others every year by LERN. It makes your association one of the largest lifelong learning organizations in North America.  Two big milestones for LERN this year. Help us celebrate by sending two of our key staff a word of thanks for their