Association Sectorprofessional development and social mediaJeff CobbTagoras inc.www.tagoras.com

OverviewThis brief slide deck provides some of the data that Tagoras has gathered regarding the use of social media in connection to association professional development and e-learning programs. These slides and the data in them are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States license. View license.

BackgroundTwo Data SourcesAssociation E-learning SurveyNovember – December 2008488 participating organizationsInformal Web SurveyJuly 200950 participating organizations

E-learning and Social MediaWhich of the following social media tools does your organization currently use as part of your online learning offerings? (Please only indicate tools that are explicitly a part of your e-learning initiatives. For example, if your organization has a wiki, but does not use it as part of its e-learning offerings, do not select that itemSector-wide data from Association Social TechnologiesE-learning data from Association E-learning: State of the Sector

PD and Social Media Tools (Chart)Which of the following social media tools does your organization currently use in connection to the professional development programs you offer to members? (Please only indicate tools that are explicitly a part of your professional development initiatives. For example, if your organization uses a wiki to help facilitate committee work, but does not use it as part of its professional development offerings, do not select that item.)

PD and Social Media (Table)

PD and Social Media Uses (Chart)In connection to which educational venues does the use of social media indicated above (previous question) occur? Please check all that apply.

PD and Social Media Uses (Table)

Association E-learning ReportAssociation E-learning: State of the SectorTo craft a successful e-learning strategy you need solid information about the current state of your market and what the future is likely to bring.Association E-learning: State of the Sector provides the most comprehensive assessment of e-learning in the association sector available anywhere. If you are an association planning to launch an e-learning initiative or grow your current online education programs, it is a must have. Organizations that provide e-learning products and services to the association sector will also find tremendous value in this report.Find out more at: www.elearning2009.com.

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