MACPA and the Business Learning Institute release the first nano-learning course for CPAs, accounting and finance professionals that meets the new CPE standards. NASBA and the AICPA approved the revisions to the Statement on Standards for Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Programs (Standards) effective September 1, 2016. Among the most significant changes to the Standards is the addition of two new instructional delivery methods: nano learning and blended learning. The Maryland Association of CPAs and its Business Learning Institute believe that Learning is THE only competitive advantage in this rapidly changing world. They have been on the forefront of learning for the past ten years. Since passing nano-learning in 2015 at the Maryland State Board of Public Accounting, they have been integrating new formats of learning to make learning continuous, engaging and ultimately transformative. The Anticipatory Organization: Accounting and Finance Edition is THE First nano-learning program in North America for accounting and finance professionals. Winner of the Accounting Today 2016 Product of the Year in the learning category. This program combines nano learning format (three to four minute single concept videos) with rapid application exercises to accelerate learning of complex competencies in less times than traditional CPE / CPD programs. MACPA and its Business Learning Institute have pioneered new methods of learning including second life (CPA Island), remote collaboration via the ThinkTank platform, participation engagement via conferences.io and their #MBSN Management by Sticky Notes collaboration process. Here are five ways we are changing up learning: Social; Mobile / nano, or “Just When You Need It” learning; Cloud: In what we call the four Cs of talent development, the AICPA Navigator allows us to offer Competencies, Career Path, and a Curriculum on a Cloud-based learning platform that allows firms and companies to move their talent development to a strategic and systematic approach; Collaborative: MBSN (Management By Sticky Notes), Conferences.io, and the ThinkTank Collaboration platform are highly engaging ways of increasing learning through involvement (see our post on LinkedIn); Competency-based learning: With our Bounce framework (which maps BLI programs to the new CGMA Competency framework) and our new program to develop a special self-directed action learning program to build a competency around anticipation and strategic thinking.

1. The
Future
of
Learning
“The
mind
is
not
a
vessel
that
needs
filling,
but
wood
that
needs
igni6ng.”
–
Plutarch,
80
A.D.

2. How has Continuing Professional
Education changed?

3. The leaders are the ones who take the first steps
“Tom
Hood
and
his
colleagues
at
the
Maryland
Associa:on
of
CPAs
never
fail
to
amaze
and
impress.
Some:mes
you
can
find
them
orchestra:ng
a
flash
mob
of
accountants
or
puEng
down
stakes
in
the
virtual
world
of
Second
Life,
but
most
recently
the
associa:on
has
goIen
serious
about
XBRL…
“What
message
can
you
learn
from
the
MACPA's
XBRL
project?
First,
you
can
start
examining
your
own
client
base
to
see
who
can
benefit
from
the
experiences
of
MACPA.
But
the
bigger
message
is,
stop
wai2ng
for
other
people
to
tell
you
what
works
and
what
doesn't.
Be
proac2ve
and
experiment.
That's
what
new
technology
is
all
about.
Whether
it's
cloud
technology,
IFRS
and
XBRL,
social
media,
or
choreographing
a
dance
–
the
leaders
are
the
ones
who
take
the
first
steps.”
-­‐-­‐
Gail
Perry,
editor,
Accoun:ngWEB
2012
currently
editor
of
CPA
Prac:ce
Advisor

4. BLI & Future of Learning
1. Social Learning.
2. Mobile / nano
3. Competency-based learning
4. Collaborative
5. Cloud-based

5. 1. Nano learning
recognized – 10 minute
2. Blended learning
3. Participant Engagement
4. New Fields of Study

6. Constant learning"
is THE only competitive advantage!

7. Leading
the
na:on
in
learning
innova:on
New
CPE
Rules
Effec:ve
in
MD
March
31,
2015
Adopted
by
AICPA
NASBA
September,
2016.

8. MACPA-BLI Established Learning in Second
Life in 2008 offering CPE virtually
MACPA’s
CPE
in
Second
Life
made
the
cover
of
the
June,
2008
Journal
of
Accountancy

9. Our approach to learning
Nano
–
Rapid
Applica:on
-­‐
Curriculum
Blended
–
ILT
–
e-­‐learning
curriculum
Nano
–
10-­‐minute
learning,
App
for
content
cura:on
and
reading
journals.
Collabora:on
and
engagement
tools
ThinkTank,
conferences.io,
MBSN

10. • An:cipa:on
• Strategic
Thinking
• External
Awareness
• Vision
• Con:nuous
Learning
• Innova:on
• Crea:vity
• Problem
Solving
• Priori:za:on
• Business
Acumen
• Decisiveness
• Influencing/
Persuading
• Emo:onal
Intelligence
• Consensus
Building
• Collabora:on
• Inspira:on
• Risk
Management
• Communica:on
www.blionline.org/ao

11. 28
lessons
–
4
modules
–
1
hour/week
• Very
short
single-­‐concept
videos
(mini
TED
Talks)
• Rapid
applica:on
exercises
• Visual
job
aids
to
reinforce
learning
Anticipatory Organization - First Nano Learning for Accounting
and Finance Professionals designed to learn more in less time

12. “Even though you access the course through your
computer, it is nothing like computer based training (CBT).
It was more like watching a number of great TED talks and
after each short video, you helped the learner apply the
concepts to their role. It changes how you view strategy
and leadership by targeting how to think instead of telling
you what to think. We were able to distill some very
complex concepts, frame them in a manageable and
meaningful way, and allow the user to tailor the lessons to
their own field. It resonated with me far better than I
expected a course delivered through this format ever could.
Well done!”
- Adam Dalson Major USAF
www.blionline.org/ao
Anticipatory Organization:Accounting and Finance
Edition (AOAF)

13. AOAF recognized as 2016Top learning Product
“Everyone keeps telling accountants that they
need to change their focus from the historic and
the backward-looking, and to start being proactive
and offering future-focused advice – but no one
tells them how.
The beauty of the Anticipatory Organization
program is that it actually gives you a set of tools
to harness the hard trends that are shaping the
future, and use them to create new value for your
firm and your clients.”
- Daniel Hood, Editor-in-Chief,
Accounting Today

15. MACPA goes Nano with Mobile Learning

16. MBA Express
on-demand e-learning
hIp://www.blionline.org/featured/mbaexpress

17. 17
Our
MBA
Express
and
8-­‐Hour
MBA
program
were
featured
in
an
Inc.
Magazine
column.
hIp://blionline.org/featured/mbaexpress/

18. ThinkTank Remote Collaboration

19. I enjoyed Mr. Hood's
presentation. His use of
technology, especially the real
time surveys of the classes
opinions, was an
EXCELLENT way to drive
home points relevant to the
audience!
- Participant DollarTree
CONFERENCES.IO

20. Social Learning

21. Wise App for Social Learning

22. Collaboration - MBSN

24. "The Anticipatory Organization Learning System
helps establish a mindset, a common language
and eventually a culture of being anticipatory for
our clients. By making this anticipatory skillset a
core strength of our teams, it brings creative and
new ideas that make us more valuable to our
clients and it creates a game changer for our
firm.”
- Joey Havens, CPA
Executive Partner, HORNE LLP
Top 50 CPA Firm

25. But wait there’s more…
“When associations and
other organizations try new
meeting formats, it's not just
for novelty-it's a step toward
better content delivery.
What's more, the
association brave enough to
try a new take on classic
offerings gives its members
more than information; it
gives them an experience
and exposure to a new way
of doing things.”
- Jeff Waddle ASAE
Meetings Remix – Time to Rethink the Usual Format
Association Now Magazine, Oct 2008

26. www.blionline.org
BLI & Future of Learning
1. Social Learning.
2. Mobile / nano, or "Just WhenYou Need It” learning.
3. Cloud-based platform for managing blended
learning (LMS/Compliance/Curriculum).
4. Collaborative: MBSN (Management by Sticky
Notes and other tech supported collaboration.
5. Competency-based learning (The Bounce
framework + CPA Horizons + CGMA)
http://cpa.tc/6a7

27. If there is a conversation about the future
of the profession, you're bound to hear
Hood's name mentioned as one of the
people leading the way.
– Accounting Today
Tom Hood, CPA, CITP, CGMA
CPA Practice Adviser Accounting Hall of Fame
Named the Second Most Influential in Accounting
by Accounting Today Magazine 2013 - 2015
Top 150 Influencer by Linked-In
Top 25 Influencers in Learning & HR - HR
Examiner
Top 25 Public Accounting Thought Leaders - CPA
Practice Adviser
Co-founder of the Business Learning Institute
CEO
Maryland Association of CPAs
(MACPA) www.macpa.org
Business Learning Institute
(BLI) www.blionline.org
http://www.linkedin.com/in/tomhood/

29. www.blionline.org

30. http://www.blionline.org