One of the critical roles meeting and education professionals can play in the high-speed, hyper-connected “learning economy” in which we now live is to help their members/customers become more capable and effective lifelong learners. In this session, Jeff Cobb will discuss key points from his recent book 10 Ways to Be a Better Learner and provide practical tips for empowering learners and boosting the educational impact of your events.

Attendee Takeaways:

• Articulate the challenges and opportunities of the “learning economy”
• Cite the “10 ways” and their implications
• Identify practical tips for empowering your event attendees

Who Should Attend:

• Event professional interested in empowering their attendees to learn more effectively
• Anyone interested in being an effective lifelong learner

Speaker:

Jeff Cobb is author of 10 Ways to Be a Better Learner as well as of Shift Ed: A Call to Action for Transforming K-12 Education (Corwin 2011) and Leading the Learning Revolution: The Expert’s Guide to Capitalizing on the Exploding Lifelong Education Market (AMACOM 2013). He is also the founder and managing director of Tagoras (http://www.tagoras.com), a consulting and research firm that helps organizations transform their education and knowledge assets into dramatically higher value for members.