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These days, online learning captures much of the interaction once specific to in-person learning.
In college, I worked in the School of Engineering library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. My job primarily consisted of refilling copy machines with paper and toner, printing copies of patents that were stored on microfilm and microfiche, and checking out videos of lectures recorded by UW professors. The students watched those lectures on small TV/VCR combos. If they didn’t finish before the library closed, they’d have to return another day to finish watching.
I have not been back to that library since I graduated almost 20 years ago. But I assume that job no longer exists, thanks to technology improvements. Now the students can Google patents, hand in assignments electronically (no need to print at the library!) and watch lectures on their phones.
In Episode 15 of the CUES Podcast, CUES’ SVP/Chief Learning Officer Christopher Stevenson, CIE, discusses how the rapid change in technology has affected learning. “Today online learning captures much of the excitement and the interaction (with instructors and fellow students) that’s available when you go to a conference or a meeting,” he says.
CUES Elite Access Virtual Classroom is a new way to learn without travel. Christopher explains more about it in the podcast. What kind of learning works best for your credit union’s employees and board members?
Theresa Witham is managing editor/publisher of CUES’ CU Management magazine.
