Anatomy of adult education e-learning best practices

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In our search for best practice examples of e-learning, the HubSpot Academy remains one of the best illustrations we have encountered. As we dissect their certificates, learn how they apply the principles of adult education.

It is a pre-requisite for adult education that learners must be motivated. We see that the broad HubSpot led inbound movement achieves this admirably.

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Charity Spotlight – Massey Centre | Toronto

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Massey Centre has a deep history that in earlier decades found less social acceptance than is now the case.

The Massey family name equally has a deep resonance in Toronto, yet, much of the populace has no knowledge of Massey Centre’s commitment to its citizens. The original Mission opened in the early 1900s to support unwed, pregnant women, single mothers, and their babies. Today, Massey Centre’s vision has evolved to be Toronto’s leading provider of infant and early childhood mental health services.

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Building a new LiDCO website | Case Study

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The ambition for business leaders and marketers is to stand out in a competitive marketplace.

This case study examines LiDCO’s new online presence in the important US marketplace. At launch, the 97% HubSpot Website Grader rating emphasised that the core strategic principles had been accomplished.

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BrightGuide illuminate path in health tech ecosystem

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Krysta Traianovski’s presentation at the Hacking Health Waterloo Cafe goes a long way to understanding why this health start-up is attracting attention in Waterloo Region.

Sharing their journey and experiences with the group provided us with a glimpse of the compassion and flair of the team. There will be close to 1 million Canadians living with dementia in 15 years. Their technology is poised to bring caregiver relief and autonomy for persons living with dementia.

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Our canoeing sandbox environment

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My colleagues are often perplexed by my paddlesport journalism. Where the heck does this fit with thought leadership and online authority in healthcare? There is distinctly more overlap than may be apparent. Canoeing provides us with our sandbox environment.

Once seemingly distinct fields now intersect like a Venn diagram. The process methodology is similar; only the topic is unique. However, parallels between sport and business management are nothing new.

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You have a website – what’s next?

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You proudly launched your new website. Now, 5 years later, you are realising that it is just there, yet, really not doing anything for your brand.

Back then you learned you had to have a website. The reality is that today many websites are sub-optimal. What was cutting edge 5-10 years ago is no longer enough. Here we describe the three website essentials to help you get something out of your website. We avoid getting too technical.

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Charity Spotlight – Mental Health Foundation

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The Mental Health Foundation believes that the social challenge of our time is to reverse the growing level of mental ill health. Mental Health Awareness Week runs May 8-14 #MHAW17

The Mental Health Foundation is the UK’s charity for everyone’s mental health. One in six people in the past week experienced a common mental health problem.

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EAUN edited summary campaign | Case Study

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This new edited summary is an important step in implementing EAUN guidelines. As a knowledge translation enabler for practice, it supports nurses in making informed decisions about the care of patients.

This case study reflects two projects rolled into one. The first working with Wellspect Healthcare and EAUN to develop the edited summary of the intermittent catheterisation in adults guideline and second to configure the online campaign launch.

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Building a new MTH online presence | Case Study

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Like many charities, Milton Transitional Housing was just using Facebook, having given up on their website, until we arrived.

We built a responsive website with automation that helps to nurture their volunteers, donors, and sponsors. The website now helps communicate the impact that the organisation is having. It guides people on how they can support the work for those in a housing crisis in the Milton, Ontario community. The result is a stronger brand identity that spans the website and offsite channels.

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Charity Spotlight – Shoreditch Trust | Waterhouse Restaurant

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The Waterhouse Restaurant operated by Shoreditch Trust is a powerful illustration of their Learning for Life support for young people. You will be inspired by the documentary film.

We were introduced to this fabulous restaurant by our client LiDCO Ltd whose offices neighbour the Waterhouse Restaurant on Orsman Road, backing onto the Regent’s Canal in Hackney, London. We can attest to the delicious food and spot-on customer service.

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