The various facets of education were explored to reveal how the Appraisal Institute could be innovative and take education to another level. Components of education discussed included types of education, format of delivery, topics, costs and location.
Recommendations that developed from the discussions were varied. Some of the recommendations could be implemented immediately, while others were more long-term potential projects.
Short-term goals included:
* Releasing the results from their exams, similar to online courses.
* Adding a section to the My Appraisal Institute Web page allowing members to add preferences for upcoming education.
* Better coordination of education on a regional basis to reduce competition amongst chapters.
Longer-term goals, in which the Appraisal Institute could engage a Project Team to explore, included:
* Hybrid or blending of online education with classroom education for larger courses including Certificate Programs. For example, having a certain number of days to take a course online and then meeting in a classroom at the end of the allotted time for finalization or an exam for the course. This would blend the convenience of online education with the needed comradeship of the classroom.
* Extending our partnerships with universities, including looking at the University of Phoenix’s business model for “Distance Education.”
* Encouraging Chapters to promote online education via revenue-sharing.
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