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The Learning Resources Network (LERN) is the largest association in lifelong learning in the world, with more than 4,000 members in 16 countries.

Founded in 1974, LERN is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, educational organization and is governed by a Board of Directors.

Daily operations are run by a staff of 20 people located in eight states. LERN maintains offices in Providence, Rhode Island; Manhattan, Kansas; and River Falls, Wisconsin.

A few of our services include:

Faculty training in teaching online. More than 5,000 faculty in higher education have taken LERN’s online courses, making it the leading online curriculum for faculty in higher education.

Consulting and training. LERN does more consulting and training in continuing education than any other organization in the world. Recent consulting clients include continuing education units at The George Washington University in Washington, DC, and Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.

Professional development. LERN’s Certified Program Planner (CPP) designation is the leading professional development program in continuing education. More than 1,000 professionals are now CPPs.

Worldwide services. From keynoting the Lifelong Learning Symposium in Japan to keynoting the Russian continuing education association conference in Moscow, LERN has also conducted seminars and presentations in Germany, Italy, Mexico, Canada, Australia and England.

Academic Partnerships

A joint Masters Degree program in Adult and Higher Education is offered with the Electronic University Consortium of South Dakota, with the degree awarded by the University of South Dakota.

A joint program in professional development for K-12 teachers is offered with San Diego State University, which provides teacher credit.

A joint program to provide education in Latin America is offered with EDUCON, the continuing education unit of the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico.