An Introduction to LINGOs Eric Berg

A Quick History of LINGOs Steering Committee Meeting eLearning to Learning Target areas agreed upon LINGOs Incorporated 501(c) 3 Received Started with eLearning managers sharing experiences and broadened into a vision of shared acquisition, development and implementation of learning resources for international NGOs

Content Off the Shelf Single NGO Built Joint NGO Built Information Exchange Sharing Educating Benchmarking Tools & Standards LMS LCMS Authoring Virtual Classroom Acquire, share and/or develop content for international NGOs Provide opportunities and venues Target Areas Initial target to have common platform If not a common platform at least common standards for tools

Content Management TrainingIT Training Project Management Other Topics Harvard Manage Mentor Series eCornell Ninth House Cisco Certification Microsoft Certification MS – Digital Literacy EU Computer Driver Lic MindLeaders Project Management Institute Int’l Institute Lrng. Auralog Language Training MindLeaders Library NGO created content

Tools Learning Management System Authoring System PowerPoint Conversion Tool Virtual Meeting- Classroom Tool IntraLearn LMS Outstart Trainer Articulate Presenter Elluminate

Enabling Field-to- Field Learning Three Day Trainings for Latin America and African Field Offices Dominican Republic Senegal

LeQuin Malka Enabling Synchronous Online Courses

Collaboration Monthly WebinarsSharePoint Technical Training Calls Virtual (Elluminate) Expert Presenters Shared Experiences Member Selected Topic Specific Training Calls Topic Specific Sharing Calls Project Workspaces Document Repository Notices and Calendar Semi-Annual Member Mtg. eLearning Guild Member Meeting – Spring Masie Learning - Fall

Recent and Upcoming Webinars Elluminate: Getting Started for Moderators Elluminate: Part 2 for Moderators Communities of Practive: Setting up Virtual Communties at State Farm Insurance Turnover in Humanitarian Agencies (ARC) DM &E: What’s Cooking at IRC, World Vision and more Elluminate Live: Getting Started for Moderators Elluminate Live: Part 2 for Moderators NGO Project Management Initiative Online Learning Mastery Series: Setting Up and Managing a Virtual Class Learning Strategies Framework and Tools from Intrepid Learning

LINGOs SharePoint Site for Collaboration

Current LINGOs Members

Linda English: Member Services Implementation Strategy for each member Course development Volunteers Eric Berg: Board Chair Recruits new members, engage non-active members Partnerships (tech companies, content companies, NGO consortiums, etc.) Organizational Administration LINGOs Team Mike Culligan – Projects and Technology Overall Technology Strategy Major Initiatives Operational Details Robb Allen: IT Project Manager and System Intralearn LMS Development Tools Technical access to all vendors Mario Lima: Executive Director CEO and Chief Visionary Sets Strategic Direction Recruits new members, engage non- active members Organizational Administration

A central location for learning for international NGOs Accessible to all LINGOS members staff and possibly partners Leverages the knowledge and resources of the leading international NGO/PVOs Provides rich tools for a blended learning environment Manages and tracks the performance and career development of learners The Learning Portal (“LINGOs Learning Connection”)

Let’s now go online and look at the LINGOs Learning Connection, some courses including the Care Safety Course and the Harvard Management Series and briefly visit the LINGOs SharePoint site

LINGOs Member Benefits Access to all LINGOs content including MindLeaders, Ninth House, and Auralog Tools/Software including IntraLearn, Elluminate, Trainer, Articulate, Thesis Group Discounts/Donations including Harvard Management Series Full voting rights on all LINGOs course selection, resource allocation and issues LMS maintenance and management Unlimited access to SharePoint Premium eLearning Guild membership All Conference Benefits (Masie, eLearning Guild, etc)

Membership Levels and Costs $1000 one time initiation fee Level One Benefits $3300/yr LMS access at LINGOs Port Only (no custom port) 24/7 support for up to 100 users per month Up to 10 Gig of bandwidth per month Additional $15 per gig per month Level Two Benefits $6600/yr Unique Portal on LINGOs LMS 24/7 support for up to 500 users per month Up to 25 Gig of bandwidth per month Additional $15 per Gig per month

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