1. How to Open a LINGOs eLearning Portal in 7 Simple [?] Steps

2. Your host What would you like to learn?

3. Launched February 2008 200+ Courses Global reach 700 employees in 32 offices 25% enrolled Dawn of a new era

4. It all began in a coffee shop (it being Seattle)…

5. Harriet said… Just do it, Dick!

6. Our Portal

7. The 7 Steps Focus it Brand it Design it Build it Test it Promote it Roll it out

8. Step 1: Focus What only you can do Answer what you hope to accomplish and why Develop criteria for progress Create a timeline that works for you Persist How LINGOs can help Share the experience of others Connect you with other LINGOs members Provide encouragement

9. Step 2: Brand it What only you can do Name your portal Decide on the portal experience you want others to have How LINGOs can help Share what others have done

10. Step 3: Design it What only you can do Create the look you want Work with your graphics team How LINGOs can help Give you the design parameters for the Intralearn LMS Work with Dan Post sample versions

11. Step 4: Build it What only you can do Identify the players (administrator, order manager, registrar) Write the copy Select the courses Edit the auto-generated registration responses Decide on the report hierarchy and its relationship to your own training records Identify in-house expertise How LINGOs can help Tell you what the players must do Upload the copy and create the links Serve as a sounding board for your course selection Tell you how to edit within the LMS Discuss the pros and cons of hierarchy choices

12. Step 5: Test it What only you can do Play with the system Select a beta group to try out your portal Learn how to make the portal accessible to employees in the LMS Conduct a dry run and make appropriate changes How LINGOs can help Make your portal ready to test Teach you how to manage the LMS registration process

13. Step 6: Promote it What only you can do Decide how employees will access your portal Decide what aids will support portal use Decide on the communication what, when, where, who and how Organize promotion activities How LINGOs can help Provide encouragement Suggest other LINGOs members to speak with

14. Our intranet link to PATHwise

15. Local Learning Champions Get to know PATHwise Promote it locally (Staff meetings, 1:1, leadership) Provide feedback to Seattle

16. Step 7: Roll it out What only you can do Batch enroll employees Execute your communication plan Follow up on questions, confusion and surprises How LINGOs can help Guide you on enrollment process Promptly respond to your questions

17. How would you edit this list? Focus it Brand it Design it Build it Test it Promote it Roll it out

18. The all important Step 8 Keep it up!

19. The future of PATHwise…

20. Questions 1.What strategic initiative, PATH priority, or value could e-learning support? 2.What do you or your team want to learn that PATHwise? 3.What are the tell-tale signs of success for PATHwise?

21. Thank You!