An Introduction to LINGOs
Eric Berg
A Quick History of LINGOsA Quick History of LINGOs
Steering Committee Meeting
eLearningto Learning
Target areasagreed 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
ContentOff the Shelf Single NGO BuiltJoint NGO Built
Information Exchange
Sharing EducatingBenchmarking
Tools & StandardsLMSLCMSAuthoringVirtual Classroom
Acquire, share and/or develop content for international NGOs
Provide opportunities and venues
Target AreasTarget Areas
Initial target to have common platform
If not a common platform at least common standards for tools
Content
Management Training IT 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
IntraLearnLMS
Outstart Trainer
Articulate Presenter
Elluminate
Enabling Field-to-Field Learning
Three Day Trainings for Latin
America and African Field
OfficesDominican
Republic Senegal
LeQuin
Malka
Enabling Synchronous Online Courses
Collaboration
Monthly Webinars SharePoint
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
Current LINGOs MembersCurrent 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 The Learning Portal (“LINGOs Learning Connection”)(“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 BenefitsLINGOs 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 bandwidth @ $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 bandwidth @ $15 per Gig per month