Tag: Webinar

February 4, 2016

Better than being there: Participatory eWorkshops for global NGOs

Have a great participatory, problem-solving workshop that you’d like to offer to a geographically dispersed audience, but travel costs keep it from happening? Join LINGOs in a one-hour webinar with Anouk Janssens-Bevernage, award-winning Director of DynaMind eLearning and author of the eLearning Nomad Blog on Feb 4. Anouk will provide LINGOs Members an overview of how to approach the conversion of a participatory face-to-face workshop into an online equivalent, without the challenges of webinars, the critical success factors, and the kind of results that are possible.

LINGOs invites DynaMind eLearning’s Anouk Janssens-Bevernage to lead a one hour thought leadership webinar Thursday February 4, 2016 at 3pm Eastern US time (Friday Feb 5, 6am Brisbane time)

Objective: Provide LINGOs Members an overview of how to approach the conversion of a participatory face-to-face workshop into an online equivalent, without the challenges of webinars, the critical success factors, and the kind of results that are possible.

July 16, 2015

Project Management for Development Professionals – The PMD Pro Story

Project Management for Development Professionals (PMD Pro) is the first professional program and certification designed to address the needs of project managers in the international development sector.

In just five years, PMD Pro training has reached over 10,000 development and humanitarian relief project managers. The individuals certified in the basic program, PMD Pro 1, are valuable professionals in an industry that demands rigor, accountability, and increasingly, standardized professional qualifications.

LINGOs Project Services is the number one provider of PMD Pro training, using a variety of innovative and cost-effective delivery approaches. Please join LINGOs Project Services Director John Cropper and special guest Edson Marinho of PM4NGOs for a 30-minute overview and Q&A about the PMD Pro approach.

By the end of this session you’ll be able to answer these questions, as well as any other questions you might have about the PMD Pro approach:

• What is PMD Pro?
• Why is PMD Pro making an impact in the development sector?
• How can I/my organization get involved?
• What free resources are available to me to improve my delivery of efficient, effective projects?

Session Leaders

Edson Marinho – Edson is the PM4NGOs Operations Manager and CEO and founder of Teoria da Prática – a Brazilian project management consulting company. He is also an associate consultant for INK and Quintessência Inteligência Organizacional. He is one the first PMDPro Level 1 trainers in Brazil and the first Brazilian professional to acquire the PMDPro Level 2.

An International Relations bachelor and Distance Learning and Project Management in Development specialist, Edson is also a senior member of the Brazilian PMDPro Trainers Network and an associate member of PMI International. Edson has managed both small projects and large projects. He has more than 12 years’ experience working for well-known organizations like ChildFund, World Vision and Ética Fairtrade.

John Cropper – John has worked in the non-profit sector for over 20 years first with The British Council in Spain and Vietnam and then with Oxfam, where he was Regional Programme Manager for Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean for three years and went on to manage its project management systems. In his last job at Oxfam, he managed a global programme on gender and governance. John is passionate about project management and believes that good project management can make a massive contribution to reducing poverty and suffering.

He is Prince 2 Practitioner certified and a member of both the Project Management Institute and The Association of Project Management. He holds an MBA as well as an MA in Education. John helped develop PMDPro and has facilitated courses in Europe, the US, Africa, Asia and Latin America. He also sits on the Board of PM4NGOs – the NGO that owns PMDPro standard. In addition he is the Vice Chair of Anti-Slavery International.

February 4, 2015

Chop Shop Redux: Fresh ideas and sources of creative inspiration for engaging eLearning

Join LINGOs Members Brian Washburn of SightLife and Shannon Cavallari of PATH as they share an online version of their fabulous LINGOs 2014 Session “Chop Shop Redux” In this session they’ll provide participants with fresh ideas on how to develop engaging eLearning and new places to find creative inspiration. Register via: https://chopshopredux-jan2015.eventbrite.com

By the end of this one our virtual training session, participants will be able to…

List potential sources of inspiration
Re-purpose concepts from existing material to fit their organization’s learning needs
Identify others in the LINGOs community who can serve as a “sounding board” when coming up with new ideas
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn with Brian and Shannon, two of LINGOs Rock Star Members

BrianWashburn Brian Washburn, Global Training and Development Manager at SightLife. Brian writes the Train Like a Champion Blog. A Learning and Development professional with 14+ years of experience, he was named one of Training magazine's 2011 Top Young Trainers.

Shannon_Cavallari

Shannon Cavallari, Organizational eLearning Development and Delivery Manager at PATH. Shannon’s enthusiasm for learning and taking on new challenges is infectious. With over eight years of experience creating and managing training processes and practices, she’s consistently brought ideas and engagement to the LINGOs community.

May 22, 2014

LINGOs – Learning at Work Week: Mentoring in a Global NGO: What you need to be a good mentor

Janine Hackshaw will present Accion’s successful and popular mentoring program. What does it take to be a good mentor? How can your organization (or country offices) adopt it? She will discuss how to overcome the challenge of finding good mentors, and answer your questions to help you get started with your own mentoring program.

May 21, 2014

LINGOs – Learning at Work Week: Are you ready? Steps to assess readiness and potential to succeed with eLearning

Are you ready to learn via eLearning? Dev Ed's Jim Klaas will share some of the lessons and approaches for helping learners prepare to be successful online learners. He'll describe the online learning readiness passport program developed for a global NGO.

May 20, 2014

LINGOs Learning at Work Week: We are the Champions! Structures and Guidance for Global NGO Learning Champions

We are the Champions! Structures and Guidance for Global NGO Learning Champions - learn with LINGOs 2013 Rising Star Nick Walden of Opportunity International as he shares tips and insights from his organization's highly successful program with Learning Champions.

May 7, 2014

Blackboard Collaborate Moderator Training

Join LINGOs’ Manager of Member Services Gus Curran in a two-part workshop to build your skills as a moderator in the Blackboard Collaborate Virtual Classroom environment.

In this workshop, we will cover planning, delivering, and follow-up. Participants will have an opportunity for hands on practice of the tools that you’ll be using to deliver online training and webinars.

Here are some of the topics we’ll be covering in part one; Thursday May 8, 2014 from 11:00am – noon EST (same time as NY).

Preparing your learners so that you can start on time
Best practices for preparing your content for your session
The most commonly used tools for delivering training, including whiteboard tools, application sharing, chat, video, and more.
Tips for keeping learners engaged.
Common in-session technical problems, how to recognize them, and how to handle them (and avoid them!)
In Part Two (May 13), you will have a chance to present to the other participants using the tools that you’re likely to use in the real world. More on this at the first session.

Registration covers both session 1 and session 2.

Participants will have an opportunity to select times for part 2.

Registration for LINGOs member agencies is free. However, there is a CANCELLATION POLICY. If you cannot attend the course, you must cancel at least 2 full business days before the class starts. If you do not show up and are registered for the course, your agency will be billed $75. Please email lourdes@lingos.org with any questions.