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LINGOs Member Meet Up in Bangkok
LINGOs is all about community and collaboration to ensure that individuals and organizations within the development, humanitarian and sustainability sectors have the right learning in the right place at the right time. We’re actively engaging our community in a series of formal and informal listening events, and as you can see on a recent post on the LINGOs Blog, members have requested more frequent opportunities for smaller groups to have more focused dialogue and more opportunities to build local relationships.…
Find out more »7 Lessons from Launching a Social Learning Platform for Implementing Partners
Session Leader: Mike Culligan, LINGOs Last Mile Learning Description: As many LINGOs members know, deploying a learning platform involves more than just building or configuring a portal. Mike Culligan will focus on key lessons from launching a Learning Platform serving a broad range of learners in a particularly challenging environment with both formal and informal/social learning. Mike will share initial findings and tips from the launch and initial deployment of a LINGOs Last Mile Learning Platform serving the staff of over…
Find out more »LINGOs Learning Platform Administrators Update May 2015
Please join us for our monthly LINGOs Learning Platform Update, a series of monthly updates that will help to keep Learning Platform Administrators and members of their team up to date.
Find out more »LINGOs Overview of Member Benefits for Key Contacts and LMS Administrators
Join LINGOs’ Manager of Member Services Gus Curran and Director of Membership Marian Abernathy in a workshop designed to help you learn about LINGOs benefits and how to access them. This workshop is designed for new members of LINGOs, but all are welcome. Here are some of the topics we’ll be covering and benefits we'll be reviewing: LINGOs Community Quarterly Training and Webinars Rapid Authoring Tools eLearning Guild Premium Membership and Conferences Blackboard Collaborate Insights Discovery Profile LINGOs Learning Platform…
Find out more »Blackboard Moderator Training
LINGOs’ Manager of Member Services Gus Curran offers a quarterly online workshop designed to help member staff build skills as a moderator in the Blackboard Collaborate Classroom environment. In this session, you will learn: To Prepare learners so that your session 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…
Find out more »LINGOs Community Meet Up – Boston Area
LINGOs is all about community and collaboration to ensure that individuals and organizations within the development, humanitarian and sustainability sectors have the right learning in the right place at the right time. We’re actively engaging our community in a series of formal and informal listening events, and as you can see on a recent post on the LINGOs Blog, members have requested more frequent opportunities for smaller groups to have more focused dialogue and more opportunities to build local relationships. Our…
Find out more »2 part Coaching Course from Coaching out of the Box
aching out of the Box(R) offers staff of LINGOs member organizations the opportunity to participate in a two-class series of their virtual training on coaching skills, offered from 10am - 11:30 am Eastern US time (same as New York) on Thursdays, July 9 and 23, 2015.
Coaching out of the Box offers cutting edge, high impact coaching skills training and support products designed specifically for organizational managers, executives and learning and development staff. Based on the world’s most advanced methods and theory in coaching, its training is designed to be experiential versus cerebral and takes participants directly into application of skills.
The two-part series is available to the staff of LINGOs Member Agencies. Practicing the new skills with a partner enhances participants' ability to use the skills.
Class 1 focuses on the first two skills: Listening and Encouraging.
Class 2 covers the final three Core Coaching Skills: Questioning, Requesting and Action Planning.
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…
Find out more »Philanthropy University: Overview & Unique Opportunity for LINGOs Members
Philanthropy University is the first-of-its-kind online education center for change makers. LINGOs and Philanthropy U are partnering to provide NGOs with an exciting, collaborative learning experience. We’re collaborating to create a unique opportunity for LINGOs members in the inaugural run of the Philanthropy U Leadership and Management Courses for Social Impact Leaders. We invite LINGOs Key Contacts as thought leaders in the NGO learning/development space to join us in this one hour webinar to learn about Phil U and the…
Find out more »LLP Onboard Work Sessions: Introduction to the LLP
This work session will review basic administrator tasks including loading users and managing courses and catalogs. You will learn where to get the help you need to set up and manage your platform. It is designed for new members and anyone new to the role of managing a LINGOs Learning Platform.
Find out more »Blackboard Collaborate Moderator Training- July 2015
Join LINGOs’ Manager of Member Services Gus Curran in a workshop designed to help you build your skills as a moderator in the Blackboard Collaborate Classroom environment. In this session, you will learn: •To Prepare learners so that your session 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…
Find out more »Virtual Training Mastery Series (VTMS)
The Virtual Classroom Mastery Series is a curriculum designed to support and promote members' effective use of the virtual classroom medium. It is part of our strategy to acclimate member agencies into becoming world class online learning experts through education, coaching, hands-on experience and results-driven online activities.
The curriculum is derived from 2 individual courses(see the tabs above): Designing and Developing Virtual Classroom Training Managing and Facilitating a Virtual Class The Virtual Training Mastery Series is offered approximately once every quarter.
Find out more »LINGOs Overview of Member Benefits for Key Contacts and LMS Administrators
Join LINGOs’ Membership team in a workshop designed to help you learn about LINGOs benefits and how to access them. This workshop is designed for new members of LINGOs, but all are welcome. Here are some of the topics we’ll be covering and benefits we'll be reviewing: LINGOs Community Quarterly Training and Webinars Rapid Authoring Tools eLearning Guild Premium Membership and Conferences Blackboard Collaborate Insights Discovery Profile LINGOs Learning Platform Available course topics for your platform So much more! All new…
Find out more »2 part Coaching Course from Coaching out of the Box
aching out of the Box(R) offers staff of LINGOs member organizations the opportunity to participate in a two-class series of their virtual training on coaching skills, offered from 10am - 11:30 am Eastern US time (same as New York) on Thursdays, October 8 and 22, 2015.
Coaching out of the Box offers cutting edge, high impact coaching skills training and support products designed specifically for organizational managers, executives and learning and development staff. Based on the world’s most advanced methods and theory in coaching, its training is designed to be experiential versus cerebral and takes participants directly into application of skills.
The two-part series is available to the staff of LINGOs Member Agencies. Practicing the new skills with a partner enhances participants' ability to use the skills.
Class 1 focuses on the first two skills: Listening and Encouraging.
Class 2 covers the final three Core Coaching Skills: Questioning, Requesting and Action Planning.
LINGOs Global Learning Forum 2015 (update)
The LINGOs Global Learning Forum 2015 takes place Wednesday and Thursday October 14 & 15. Pre-conference workshops will take place on Tuesday October 13. LINGOs' long-time member Heifer International is hosting this year's event at the Heifer Village Global Education Center next to the Headquarters of Heifer International in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.These dates are updated from the original post. Please see the GLF Website for more information: https://lingos.org/global-learning-forum.
Find out more »Help Your Staff Thrive in High Stress Environments: Pre and Post-Assignment Resilience Consultations
In the international development, humanitarian and emergency management fields, staff are often called upon to work in difficult locations. Often, leaving family and friends behind, staff members selflessly travel to some of the most complex and challenging environments in the world. The ability to bounce back from difficulty and navigate change with strength and vitality are central to employees' success and the ability of an organization to meet its goals. Preparing staff before they embark on an assignment,…
Find out more »LINGOs Learning Platform: User Management Work Session
LINGOs is pleased to offer this Work Session on User Management in the LINGOs Learning Platform. Join Gus Curran and Judith Mumford from LINGOs in this session, were they will cover the following topics. Building your organization structure. Working with the User Data Loader. New User Email Template This session is open to all Level 1 and Level 2 members.
Find out more »Help Your Staff Thrive in High Stress Environments: Pre and Post-Assignment Resilience Consultations
In the international development, humanitarian and emergency management fields, staff are often called upon to work in difficult locations. Often, leaving family and friends behind, staff members selflessly travel to some of the most complex and challenging environments in the world. The ability to bounce back from difficulty and navigate change with strength and vitality are central to employees' success and the ability of an organization to meet its goals. Preparing staff before they embark on an assignment,…
Find out more »LINGOs Learning Platform: Course Management
Please join Gus Curran and Judith Mumford from LINGOs in this session, where we’ll review everything you need to manage your courses. This course is designed for Level 2 + members. Creating and Managing Your Catalog Choosing your courses Requesting additional courses
Find out more »LINGOs Learning Platform: Course Management
Please join Gus Curran and Judith Mumford from LINGOs in this session, where we’ll review everything you need to manage your courses. This course is designed for Level 2 + members. Creating and Managing Your Catalog Choosing your courses Requesting additional courses
Find out more »PMD Pro – Embedding Project Management In An Organization
Training individuals is the first step – but how can you positively impact project management within your organization? Join LINGOs Director of Capacity Building Solutions John Cropper and Eric Verzuh, founder and president of The Versatile Company, for a discussion of tools and best practices for implementing project management strategies at an organizational level. About PMD Pro: Project Management for Development Professionals (PMD Pro) is the first professional program and certification designed to address the needs of project managers in…
Find out more »LINGOs Meet Up In DC
Join part of the LINGOs Learning and Collaborative team , Ross Coxon and Gus Curran and take advantage of a great opportunity for LINGOs Members (and any nonmembers you would like to invite) in the DC area to get together to share, learn and collaborate. We will be looking at what LINGOs can help you with in the next 12months and looking at possibly setting up a localized co-creation initiative. Hope to see you there!
Find out more »LINGOs North Carolina Member Meet Up
Take advantage of a great opportunity for LINGOs Members (and any nonmembers you would like to invite) in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area to get together to share, learn and collaborate. RTI will provide lunch. We'll share plans and goals for 2016 and look for ways to work together in the new year. Space is limited, so please register soon. Registration ends on Jan 15, 2016. Hope to see you there!
Find out more »LINGOs Quarterly Member Update – January 2016
Join LINGOs for an update on all the latest Membership news. This meeting is held once a quarter, and includes important updates for LINGOs members, including the latest Learning platform news. What will we cover: What LINGOs are currently working on for members LINGOs Learning Platform (LLP) Update New courses and upcoming events We'll be adding more topics as we get closer to the webinar date. This webinar is open to all Key Contacts and LMS Administrators from Level 1,…
Find out more »Virtual Training Mastery Series (VTMS)
The Virtual Classroom Mastery Series is a curriculum designed to support and promote member agencies into the virtual classroom medium. It is part of our strategy to acclimate member agencies into becoming world class online learning experts through education, coaching, hands-on experience and results-driven online activities.The curriculum is derived from 2 individual courses(see the tabs above): Designing and Developing Virtual Classroom Training Managing and Facilitating a Virtual Class The Virtual Training Mastery Series is offered approximately once every quarter.Dates…
Find out more »LINGOs Project Management for Development PMD Pro1 Course
LINGOs 4-Week Project Management for Development (PMD Pro1) Course 2nd-25th Feb Online classes Tuesday & Thursday 9:00 - 10:30 New York time (Eastern Time) PMD Pro1 Participants on this 4-week blended learning program will spend approximately eight hours per week. Three hours per week in virtual classroom training and coaching Five hours using a variety of structured offline reading, using self-paced eLearning resources, participating in a virtual community of practice and completing a number of assignments. The course fee includes…
Find out more »Learn about LINGOs
Are you a member who wants to know about who LINGOs are and what you get for your membership? Are you thinking about becoming a member and want to know more about what we do and offer? Join us for this one hour webinar where we will share more about LINGOs, who we are and what is available as part of your membership as well as how to make the most of your membership.
Find out more »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.
Find out more »LINGOs Curso en Gestión de Proyectos PMD Pro1
Diseñado para responder a las necesidades de gerentes de proyectos, gerentes de calidad o personal de apoyo responsable de la creación e implementación de un proyecto de desarrollo, este curso virtual mixto de cuatro semanas (online y offline) prepara a los participantes para tomar el examen de certificación en Gestión de Proyectos Los participantes necesitarán contar con disponibilidad de aproximadamente seis horas por semana durante el curso, distribuidas así: Tres horas a la semana para clase virtual los martes y…
Find out more »LINGOs 2 Class Coaching Series: February 11 and 25, 2016
LINGOs and Coaching Out of the Box (R) bring you this two-class introduction to the coaching approach on February 11 & 25, 2016, from 10:00 - 11:30 am Eastern time (same time as New York). Coaching out of the Box offers cutting edge, high impact coaching skills training and support products designed specifically for organizational managers, executives and learning and development staff. Based on the world’s most advanced methods and theory in coaching, our training is designed to be experiential versus cerebral and takes…
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