The 2011 LINGOs Member Meeting in Seattle was SPECTACULAR!
Click here for Resources from the meeting (ppts, prezis and hand outs)
"Thank you for the amazing LINGOs Member meeting. The speakers were very applicable, the venue was top notch, and the relationships made would have been worth it all if we received nothing else." - Kasey Miller & Sarah Gammill, Food for the Hungry
PATH hosted the 2011 LINGOs Member Meeting Tuesday and Wednesday October 11 and 12 and optional workshops on Thursday October 13. This year’s meeting focus is on reaching field-staff with learning resources to enable your agency to work smarter to achieve its global mission more efficiently.
In addition to many sessions with LINGOs members and the LINGOs team, we have sensational outside speakers lined up.
James Bernard, Director of Microsoft's Partners in Learning will lead a session on building capacity and alliances in the global south and promoting innovation
Elvis Fraser, Deputy Director, Impact Planning and Improvement, Gates Foundation will facilitate an interactive laboratory on measuring impact of learning
Scott Macklin, Associate Director of the Masters of Communication in Digital Media Program and the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the College of Education at the University of Washington will share on telling stories and building learning community through video; and
Tom Kuhlmann, host of the Rapid eLearning Blog and manager of Articulate’s user communities. He’ll share some of his eLearning magic and resources on Wednesday and facilitate a rapid-eLearning workshop on Thursday Oct 13.
We’ve got some great topics for the agenda, and are getting more from member input on the discussions on LinkedIn all year, and specifically of what you want to learn, and what you want to share, and will finalize with input from the August 11 Member Virtual Coffee Break.
Get what you need from the meeting, add your comments to the LinkedIn discussions and join the August 11 coffee break to help make the meeting what you most need… from these topics and more:
- No-Cost and Low-Cost Learning Resources
- Social Media – marketing learning for impact; leveraging learning thru community
- Mobile learning
- Updates from LINGOs team
- Webcast technology
- PMD Pro
- Translation
- Audio in courses
- Moodle
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- Leverage Global giveback 3 to get custom courses developed
- Building support and accountability for Language Learning
- Performance support
- 3-minute “show and tells”
- Integrated talent management/career pathing
- New member session
- SCORM Dispatch
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The LINGOs 2011 member meeting takes place Tuesday and Wednesday, October 11 and 12, at the offices of PATH in Seattle, WA.
Join us in honoring the founders of LINGOs at a reception at SightLife on Tuesday evening, Oct 11.
Consider one of the optional workshops on Thursday Oct 13.
· eLearning Development Challenge (full-day), with Tom Kuhlmann of Articulate's Rapid eLearning Blog
· Overview of the new PMD Pro (Project Management in Development Professional) certification (half-day) facilitated by the LINGOs Project Management Services Team
Need to justify the expense? Adapt and use this handy memo about the meeting!
LINGOs 2011 Member Meeting Quick Facts
Meeting Dates: Tuesday & Wednesday October 11 & 12
Reception: Tuesday evening at SightLife (start at 6:15 pm; walking distance from PATH and hotel)
Optional workshops: Thursday October 13
Where: PATH 2201 Westlake Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121
Fee: The cost of the meeting will be $250 per person (details coming soon)
Hotel: LA QUINTA INN & SUITES SEATTLE DOWNTOWN (this is in the same city block as PATH), 2224 8TH Ave, Seattle, WA 98121
LINGOs reserved a block of rooms for members for US$92. per night. Please reserve by Sept 26 by calling the La Quinta Group Reservations Department at +1-206 624 6820. Please ask for LA QUINTA INN & SUITES SEATTLE DOWNTOWN and Group#: 344.
Airport Transfer Options:
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Rail line: it drops off at the Westlake Center which is 6 blocks from the hotel. You can then take the South Lake Union Trolley (SLUT) down Westlake and get off in front of Whole Foods. The hotel is one block up.
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Taxi from airport to hotel will run approximately $50 each way.
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