Mickey: I don’t have the figures in front of me (I’m in SC for the remainder of my tenure) but the Learning Center agreement with Mintz & Hoke is a fixed price agreement and, as far as I’m aware, won’t exceed the number originally approved by the Board. I think that was in the neighborhood of $435,000. This capital cost of the project will now be spread over two years (2020-2021) as we are paying for work as it’s completed per the agreement which was modified earlier this year. 73, Barry, N1VXY From: Mickey Baker <fishflorida@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, September 11, 2020 3:48 PM To: Jairam, Ria, N2RJ, (Dir, HD) <rjairam@gmail.com> Cc: Shelley, Barry, N1VXY (CEO) <bshelley@arrl.org>; arrl-odv <arrl-odv@arrl.org> Subject: Re: [arrl-odv:30920] Re: Lifelong learning Thank you, Barry, for the update, and thanks, Ria, for asking. Barry, given the Personify Delays and the impact to the Learning Center implementation timeframe, do we know the cost of the Learning Center yet and the impact to this year’s budget - and next? 73 and have a great weekend! Mickey N4MB On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 3:15 PM rjairam@gmail.com<mailto:rjairam@gmail.com> <rjairam@gmail.com<mailto:rjairam@gmail.com>> wrote: Thanks Barry. Member perception is a real thing as you may know and if there isn’t any perception of progress people will get angry and lose faith. I was hoping that there will be some sort of regular updates for members on the project, that would at least let them know that the project hasn’t been abandoned (one member used those exact words). Anyway, I won’t put this on you in your final weeks but your successor hopefully will pick this up and members can understand that things aren’t just sitting still. Thanks for the update. It was helpful. 73 Ria N2RJ On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 3:06 PM Shelley, Barry, N1VXY (CEO) <bshelley@arrl.org<mailto:bshelley@arrl.org>> wrote: Ria: The following is from Kris Bickell. Contrary to public perception, there has been significant progress. Unfortunately, the delay in the implementation of the Personify system has delayed the implementation of the ARRL Learning Center as they are interconnected in several ways, not the least of which is a single sign-on process so members don't have to sign in more than once when they go on our site(s). 73, Barry, N1VXY Lifelong Learning update: 9/11/2020 Go-live timeline: Based on the updated go-live date of early December for Personify, we are expecting to launch the new Learning Center during the week of 1/25/2021. This will give us sufficient time to make sure Personify is fully operational, running efficiently, and allow us to provide support to members through this important software transition. Technical Integration: Work is continuing on integration between the various platforms, including Personify, Path LMS, and the Learning Center (being developed in cooperation with Mintz+Hoke). Much of this work is dependent on other work currently being done in Personify, and is embedded properly into the Personify development plan. Course development: Several courses have been completed and more are currently in development. In addition, the existing online courses are being updated to function optimally in the new Learning Center. Additional courses will be added to the development process as we continue to make progress. ARRL has enlisted the services of Blue Sky eLearn's IMPART Learning Strategy & Development division, to provide instructional design support for course development. Blue Sky is also the provider of the Path LMS (Learning Management System) that ARRL is using for course delivery. The courses are listed below: Completed: Intro to Amateur Radio Communications Intro to Amateur Radio Contesting Intro to Radio for Disasters and Emergencies In Development: Introduction to Space and Satellite Communications Introduction to How Radio Works Understanding Basic Electronics-Components Understanding Basic Radio Understanding Basic Antennas Learning Center: We continue to work with Mintz+Hoke to develop the new Learning Center. Much of the design is complete, and work is currently focused on technical integration. We are also working closely with both Mintz+Hoke and ARRL's Marketing department to develop and implement a marketing plan to promote this initiative. Learning Network: In addition, recordings for all Learning Network webinars are also being uploaded into the new Learning Center, providing additional content options for members. --- Kris Bickell, K1BIC Lifelong Learning Manager ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio(r) http://www.arrl.org/lifelong-learning _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org<mailto:arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv -- “Ends and beginnings—there are no such things. There are only middles.” Robert Frost