1. In Partnership With

2. About our Company
Link-Systems International is an e-Learning solutions provider founded in 1996.
Our partners value and trust LSI because we listen to their needs, offer innovative service, and—most importantly—care about their students.
Our goal is to enhance the student learning experience to help them persist & succeed.

3. Our Products
NetTutor®: Available 24 hours a day, everyday of the year.
Pisces®: Faculty designed platform for online collaboration.
Refer Tutor Report™: Tutor referrals with detailed reports.
Sofia™: Online Math Homework Management System

4. MCCA/MCO LSI Partners
Some of our notable customers. (All logos trademarked to the institution.)

5. Why Pisces?
Faculty-designed online platform for academic collaboration
Synchronous and asynchronous modes that power tutoring, office hours, advising, counseling, distance education, study groups, peer-assisted learning, and more
Intuitive and easy for users
Convenient to use on iPads and tablets
WCAG 2.0 Level AA and Section 508 compliant

6. Intuitive Platform No applications or Java updates
Use on tablets, and other mobile devices
Cloud-based

7. Pisces Integration
Integrates with any learning management system (LMS), which offers students single sign-on (SSO) access.
Blackboard
Canvas
Brightspace / D2L
Moodle
Sakai
© 2017 Link-Systems International, Inc.

8. Pisces Demo
Let’s take a look…
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9. Pisces Dashboard

10. Pices Modes

11. Pisces Modes

12. Pisces Sample Session

13. Pisces
Online Writing Center

14. Pisces
Online Writing Center

15. Pisces
Online Writing Center

16. Pisces
Online Writing Center

17. Pisces
Online Writing Center

18. Pisces
Online Writing Center

19. Pisces
Online Writing Center

20. Pisces
Question Drop-Off

21. Pisces Features Load pictures from textbook, screenshots, or documents
Drag-and-drop learning resources and content from personal files or the web.
Screen sharing
A/V: conferencing
Breakout rooms
Accessibility enhancements

22. Data Reporting & Support
On Demand Usage & Reporting Tool
Archived Sessions
Account Manager
Marketing Materials

23. On Demand Usage & Reporting Tool Monitor Your School’s Investment
Easy, Instant, & Transparent
Track Usage:
By Subject
By Course
By Individual
By Type of Tutoring

24. On Demand Usage
& Reporting Tool

25. On Demand Usage
& Reporting Tool

26. Standard Pricing Tutoring Cloud ($9,500)
ONLY FOR TUTORING CENTERS – put campus tutors online
Pisces (Online Collaboration Platform)
Refer-Tutor-Report (Referral Tool)
The Scheduler (Scheduling System)
Stats Tool (Online Data Hub for Report Generation)
All System Integration into LMS
Customer Support Services
Regional Sales Manager – Ryan Mizner
Customer Support Portal & Team
Campus Visits – Orientations, Faculty/Staff Meetings, Other Campus Collaborations
Trainings to All Members at Institution
Promotional/Marketing Assistance

27. Standard Pricing Tutoring Cloud Costs
# of Member Colleges
Standard Pricing ($9,500 per College) 2
$19,000 … 5
$47,500 10
$95,000 15
$142,500 20
$190,000 28
$266,000

28. Enterprise License CAMPUS-WIDE based on concurrent users
Still get online tutoring staffed by campus tutors
Additional potential applications:
Online supplemental instruction
Online office hours
Online advising
Online counseling
Etc.

29. What Does Concurrent Users Mean? Example: 10 Concurrent Users+ +

30. MCCA/MCO Enterprise License Costs
Concurrent Users
Participating Members
Translating Concurrent Users (How many live 1:1 tutoring sessions can happen at the same time?)
Cost per Member 50 5
5.0
$4,500.00 10
2.5
$2,500.00 15
1.7
$1,833.33 20
1.3
$1,500.00 25
1.0
$1,300.00

31. Cost Savings for Pisces @ MCCA/MCO Collective Purchasing Power
Participating Members
Concurrent Users
Enterprise
Tutoring Cloud
Cost Savings for Shared Enterprise License 5 50
$4,500.00
$9,500.00
$25,000.00 10
$2,500.00
$70,000.00 15
$1,833.33
$115,000.05 20
$1,500.00
$160,000.00 25
$1,300.00
$205,000.00

32. Summary of Savings
28 member colleges with Tutoring Cloud (standard pricing, only tutoring center) = $266,000
28 member colleges with shared MCCA/MCO Enterprise License = $88,999.96
Overall cost savings (with campus-wide application) = $177, !!!

33. Q&A
Thank you!
Ryan Mizner | | (616)