Illumen is very happy to hear that the Technology Innovation Center has been selected by Forbes to be on their list of Top 10 Technology Incubators That Are Changing The World.
Illumen has worked with the Technology Innovation Center for many years on brand, marketing, and the full development of their website.
Illumen is excited to once again sponsor the Chicago eLearning & Technology Showcase this year. It was a wonderful event last year full of great speakers covering such topics as the theories within eLearning, real world examples, and development processes. Registration will open in June.
Date: August 11, 2010, 8:30 am - 6:30 pm
Location: University Center, 525 S. State Street, Chicago, IL
From the Chicago eLearning & Technology Showcase website:
Celebrate the emergence of Chicago as a world-class center for elearning. Join hosts CISPI, CCASTD, and STC Chicago at the Chicago eLearning & Technology Showcase on August 11 for a cutting-edge exploration of new media and interactive elearning tools.
In 2008 and 2009, the Chicago eLearning & Technology Showcase earned the enthusiastic praise of attendees and presenters alike. This year, we are generating excitement again, as we celebrate the evolution of adult learning and performance.
The Showcase provides a full day of presentations with an emphasis on the role of new media and interactive methods in business and institutional training. Our speakers will explore all aspects of elearning—instructional design, development tools, media resources, virtual classrooms, social and interactive applications, mobile learning, rapid elearning, and more.
A great TED Talk:
Adora Svitak: What adults can learn from kids
Illumen’s CEO, David Charney, was asked to speak on what Google’s upcoming high speed Internet connection could do for business innovation at Evanston’s Google Day press conference. Google recently asked cities around the United States to compete for their initial roll-out of their gigabit fiber connection, which would bring high speed Internet to homes, schools, hospitals, and businesses. Evanston, where Illumen is headquartered, jumped on the opportunity to respond to the challenge. Evanston has grown to be a city focused on creativity and innovation and would be a perfect location for Google high speed Internet. The Google Day in Evanston press conference, lead by Mayor Tisdahl, had representatives from NorthShore Hospital, Northwestern University, Evanston Township High School, the Evanston Chamber of Commerce, and Illumen Group. Each discussed the benefits of having a connection 100 times faster than the current standard in the United States.
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Illumen had the pleasure of meeting with the famous usability and cognitive psychology expert, Don Norman. Very nice of him to stop by and chat with us. We talked about the user experience, discussed business a bit, and did a little brainstorming about a friend’s product and how to make a specific audience more receptive.
Don was a VP at Apple and started the Nielsen Norman Group with Jakob Nielsen (You designers know who that is). Brilliant guy. If you need some good holiday reading check out his many books. It was great of him to visit with us. Thanks Don.
Illumen’s CEO, David Charney, talks User Experience (UX) at the IBM Innovation Center Granite Group meeting. This example filled presentation covers the meaning of UX, why it is important, where it is being applied, the process of developing strong experiences, the six elements of usability, and personas, to name a few.
June 8th, 2009 :: IBM Innovation Center :: 71 South Wacker Drive :: Chicago, Illinois 60606
Illumen had a great time at Learning 2008 last year. Registration is now open for Learning 2009. Keynoters include Capt. Sullenberger, Laura Fitton - On Enterprise Twitter and Malcolm Gladwell.
Learn, Benchmark, Collaborate, Compare and Plan at Learning 2009! - Elliott Masie
Learning 2009 (www.learning2009.com) :: November 8 - 11, 2009 :: Orlando, Florida
