http://illumengroup.com/illumenate Advancing new ideas, new technology, and best practices for learning, training, and marketing professionals. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:10:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's a new year and Illumen has a new hairdo — or "website" might be a better word. Our new site (www.illumengroup.com) has plenty of new case studies, images, project descriptions, and information about eLearning, interactive widgets, and 3D/motion graphics. Both this and our mobile site continue to have added ... http://illumengroup.com/illumenate/2012/01/609 Lectora is an eLearning authoring tool that produces courses in web, SCORM, and AICC formats. Lectora, like its Articulate and Captivate counterparts, does a great job giving you a blank canvas to populate with your content. While there is a slight learning curve to development, anyone ... http://illumengroup.com/illumenate/2012/01/619 Have a wonderful non-working, food eating, and adventurous holiday and new year! http://illumengroup.com/illumenate/2011/12/288 Testing = Learning In what seems likely to be an “ah ha” moment for education development, researchers at Purdue University’s Department of Psychological Sciences, explored the possibility that testing isn’t just an assessment of learning, but is a component that facilitates learning just like studying - but better.* “Practicing retrieval (testing) ... http://illumengroup.com/illumenate/2011/11/588 Whenever we find ourselves headed to a live event, we are subconsciously prepared to see teachers, training facilitators, and/or presenters expressing information. When we go online to learn, we are subconsciously prepared for far less human interaction; usually none at all. The evolution of eLearning is only now providing easier ... http://illumengroup.com/illumenate/2011/10/570 When your project requires a touch screen, getting what you need is kind of a big deal. To do this you need to understand your application, the environment the screen will be placed into, and the audience. With the the apple iOS for iphones and iPads, Android from Google, and ... http://illumengroup.com/illumenate/2011/09/523 Fifty to 60% of the project inquiries we’ve received over the past year have included questions about Games-That-Teach. There exists both a curiosity about what’s possible and angst over their perceived complexity and application. What are Games-That-Teach? Part of what creates angst is the broad definition of what a GTT is. ... http://illumengroup.com/illumenate/2011/08/503 1. Be Your Student Try viewing your course as your student would. Look at the user interface (design and navigation). Do you know what section you are in? Do you know how many sections there are? Do you know how to review previous content? Here is a big one -- Does ... http://illumengroup.com/illumenate/2011/07/298 When dealing with training, education, and marketing solutions, it doesn't take long before we start hearing words we may not know. Below is a list of 20 common terms and definitions. Analytics Refers to the analysis and derivation of data into usable information or statistics. Analytics are often presented visually or numerically and ... http://illumengroup.com/illumenate/2011/03/191 More people are using mobile devices to handle their everyday computer tasks. Given three minutes and my iPhone, I can check my work and personal emails, my schedule, the news, the weather, and sometimes even get in a game of Tetris. It, like so many mobile devices, is usable, engaging, ... http://illumengroup.com/illumenate/2011/02/139