http://illumengroup.com/illumenate Advancing new ideas, new technology, and best practices for learning, training, and marketing professionals. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:37:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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/2010/02/298 Tom Kuhlmann of The Rapid eLearning Blog had a great article on bringing a little life into an eLearning template. Check out the article (and the many other great articles) here. http://illumengroup.com/illumenate/2010/01/316 http://illumengroup.com/illumenate/2009/12/288 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 ... http://illumengroup.com/illumenate/2009/11/282 What makes someone a professional? We could say time and experience but neither equates to the development of ability. We need to focus specifically on the skills someone needs to do a task or series of tasks well. Let's break down the skills of a professional into their ability to ... http://illumengroup.com/illumenate/2009/08/270 Illumen Group is proud to announce our sponsorship of the Chicago eLearning & Technology Showcase this year. This event, with more than 30 contributing speakers is setting the bar for eLearning based events. This year, the Showcase celebrates the evolution of adult learning and performance, with an emphasis on the role of ... http://illumengroup.com/illumenate/2009/07/259 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 ... http://illumengroup.com/illumenate/2009/06/237 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  ... http://illumengroup.com/illumenate/2009/06/246 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/2009/05/139 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/2009/05/191