Building eLearning: Behind the Scenes with Quality Assurance
Last month we began our backstage tour of Illumina’s work by exploring the world of graphic design and what it takes to create a world-class look and feel for elearning. We introduced you to our infographic of our team approach to content creation. This month,…
Building eLearning: Behind the Scenes with Graphic Design
Have you ever taken a back stage tour at Disney World, or a manufacturing plant? Perhaps you’re a fan of the Science Channel’s show How It’s Made. There’s a bit of fascination in all of us in looking behind the curtain and seeing how things…
Scoring Extra Points at the Kickoff (Meeting)
Project kickoffs: What’s your team’s game plan? Hut… Hut… Red 32… Omaha… Set… HIKE!Yeah, you can probably tell that some of us are getting a little antsy with football season still so far off, and just can’t wait for that opening game kickoff. And speaking…
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Recently, I purchased a home with several preexisting gardens. I’ve loved seeing all the beautiful displays that springtime brings, but never realized how much energy it took to get from dirt to glorious, and gaa! you get dirty in the process. What parallels are there…
Five Steps to Stellar Scenarios
Ideally, what would you want your audience to take away from their learning activities? You’d like them to emerge with expanded knowledge or skills, and the inclination and confidence to apply them at work. We know that stories increase learner interest in our content. When…
Getting Learners What They Need
Sputter, sputter, splat. Silence. Recently, my Keurig painfully ground to a halt as I was making my morning coffee. How unfair to expect me to deal with this before caffeine! My first response? Post its obituary on Facebook. Within 30 minutes I had all kinds…
Continuous Improvement – Examine the Obvious
Ten-year-old Ashley perched on the kitchen stool watching her mother prepare the ham for Sunday’s dinner. “Mama, why are you cutting the end off the ham?” “You know, sweetheart, I’m not exactly sure,” said Mom. “That’s the way my mother always did it, so I…
Happy Holidays from All of Us at Illumina Interactive
With the busy-ness of year end close and holiday preparations, we trust you’ll be making new memories for the future this season. Here’s a few of our favorites from years gone by. One year, my family got together at my grandmother’s house to open…
Universal Design for Learning
Posted by Jean Marrapodi on Thu, 12/08/2016 – 13:25 Have you ever dragged your suitcase up a ramp to avoid schlepping it up the stairs? Ridden an elevator rather than exercise your way up six flights? Opened a door with your elbow? If you have, you’ve leveraged…
Happy Thanksgiving from All of Us at Illumina
Posted by Jean Marrapodi on Wed, 11/23/2016 – 13:54 To all our friends and colleagues, Can you believe Thanksgiving and the holiday season are upon us already? Doesn’t it seem that 2016 just flew by? At this time of year many of us like to take a…