Tiffany Dome Featured in At-a-Glance

In June, STC Chicago At-a-Glance featured the newly restored Tiffany dome located at Preston Bradley Hall on the third floor of the Chicago Cultural Center. Read more about the history of the Tiffany dome here. To see photos of the restoration process, visit Chicago Tribune Magazine.

Congratulations to all who responded with the correct answer! The winner's name can be found at the STC Chicago website.

At-a-Glance Features Helmut Jahn's UA Terminal

This month's photo contest featured a portion of the United Airlines Terminal at O’Hare International Airport. To be specific, the photo featured Helmut Jahn’s famous neon sculpture located in the tunnel connecting Concourses B and C in Terminal One. Congratulations to all who responded with the correct answer! The winner’s name is posted at www.stc-chicago.org.

As it turns out, the United Airlines Terminal at O’Hare ranks #102 on the American Institute of Architects’ recent list of "America's Favorite Architecture". Interestingly, John C. Portman's Hyatt Regency Atlanta ranks #103 on the list. Those of you who attended the 2009 STC Summit in Atlanta will immediately recognize the hotel’s skylit atrium and glass elevators. You can see a photo of the Hyatt atrium at STC Chicago's Flickr site.

STC Chicago Celebrates Science, Forms Partnership with Science Chicago

STC Chicago is proud to announce its partnership with Science Chicago.

The Museum of Science and Industry is spearheading Science Chicago, a collaboration of more than 140 public and private institutions that have come together to present the world's largest science celebration. Designed to awaken the inner scientist in each and every one of us, thousands of dynamic and interactive activities will provide hands-on learning; spur thoughtful debate; enhance classroom learning; and build enthusiasm for the pursuit of cutting-edge science while establishing the critical value of science and math education.

Attend an upcoming Science Chicago event and join in the celebration. Stop by the Museum of Science and Industry on May 2nd for Science Works! Cool Jobs and Hot Careers, an event designed for those aged 13 and over. Meet world-renown scientists and explore the worlds of science, engineering and technology--all in a single afternoon.

Investigating Job Aids: Not Just Child's Play

Will Thalheimer is becoming one of my favorite instructional designers. He and Allison Rossett provide us with two short videos on why and how to use job aids. In our glance-reading business world, job aids seem ideal for print or online viewing and can also meet the specs for on-demand mobile delievery.

Photoshop is Online

Adobe Photoshop Express is online, and it's free. Upload, edit, and store your photos. Share your pictures or transfer to Flickr.com. And did I mention you can upload and share via mobile phone?

Loop Building Featured in April At-a-Glance

 

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The CNA Center (aka CNA Plaza) was featured in this month's At-a-Glance photo contest. For more information about the CNA building and other prominent buildings that make up the Chicago skyline, see this interactive tour published by Crain's Chicago Business.

Several of you responded with the correct answer to our photo contest this month. Thanks for participating, and please try again in May! The name of this month's winner is posted at www.stc-chicago.org.

Learning Resources Barometer in Uncertain Times

The Masie Center updated their Learning Resources Barometer for March with 500+ responses. It provides hints on where to focus your marketing calls or what new skills to learn.

What is UP: number of elearning modules; webinars; social learning communities; user content

What is DOWN: spending on consultants; face to face classes

Chicago eLearning & Technology Showcase

Be a speaker!
Creators and producers of online learning are encouraged to be speakers at the Chicago eLearning & Technology Showcase on Aug 19 at Roosevelt University.
>> Development tools, mobile learning, social applications, virtual classroom, portals, LMS, program management, content management, and many more.
No costs or registration fees for speakers. Proposal deadline is June 8.
Hosted by STC-Chicago, CCASTD, CISPI, and Roosevelt University.

Crain's Chicago Business Focus on Social Networking

Social media works, but be smart about it. Crain's offers basic advice on using social media to boost your business. My favorite: create a place to share info -- then get out of the way.

Web-based collaboration tools

Pete Hybert and Dottie Soelke are Chicago area consultants who put together a comparison table of common web based collaboration tools for an upcoming ISPI presentation in Orlando. They look at the online functions and capabilities of calendars, schedulers, file sharing/storage, online meetings, and project management tools.

David Pogue on TED.com

NYT technology columnist David Pogue is the keynote speaker at this year's Technical Communication Summit. Here is a recent example of his work from TED.com.

Top 100 Tools for Learning

Dr. Jason S. Wrench has posted a list of the top 100 tools for learning based on research from The Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies in Oct 2008.

Learning Technology Products 2009

Brandon-Hall Research has a new and FREE report on all the current software products used to produce and display content for training and education.

Photo Contest Featured Chicago Skyway Sign

This month’s photo contest featured the neon sign located at the Chicago Skyway tollbooth. Travelers apparently like the looks of this Chicago landmark. People can often be seen taking photos of the sign while waiting in line to pay the toll. Many of those photos can be found online at Flickr.com, where a quick search will yield at least 455 results.

Visit www.stc-chicago.org to learn who correctly identified this month's photo and won a $20 gift card from Amazon.com.