EL/Civics Online

Adult Learning Resource Center (ALRC), based in the Chicago area, was contracted by the U.S. Department of education to develop a series of online courses to prepare instructors of English as a Second Language (ESL) to integrate U.S. History and Civics into their classes. ALRC had extensive experience in on site training, but needed guidance to translate their lessons into a user-friendly online experience.

We worked with ALRC from the early phases of the project to organize the content and establish the site’s information architecture and create a user-friendly design. The site tracks user progress through the courses, and allows them to save notes and create their own lesson plans. The site was well received upon launch and is receiving high marks for usability and effectiveness in training instructors of ESL.

“The ALRC had extensive educational professional development experience but was new to online training. What we learned in working with Jim was what a good web designer does--translate and provide ideas for the web environment.  Jim helped us organize our content so that it was clear, attractive, and formatted consistently.  He suggested layouts, features, illustrations and interactivity yet listened and responded to our ideas and judgment. The online course has received high praise from both users and funders and additional courses have been approved for development.”
~ Sue Barauski, Director, Adult Learning Resource Center

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Creative direction, information architecture and design: James Eaton Design
Web development: Blue Span Associates

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