The idea of this training program emerged based on the actual need of the Program in Global Languages and Communication (GLC) at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). The main purpose of the program included offering the program's faculty the instruction in how to teach live (synchronous), self-paced (asynchronous), and blended (hybrid) online courses/programs in translation and interpreting. The program was also aimed at providing clear, simple guidance on how to teach interpreter/translator professional ethics, standards, protocols, practical interpreting skills, addressing communication barriers, and more in an online medium.

This in-person instructor-led course was originally designed for the ESL Certificate program at Illinois Institute of Fine Arts (IIFA). Learners in this situation were the international college students and adult learners who wanted to improve their English communicative skills while developing their acting and public speaking skills at the same time. The learners participating in this class could be from different cultural, linguistic and social backgrounds as well as from all levels of ability in the program, which had much influence on my decisions involved in the process of creating the necessary materials for this class. This included the development of the infographics and several other visual materials which were supposed to make this course more appealing and easier-to-follow for different categories of learners.

Home Is Here (HIH) is a vacation rental company offering affordable rental options for travelers. Some of their employees work as the photographers taking pictures of available rental properties for the company’s website. My task was to use the results of the previously conducted needs analysis to develop an effective training solution for improving the employees’ performance and professionalism in the area of cell phone interior photography.