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A TechCommGeekMom Milestone: A baby blog is now a toddler
WOW! I think my little blog just grew up a bit. I not only reached the 10,000 all-time hits mark, but even passed it. For a niche blog that’s 13.5 months old, I think that’s pretty amazing! I’m a proud … Continue reading
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Is English an International Language? – Part 2
Earlier this year, I was asked by the STC-PMC to write a two-part article about the differences and similarities between American and British English. Part 1 was published in February. Today, I happily saw that the second part was published in the … Continue reading
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Word Up! ain’t just a Cameo song: A TechCommGeekMom book review
Being that I came of age in the late 1980s, my immediate thought when I hear the words, “Word Up!” is the Cameo song playing with all its funkalicious glory. But now, “Word Up!” has a new meaning for me … Continue reading
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Is Social Learning Dead? Not At All!: Float Mobile Learning
See on Scoop.it – M-learning, E-Learning, and Technical Communications Dr. Gary Woodill resists the idea that social learning is dying. In fact, social learning may be in your organization’s best interests. Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight: Thanks to Chad Udell (@visualrinse) … Continue reading
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Happy 1st Birthday, TechCommGeekMom.com!
One year ago today, I took steps that would change my life. I started this blog. Its purpose was two-fold. First, I was encouraged by my friend, fellow grad student, and technical communicator, Shay Shaked, to write a tech comm … Continue reading
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3D Printing Will Revolutionize the Classroom
Surprisingly enough, this post is TechCommGeekMom’s 300th post! As you know, I try to combine my original writing with curated content. I wanted to write something that was positive for my 300th post, and struggled to think of something I … Continue reading
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Instant Mobile Apps? Not quite.
Last week, I was in contact with one of my former professors at NJIT‘s MSPTC program. We talked about several things going on, and in the process of the email conversation, she mentioned that she is starting another semester of … Continue reading
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How important is a credential in tech comm?
I was recently involved in an online discussion on Facebook with some friends about the benefit of having a Masters degree in this day and age. A friend of mind had posted this article which argued that having a Masters … Continue reading
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I’m not a writer. Wait…you say…I AM?
I still remember sitting at my little desk at school one Friday afternoon when I was in first grade. It was the early seventies, and Friday afternoons were usually the time where all of the kids would have a little … Continue reading
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