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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 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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For Technical Writers, The Future Looks Bright | MindTouch

See on Scoop.it – M-learning, E-Learning, and Technical Communications Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight: This comes to me via @Nancy_Coppola through LinkedIn. This is good news for all technical communicators and writers! I remember Nancy telling her students three years that … Continue reading

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STC-PMC Presentation of “How Did You Get That Tech Comm Job?”

Last week, I had the privilege of doing my first professional presentation as a fully-fledged technical communicator. The STC-Philly Metro Chapter (STC-PMC) had its annual STC Mid-Atlantic Technical Conference, and the theme this year was, “Sharpening Your Personal Brand.” Let’s … 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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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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But what shall I pack?

The event is still about three and a half months away, but I decided that this year, I’m going to go to another big tech comm conference. I really feel that going to a professional conference truly benefits me, because … Continue reading

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You want more tech comm info? Let’s dig for buried treasure.

I was mentioning to my husband that the stats on this blog have been rather low as of late. I figured that the holidays had something to do with it, but I wasn’t convinced that was all of it. I … Continue reading

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