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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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Is English an International Language? – Part 1
I mentioned a while ago that I had several writing projects that were coming up, and the first of them is now published! I was asked by the STC-PMC to write a two-part article about the differences and similarities between … Continue reading
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Golden rules of content for 2013! | Tech-Tav
See on Scoop.it – M-learning, E-Learning, and Technical Communications Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight: Miriam Lottner, technical communicator extraordinaire from Tech-Tav Documentation Ltd., has written an excellent compilation of technical communications tips from various technical communicators from around the world. There … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe RoboHelp, Adobe Systems, content, content tips, digital literacy, documentation, elearning, Framemaker, Methods and Theories, Miriam Lottner, mlearning, mobile, single sourcing, singular experience, social media, tech comm, tech content writing, tech writing, tech writing tips, Tech-Tav, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, technical writing tips, tips for documentation, tips for technical documentation, tips for technical writing, United States
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M-learning and E-learning will never replace teachers entirely
As I start to write this, a few days have passed since one of the worst school massacres in the United States happened in Newtown, Connecticut. I won’t go into the details, only because it’s really all over the news … Continue reading
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Tagged Asperger, Asperger syndrome, autism, autism and mental health, autistic, Connecticut, DIY education, e-learning, e-learning specialist, education, edupunk, elearning, families of autistics, families of mental health patients, High-functioning autism, higher ed, higher education, instructional design, instructional design and technology, Learning, m-learning, m-learning tools, Mental health, mental health education, Methods and Theories, mlearning, mobile learning, Newtown Connecticut, Online Teaching and Learning, social media, special needs, special needs education, teachers, tech comm, Technical communication, technical communications, United States, Violence
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What did you do to get that Tech Comm job?
As the news continues to spread that I finally got a full-time job after a year of searching, one of my friends from Adobe suggested that I should write a post about how I got the job, with the purpose of encouraging … Continue reading
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What you so afraid of? Part II – The Tech Comm Edition
I’ve been reflecting a lot, lately, into what makes me continue to pursue a technical career, especially in technical communications. I’ve been thinking about what I’ve been doing in the last year to stay on top of trends and issues … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Adobe Day, Adobe Day presentations, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe RoboHelp, adobe technical communications, Adobe Technical Communications Suite, Adobe Technical Communications Suite 4, Android, corp comm, corporate communications, desktop connectivity, digital literacy, elearning, Framemaker, iPad, IPhone, Lavacon, Lavacon 2012, m-learning, MadCap, mar com, mar comm, marketing communications, Methods and Theories, mlearning, mobile, mobile communications, mobile connectivity, mobile devices, mobile tablets, mobile tablets mobile connectivity, mobile tech, mobile technology, RoboHelp, single sourcing, singular experience, smartphone, smartphones, social media, tablet, tablet computers, tablet technology, tablets, TCS 4, tech comm, tech comm software, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, technological advances, Torchwood, United States, writing for mobile content
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Mobile as a Way of Life I Can Never Abandon–I’ll Tell You Why
It became very apparent to me in the last week that I could not live without mobile technology. You would’ve thought that I would’ve learned it during the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. But it hit home much more for me … Continue reading
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Happy Thanksgiving 2012!
Today, in the United States, it’s a holiday. Thanksgiving is a day that we Americans celebrate to remember the sacrifices that the first English pilgrims made after their first year of survival in the New World. The celebratory tradition started … Continue reading
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Do you speak the Queen’s English? It’s a Rhetorical Question.
I’ve been a big royalty follower for 30 years. It started the weekend before the wedding of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer, and it hasn’t stopped since that time. Nor has my interest in royals been limited … Continue reading
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