A lot is going on in the TechCommGeekMom world right now. It’s crunch time in many ways…most of all with grad school. As of this writing, I am 29 days away from graduation. That sounds like the blink of an eye and an eternity at the same time. I have a lot going on getting all those last term papers, exams, assignments, projects and presentations due before the big day arrives. At the same time, I’m trying to balance my home life and my work life. My work life is such that I still don’t know completely where it’s going, but I have some trajectories that I’ll let on once they are underway and I feel it’s safe enough to talk about them.
In the meantime, as I think about my work life and where I want to go with my career, I think about this blog and the things I post. A good part of the reason for this blog is to exercise my right to speak about topics that I wish to address–for better or worse-–in the tech comm, e-learning and m-learning worlds. You’ve probably seen personal articles like this one interspersed with postings that I curated from ScoopIt! and other resources. This is because I want to be able to provide not only my own ideas, but also provide information on things that I think are pertinent in m-learning, e-learning and technical communications.
With that, I would like to announce another “countdown” of sorts. While there isn’t exactly a set time that this will be accomplished, I’m working on adding some additional features to this site. You may have noticed the additional pages in the navigation bar above. My goal is to make TechCommGeekMom a place where all m-learning, e-learning and technical communications professionals can kick back and talk shop– kind of like kicking back on the couch in your mom’s family room. I also want to be able to provide some resources for my fellow professionals as well. I want to build a community here, and want you to feel comfortable kicking off your shoes, putting your feet up on the coffee table, have a few snacks, and just chew the fat. (I’ve used the work “kick” a lot in this paragraph, haven’t I?)
I’ve added some new pages, as I mentioned, to try to get the community going, and I truly hope you will participate. I’ve added a “Discussion Forums” page that actually has a link to my discussion forums page. I had to put it on another site as the WordPress.com set-up has limitations that don’t allow me to add forums directly onto this site unless I move it to another server, and I’m not doing that right now. Gotta work within one’s means, y’know? Please feel free to join any discussions there, and add any topics–especially about m-learning.
You’ll also see Polls/Surveys. I see this as an informal opportunity to help the m-learning community get a sense of the pulse of things going on. So if you have any suggestions on a poll or survey that you’d like to see asked, let me know.
The last two pages that I’ve created– but still need to populate–are ID/TC Links and ID/TC Resources. The Links page is meant to be something like a blogroll of sorts, to great blogs or websites that you should read (after mine, of course). The Resources page is actually going to be an educational resources page, listing as many certificate and degree programs as I can find for instructional design and technical communications program, again especially for those who want to get into e-learning or m-learning. If any readers have any suggestions, again, please let me know so I can include either links or program suggestions on these pages.
I really look forward to the participation of m-learning, e-learning and tech comm professionals– experienced or inexperienced, young and old, Mac or PC, Android or iOS, etc. to join in on the fun.
Keep watching for these new changes! Thanks for your support! 😀
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