Month: April 2014

Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight:

I’ve enjoyed chatting with Mark Baker when I’ve met him at conferences, and his blog certainly feels like an extension of conversations I’ve had with him. I’ve enjoyed reading the back-and-forth discussions he’s had with Tom Johnson of "I’d Rather Be Writing", and this is another contribution to one of their discussions (which is a response to Tom’s response for another one of Mark’s blog posts). Adding links within text is a slippery slope, and I think the conversation that Mark and Tom are having in their articles, which Mark tries to summarize and address in this blog post, show that it’s not as much of a cut-and-dry process as one would think. 

 

I highly recommend taking a look at this article–and the links. It’s a great discussion about the use of hypertext. 

–techcommgeekmom

Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight:

This is an interesting perspective, for sure, provided in this article. I think many things are stolen, and it’s hard not to do it, in some instances. Coming up with something totally unique and original is tough, even with writing blog entries! But there is  some validity to it, and it applies to content strategy as well. I have an article that I’m writing that will hopefully be coming out soon that will address this issue–with a twist–in the near future.  Stay tuned for that! In the meantime, read this and see how this is an important concept to grasp. 

–techcommgeekmom

Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight:

This is a really interesting article that I found by way of my fellow Stuart alumna, Caroline McCarthy (@caro) on Twitter.

 

Caroline and I, while we are about a generation apart, grew up with the same principles that our all-girl school provided, which was that as far as the workplace was concerned, females could do anything males could do–and sometimes better.

 

Considering that the issue of equal pay for equal work is still an issue in this day and age, and recently has been back in the news that this is still an ongoing issue, this article brings to light that this is a big problem in IT/tech. I’ve been told by some that this is less of an issue in tech comm, but those were usually men who told me that, so I’m not so sure.

 

Even so, this article brings up an important point, that gender discrimination is still prevalent in the tech world, and it needs to be strongly addressed, whether it be related to pay or opportunity.

–techcommgeekmom

Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight:

In my efforts to embrace the "geek mom" side of being TechCommGeekMom, I like to share emerging technologies that I find interesting. Regular readers know that I’m fascinated with 3D printing, thanks to a project I did for a class last summer. I’ve wanted to get a 3D printer, but alas, most are rather expensive (and I also don’t know where I’d put it in my house). However, with the introduction of the 3D printer mentioned in this article, it looks like the cost might be starting to come down quite a bit, which is a good thing. I would be interested in more information about the quality of the 3D objects that are printed in comparison to other higher-priced printers, but for now, I’m happy with knowing that a more affordable printer is in the process of being made and funded through Kickstarter. Check this article out for more information on this latest model, the M3D Micro. 

–techcommgeekmom

Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight:

Christopher Pappas posted this on Google+, and it’s an interesting article. Cloud-based systems are becoming more widespread, and they do appear to be a growing solution for mobile access to learning. This article has some great arguments in favor of using cloud-based LMS. 

–techcommgeekmom