Author: TechCommGeekMom

Now THIS is a really cool and inspriting story about what m-learning should be about. This article talks about a specialized flash drive that students can get at a low cost that will help give them online experiences and learning. Read the entire article. Brilliant!

–techcommgeekmom

I think I’m going to have to rework some of my own content strategy for my blog. 😉 Great article–a must-read. 

–techcommgeekmom

This is an interesting take on "outside" skills that can be seen as professional assets. I’ll have to look into a few of these myself at some point. 

–techcommgeekmom

A friend of mine posted this on Facebook. I got an 11/14–not too shabby. Localization and translation are a big deal in content strategy and technical writing, and even Ray Gallon has recommended that technical communicators should have at least 2 other languages other than their native language in their skill sets. Read this article, and take the quiz! 

–techcommgeekmom

I found this on LinkedIn, and of course mentions Princeton University, which is just up the road from me. 

I found this article rather intriguing, as the student looked at both traditional and alternative methods of learning, and found that in some cases, alternative methods yielded the same or better results than traditional methods. As a former online grad student, I can tell you that it was a little difficult, even as recently as two years ago, to convince people that my MSPTC from a brick-and-mortar school taken entirely online was as stringent and comprehensive as if I went to classes in person.  I still see alternative education as a viable method, but as this student points out, since many alternative methods don’t issue a "degree", some sort of standard needs to be agreed upon by those supplying the alternative methods of learning to be able to provide a credential or "legitimize" the coursework taken.

–techcommgeekmom