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Villegas Views: Be Thankful for Technical Communication
Here’s my latest post for the STC Notebook, which has a Thanksgiving theme, but it could apply all year. Are you thankful for the technical communication field? I’m rather thankful, especially this past year, and I list several reasons why … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts, content strategy, digital literacy, e-learning, elearning, iPad, m-learning, Methods and Theories, mlearning, mobile, Non-Fiction, social media, STC, STC Notebook, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, Thanksgiving, Writers Resources
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You’ve got what it takes in Tech Comm? Here’s your chance to PROVE IT!
Come on, admit it–you know you are good. You know that deep down, you are one of the best in the tech comm business doing what you do. Perhaps your co-workers and your manager know it, or your clients know … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013 Regional Tech Comm Competition, 2013 STC Regional Tech Comm Competition, Arts, awards, digital literacy, Houston, New York City, Non-Fiction, Philadelphia, STC, STC achievement, STC awards, STC chapters, STC PMC, STC Regional TechComm Competition, STC-Houston, STC-NYC, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, Writers Resources
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Villegas Views: Why Bother Learning More in Technical Communication?
See on Scoop.it – M-learning, E-Learning, and Technical Communications Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight: I have a new monthly byline with the STC Notebook blog! Welcome to Villegas Views. Check out this latest entry about continuing education in tech comm. –techcommgeekmom … Continue reading
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A First-Timer’s Summit: Speed Dating and Pick-up Lines at the Summit? What?
See on Scoop.it – M-learning, E-Learning, and Technical Communications Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight: Here’s the fifth of my series for the STC Notebook. Are you an introvert? This is the article for you! –techcommgeekmom See on notebook.stc.org
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Tagged Arts, Atlanta, content strategy, Danielle M. Villegas, elearning, First-Timer's Summit, Georgia, Indigo Girls, iPad, mlearning, Non-Fiction, notebook.stc.org, social media, STC, STC Notebook, STC Summit 2013, STC Summit Atlanta, STC13, Summit, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, Writers Resources
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TechCommGeekMom’s Guide on How to Write a Blog Post
One of my former professors recently asked me for a small favor. Her first-year students are writing up blog posts after attending a plain language presentation, and she asked if I could provide some tips for how to write a … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts, blog, blog writing tips, blogging, blogs, Facebook, how to write a blog, how to write a great blog post, social media, Social Networking, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, Twitter, WordPress, Writer Resources, Writing process
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“A Fear Stalks Our Profession…”
The STC posted this on Facebook today (I was so busy today, that I don’t know if they posted it elsewhere), and I was struck by how focused it is in the message. Credit goes to Rick Lippincott who gave … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts, digital literacy, Distance Learning, DIY education, e-learning, e-learning specialist, education, elearning, Facebook, future of tech comm, future of technical communication, iPad, m-learning, mobile, mobile learning, Rick Lippincott, single sourcing, singular experience, smartphones, social media, Society of Technical Communication, Society of Technical Communications, STC, STC Summit, tech comm, tech comm software, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, Twitter, video, Writers Resources
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What Does Knitting Have To Do With TechComm and m-Learning?
I’m so glad that this is now my 200th post on this blog! TechCommGeekMom has come a long way since it started out as a class project in grad school, now hasn’t it? For this particular post, I’d like to … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe RoboHelp, Adobe Technical Communications Suite, analogies, analogy, Anita Roddick, architecture, Arts, California, Craft, Darwin Information Typing Architecture, digital literacy, DITA, DIY education, e-learning, ed tech, education, educational technology, edupunk, elearning, Framemaker, good content, instructional design, instructional design and technology, Knitting, Knitting and Crochet, Learning, learning chunks, m-learning, m-learning tools, Methods and Theories, mlearning, mobile learning, Pattern, patterns, reusable content, reuse content, RoboHelp, single sourcing, singular experience, structure, tech comm, tech comm software, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, Yarn
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Harvard Business Review: I Won’t Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here’s Why.
Harvard Business Review: I Won’t Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here’s Why. An English professor friend of mine posted this on Facebook, and it struck a chord with me. While I will never claim to be an expert grammarian … Continue reading
What’s wrong with being a lurker?
It occurred to me that while I haven’t been writing or curating as much as I usually do, I still make sure that I’m reading my various social media feeds, so I can see what the latest trends and conversations … Continue reading →
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