Share this blog!
I am a MindTouch Top 200 Recognized Content Strategist!
Awarded 2016
Awarded 2017.
(Click for more information!)
TechCommGeekMom is:
Danielle M. Villegas
Tag Archives: e-learning specialist
Get your motor runnin’…Head out on the [mobile] highway…
When I first read the title of John Daigle’s Adobe Day presentation, “Enjoying a Smooth Ride on the Mobile Documentation Highway,” guitar riffs by Steppenwolf echoed in my mind thinking of the song, “Born to Be Wild” and scenes of … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 2013 STC Summit, @hypertexas, Adobe, Adobe Captivate, Adobe Day, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe RoboHelp, Adobe Technical Communications Suite, AdobeDay, bring your own device, BYOD, Captivate, Charles Corfield, content strategy, digital literacy, e-learning, e-learning specialist, education, elearning, ePub, ePubs, Framemaker, Google Glass, instructional design, instructional design and technology, iPad, iPad app, IPhone, Jakob Nielsen, Joe Welinske, John, John Daigle, Kindle, Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD, m-learning, m-learning tools, mlearning, mobile, mobile documentation, mobile learning, mobile tablets, Nook, Nook HD, Online Teaching and Learning, Peter Fonda, QR codes, reference documentation, RoboHelp, Samsung Galaxy, Samsung Galaxy Tab, single sourcing, singular experience, smartphones, social media, STC, STC Summit, STC Summit Atlanta, tablet, tablets, tech comm, tech comm software, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, Twitter, user assistance, writing for mobile
1 Comment
A TechCommGeekMom Milestone: A baby blog is now a toddler
WOW! I think my little blog just grew up a bit. I not only reached the 10,000 all-time hits mark, but even passed it. For a niche blog that’s 13.5 months old, I think that’s pretty amazing! I’m a proud … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 000 all-time hits, 10, Adobe, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe RoboHelp, Adobe Technical Communications Suite, Apple, blog, blog milestone, blogging, Danielle M. Villegas, Danielle Villegas, digital literacy, Distance Learning, DIY education, e-learning, e-learning blog, e-learning specialist, education, edupunk, elearning, elearning blogs, Framemaker, Google, graduate student at NJIT, higher ed, higher education, instructional design, instructional design and technology, iPad, iPad app, IPhone, Lavacon, Learning, m-learning, m-learning blogs, mlearning, mlearning blogs, mobile, mobile learning, MSPTC, NJIT, NJIT MSPTC, Online Teaching and Learning, popular blog, popular tech comm blog, RoboHelp, single sourcing, singular experience, smartphones, social media, successful blogs, successful tech comm blogs, tech comm, tech comm blog, tech comm blogs, tech comm software, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communication blog, technical communication blogs, technical communications, technical writing, Twitter, video, webinar, WordPress, WordPress.com
4 Comments
Word Up! ain’t just a Cameo song: A TechCommGeekMom book review
Being that I came of age in the late 1980s, my immediate thought when I hear the words, “Word Up!” is the Cameo song playing with all its funkalicious glory. But now, “Word Up!” has a new meaning for me … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Adobe, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe Systems, Adobe Technical Communications Suite, Asia, better creative writing, better technical writing, better writing, book review, creative writing, digital literacy, Distance Learning, DIY education, e-learning, e-learning specialist, education, elearning, English language, Framemaker, higher ed, higher education, Lavacon, Learning, m-learning, Marcia Riefer Johnston, Methods and Theories, Microsoft, Online Teaching and Learning, powerful writing, social media, style guide, Style Guides, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, Thought, World Learning
5 Comments
Happy 1st Birthday, TechCommGeekMom.com!
One year ago today, I took steps that would change my life. I started this blog. Its purpose was two-fold. First, I was encouraged by my friend, fellow grad student, and technical communicator, Shay Shaked, to write a tech comm … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Adobe, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe Systems, Adobe Technical Communications Suite, digital literacy, Distance Learning, DIY education, e-learning, e-learning specialist, education, edupunk, elearning, Facebook, Framemaker, higher ed, higher education, instructional design, instructional design and technology, iPad, Lavacon, Learning, LinkedIn, m-learning, m-learning tools, Methods and Theories, mlearning, mobile, mobile learning, Online Teaching and Learning, RoboHelp, social media, tech comm, tech comm software, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, Twitter, webinar
1 Comment
“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
Posted in Uncategorized
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
Leave a comment
How important is a credential in tech comm?
I was recently involved in an online discussion on Facebook with some friends about the benefit of having a Masters degree in this day and age. A friend of mind had posted this article which argued that having a Masters … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Adobe, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe RoboHelp, Adobe Technical Communications Suite, credentials, credentials in tech comm, credentials in technical communication, degrees in tech comm, degrees in technical communication, degrees in technical writing, digital literacy, Distance Learning, DIY education, e-learning, e-learning specialist, education, edupunk, elearning, Facebook, Framemaker, Full-time, Google, higher ed, higher education, instructional design, Learning, LinkedIn, m-learning, Master, Methods and Theories, mlearning, mobile learning, Online Teaching and Learning, social media, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, value of a graduate degree, value of a masters degree, value of a professional degree
Leave a comment
So, what’s ahead in Tech Comm for 2013?
Shortly after the obligatory reviews of 2012 come the obligatory predictions about 2013. Sometimes such predictions are on target, and sometimes the predictions are rather ludicrous. One has to admit, though, some of the ludicrous ones do become true, and … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Adobe, Adobe Day, Adobe Day 2012, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe RoboHelp, Adobe Systems, Adobe Technical Communications Suite, advocacy, content, content management tools, content strategy, digital literacy, Distance Learning, e-learning, e-learning specialist, Electronic publishing, Facebook, Framemaker, goals, instructional design, iPad, IPhone, Lavacon, Lavacon 2012, m-learning, m-learning tools, mlearning, mobile, Mobile device, mobile learning, RoboHelp, single sourcing, singular experience, smartphones, STC, STC Summit, STC Summit 2013, STC Summit Atlanta, structured content, tech comm, tech comm software, tech comm tools, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communication software, technical communication tools, technical communications, technical writing, video, writing
Leave a comment
