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Tag Archives: Learning
Content in the Age of Coronavirus
Welcome to day 4-ish of my self-quarantine from the coronavirus pandemic. I say 4-ish because I went out on Sunday, but once I came back, I’ve stayed home every since. I went for a walk with my husband around the … Continue reading
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Tagged content experience, content storytelling, content strategy, digital literacy, Distance Learning, DIY education, e-learning, education, elearning, instructional design, Jimmy Fallon, Learning, social media, STC, storytelling, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, The Tonight Show
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The COVID19 pandemic is spurring more online learning
While I’ve been talking about how it took a pandemic to truly begin to show companies that remote working is a viable option for many, I’m starting to see that it also applies to online learning. In light of the … Continue reading
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Tagged digital literacy, Distance Learning, DIY education, e-learning, edupunk, elearning, higher ed, higher education, instructional design, instructional design and technology, Learning, m-learning, m-learning tools, mlearning, mobile, mobile learning, Online Teaching and Learning, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications
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How do we determine the bounds of digital literacy?
Yes, you are seeing this correctly. There’s a blog posting from me. No need to double-blink in disbelief. I am still alive and well. I don’t always get much of a chance to write here because I’m busy! One of … Continue reading
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Tagged content strategy, digital literacy, e-learning, education, edupunk, elearning, higher ed, higher education, instructional design, instructional design and technology, Learning, m-learning, mobile learning, social media, STC, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, UX
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STC-NEC Interchange 2018’s Keynote Speaker: TechCommGeekMom
Well, this will be a first! I’ve been invited to be the keynote speaker for the STC-New England Chapter’s conference, Interchange, this coming fall–October 26-27, 2018 in Lowell, Massachusetts. Interchange is one of those regional conferences that I’ve wanted to … Continue reading
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Tagged CONDUIT 2019, conference, content strategy, Interchange, Interchange 2018, Keynote, keynote speaker, Learning, Lowell MA, STC, STC-New England, STC-New England Chapter, tech comm, tech comm conference, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing
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Music is the ultimate single-sourcing resource
A few years ago, I wrote an article for someone else about how music was used in remixes and mashups, but it never got published. Even so, I was reminded of how music has a lot of reuse due to two … Continue reading
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Tagged 1812 Overture, 9th Symphony, Beatles, Beethoven, Choral Symphony, content strategy, copyright, digital literacy, edupunk, George Harrison, John Lennon, Learning, mashups, music, Paul McCartney, Penny Lane, remixes, Ringo Starr, sampling, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, single sourcing, singular experience, social media, Strawberry Fields Forever, Tchaikovsky, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing
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TechCommGeekMom, where have you been? The Delta Quadrant?
OK, so it’s been a while. I know. While I wish I could say that I’ve been on an Intrepid-class Federation starship named the U.S.S. Voyager, sadly that is not the case. It’s a little hard to be writing blog … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017 STC Summit, Borg, Camtasia, Captain Janeway, CONDUIT, content strategy, Delta Quadrant, digital literacy, DITA, DIY education, e-learning, education, elearning, Federation, Harry Kim, independent consultant, independent consulting, independent consulting business, instructional design, Kathryn Janeway, Learning, Philadelphia, Single-Sourcing Solutions, Star Trek, STC, STC PMC, STC Summit, TC Conclave, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, TechSmith, TechSmith Camtasia, Tom Paris, Voyager, Washington DC
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4 Lessons Learned (About Learning) From Blogging
Blogs provide great insight and are a helpful educational tool. But did you know the act of blogging can teach us something, too? Danielle Villegas explains. Source: 4 Lessons Learned (About Learning) From Blogging Thanks to Phylise Banner, Jennifer Hofmann, … Continue reading
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Tagged Body Language in the Bandwidth, content strategy, digital literacy, Distance Learning, DIY education, e-learning, education, elearning, higher ed, higher education, instructional design, instructional design and technology, InSync Training, Jennifer Hofmann, Learning, m-learning, m-learning tools, Methods and Theories, mlearning, Phylise Banner, social media, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing
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2016 TechCommGeekMom Year in Review: Yeah, it could’ve been better.
As 2017 gets going, I realized that I haven’t written a whole lot in the past year. Why? Simple–not a whole lot to write about, frankly. 2016 was a rough year in many ways, but there were some good elements, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, 2017, CONDUIT, Content management, content strategy, copywriting, digital literacy, DIY education, e-learning, edupunk, freelancing, freelancing in tech comm, independent consulting, instructional design, instructional design and technology, knowledge management, Learning, mlearning, mobile, mobile learning, single sourcing, smartphones, social media, Society for Technical Communication, STC, STC PMC, STC-PMC Conduit, TC Camp, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, year in review
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What Can Technical Communication Do After The U.S. Election?
In the past week, the United States had an important election for its next President. The election results, to say the least, have been controversial. While I’m not one to usually talk politics on this website, I’ll simply say that … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, American election, content strategy, digital literacy, Distance Learning, DIY education, e-learning, education, edupunk, elearning, election, globalisation, globalization, Learning, localisation, localization, m-learning, Online Teaching and Learning, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, translation, U.S. Election
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