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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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9 Recommended Tech Tools for a Conference Attendee
I don’t attend as many conferences as some people, for sure. There are those I know who whisk off to different parts of the world to attend such conferences–I’m not quite one of those. I’m usually going to at least … Continue reading
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Tagged attendee, bluetooth keyboard, conference, Elizabeth Fraley, iPad, iPad app, IPhone, Liz Fraley, mobile, personal wifi hotspot, portable batteries, portable devices, remote machine apps, Skyroam, social media, STC Summit, tech comm software, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, travel router, Twitter, wireless keyboard
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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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Will Tablets Replace PCs? Part 2
Four years ago, I wrote a post that was in response to RJ Jacquez’s post on his blog about the advent of the Microsoft Surface’s release. My response to RJ Jacquez’s question: Will Tablets replace PCs? RJ’s argument was that while … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe RoboHelp, Adobe Technical Communications Suite, apps, cloud, Cloud storage, cloud technology, cloud-based apps, Creative Cloud, digital literacy, Framemaker, iCloud, iPad, IPhone, Methods and Theories, Microsoft, mobile, Office 365, One Drive, PC, RoboHelp, smartphones, Surface, tablets, tablets vs pcs, tech comm, tech comm software, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing
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Canon–you need better tech writers
In the last week, I have purchased two new (to me) pieces of technology. The first was an upgrade to an iPhone SE from my iPhone 5S. I decided not to get the iPhone 7 because I had some serious … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple Pay, Canon, Canon output tray is open solution, Canon PIXMA, Canon Printer Paper Output Tray Help, Canon printers, content marketing, digital marketing, DIY education, IPhone, iphone 6S, iphone 7, iphone SE, Karen Nieto, mobile, product manual, social media, STC, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, video, YouTube
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Here’s 6 reasons why remote workers are valuable.
I was re-reading an article I had posted on Facebook years ago, namely “More Companies Turning To Virtual Employees” found on the Huffington Post in early 2012, and saw that technical writers were among the top positions listed to be … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Adobe Creative Cloud, AdobeConnect, Creative Cloud, digital literacy, e-mail, email, Facebook, Huffington Post, Marissa Mayer, Microsoft Office, mobile, remote work, remote worker, remote working, Skype, teams, teamwork, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, telecommuting, telecommuting productivity, value of remote workers, Web conferencing, WebEx, yahoo
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RoboHelp 2015 Release is a big step forward!
The last few weeks–in fact, the last couple of months–have been so busy for me that I can’t always finish what I need to get done. One of the things on my long to-do list has been writing up a review … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Adobe RoboHelp, Adobe Technical Communications Suite, content strategy, Maxwell Hoffmann, mobile, RH, RoboHelp, RoboHelp 2015 release, single sourcing, singular experience, social media, tech comm, tech comm software, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing
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Three ways to look at the future: perspectives from a writer, reader, and marketer of content
My friend, Parth Mukherjee of Jifflenow, created an excellent SlideShare presentation that he shared at the STC India conference while still at Adobe, but shared recently on LinkedIn. While I didn’t attend the conference, he created a great conversation about … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Adobe Technical Communications Suite, content, content marketing, content strategy, digital marketing, DITA, Jifflenow, Methods and Theories, mobile, Parth Mukherjee, STC, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing
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2015 IEEE ProComm Presentation: The Future of m-Learning
This past week, I presented a workship at the IEEE ProComm Conference, which was held in Limerick, Ireland. It was a great experience, and different from other conferences I have attended thusfar (a blog post will be reflecting some observations … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015 IEEE ProComm, 2015 ProComm, content strategy, Dair Communications, digital literacy, Distance Learning, e-learning, education, elearning, higher ed, higher education, IEEE, IEEE ProComm, instructional design, instructional design and technology, iPad, IPhone, Ireland, Learning, Limerick, Limerick Ireland, m-learning, m-learning tools, Methods and Theories, mobile, mobile learning, Online Teaching and Learning, ProComm, smartphones, social media, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, Twitter, video
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More localization and user-friendly features in the new Framemaker 2015
You might have heard by now that there have been some updates to the Adobe Technical Communications Suite (TCS) that were released today! Both Framemaker and Robohelp have been updated significantly, while the other programs (Captivate, Acrobat, and Presenter), have … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Acrobat, Adobe, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe Framemaker XML Author, Adobe RoboHelp, Adobe Technical Communications Suite, AEM connector, Arabic, bi-directional, bi-directional language support, Captivate, content strategy, digital literacy, DITA, dynamic content filter, Framemaker, free webinar, free webinar for Framemaker 2015, globalization, Hebrew, Kapil Verma, localization, LTR, MathML, mobile, mobile output, mobile publishing, multichannel publishing, Presenter, product launch, RoboHelp, RTL, single sourcing, singular experience, social media, tech comm, tech comm software, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, translation, webinar, XML, XML authoring
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