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Oh, the Academian and the Practitioner should be friends…Engaging TechComm Professionals
I attended the IEEE ProComm at the University of Limerick, in Limerick, Ireland last week. I was absolutely gobsmacked months ago when a presentation proposal I sent in for this conference was actually accepted. I figured, why not? I’m always looking … Continue reading
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Instant Mobile Apps? Not quite.
Last week, I was in contact with one of my former professors at NJIT‘s MSPTC program. We talked about several things going on, and in the process of the email conversation, she mentioned that she is starting another semester of … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe Muse, Adobe RoboHelp, Adobe Technical Communications Suite, e-learning, education, edupunk, elearning, Framemaker, higher ed, higher education, HTML, HTML5, HTML5/CSS3, hybrid app, instructional design, instructional design and technology, iOS, IPhone, Learning, m-learning, m-learning tools, mlearning, mobile, mobile access, mobile app, mobile app development, Mobile application development, Mobile by Conduit, Mobile computing, Mobile device, mobile learning, MSPTC, MSPTC NJIT, Muse, native app, New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJIT, NJIT MSPTC, Online Teaching and Learning, RoboHelp, single sourcing, singular experience, smartphones, Snapguide, tech comm, tech comm software, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, Telecommunication, Viziapps, web app, Web application, WordPress
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2012 Top Ten Highlights on TechCommGeekMom
2012 has been the inaugural year of TechCommGeekMom.com. What started initially as both a class project as well as a personal project with no expectations other than to get a good grade and have a form of expression has blossomed … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Adobe Day, Adobe Day 2012, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe RoboHelp, Adobe Technical Communications Suite, Ankur Jain, CSS3, digital literacy, Distance Learning, DIY education, e-learning, e-learning specialist, education, edupunk, elearning, Framemaker, higher ed, higher education, HTML5, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Sandy, instructional design, instructional design and technology, instructional design education resources, iPad, iPad app, IPhone, Lavacon, Lavacon 2012, Learning, m-learning, m-learning revolution, m-learning tools, Master's degree, Master's degree in technical communication, mlearning, mobile, mobile learning, mobile technology, MS in technical writing, MSPTC, New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJIT, Online Teaching and Learning, Project Tin Can, RJ Jacquez, RoboHelp, single sourcing, singular experience, social media, tech comm, tech comm software, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communication education resources, technical communications, technical writing, TechWhirl, Tin Can, Twitter, webinar
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What did you do to get that Tech Comm job?
As the news continues to spread that I finally got a full-time job after a year of searching, one of my friends from Adobe suggested that I should write a post about how I got the job, with the purpose of encouraging … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Adobe Day, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe RoboHelp, Adobe Systems, Adobe Technical Communications Suite, digital literacy, Distance Learning, DIY education, e-learning, e-learning specialist, education, edupunk, elearning, Framemaker, higher ed, higher education, instructional design, instructional design and technology, instructional design employment, instructional design jobs, iPad, iPad app, Lavacon, Learning, m-learning, m-learning tools, Methods and Theories, mlearning, mobile, mobile learning, networking, new career in tech comm, new career in technical communications, New Jersey Institute of Technology, online degree, Online Teaching and Learning, RoboHelp, single sourcing, singular experience, social media, Society of Technical Communications, STC, tech comm, tech comm employment, tech comm jobs, tech comm jobs after graduation, tech comm professional network, tech comm software, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communication employment, technical communication jobs, technical communication professionals network, technical communications, technical communications jobs, technical communicator employment, technical communicator jobs, technical writing, technical writing employments, technical writing jobs, Twitter, United States, video
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Hard Work and Persistence (Who Says OCD Is a Bad Thing?) Pays Off! : How I won an iPad
As someone who participated in Adobe’s TechComm Conundrum contest on Facebook, I can confidently say that it was not for the faint of heart! It combined one of my favorite topics—technical communications—with the thrill a researcher gets when hunting for … Continue reading
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Tagged Acrobat, Adobe, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Captivate, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Presenter, Adobe RoboHelp, Adobe Technical Communication Suite, Adobe Technical Communications Suite 4, blog, Captivate, e-learning, Facebook, Framemaker, Gamification, gamification for marketing, Google, graduate student at NJIT, Illustrator, iPad, Learning, m-learning, marketing tool, Master's of Science in Professional and Technical Communication, MSPTC, MSPTC NJIT, New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJIT, NJIT MSPTC, Presenter, RoboHelp, single sourcing, singular experience, social media, solving the puzzle, TCS 4, TCS4, tech comm, Tech Comm Conundrum, Tech Comm Conundrum contest, tech comm software, TechComm Conundrum, TechComm Conundrum contest, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, Technical Communications Suite 4, technical writing, video, Wikipedia
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Video Killed the Radio Star – @TechCommGeekMom Style
I’m really excited about this! I’ve been waiting to tell y’all about this, and now I can! A few months ago, the director of NJIT‘S Master’s of Science in Professional and Technical Communication (MSPTC) program asked me if I would … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, blog, blogging, elearning, Facebook, m-learning, Master, Master's degree, mlearning, MSPTC, New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJIT, online degree, opportunities with technical communication degree, Part-time, participatory culture, Princeton University Press, professional, Professional and Technical Communication, social media, social media class, social media involvement, social media theory, tech comm, techcomm, Technical communication, technical communication degree, technical writing, Twitter, United States, video, Web 2.0, Web Content Management, webinar
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Why Mobile, Gamification and Special Needs Are Made for Each Other
As the school year has started for some and will start during the following few weeks ahead, my thoughts start thinking about conventional learning and how educational technology has changed so rapidly, especially in the last few years. Now, before … Continue reading
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Tagged Asperger, Asperger syndrome, autism, cell phones, conventional learning, desktop learning, digital literacy, Distance Learning, DIY education, e-learning, e-learning specialist, ed tech, educational technology, edupunk, email, Gamification, gamify, gaming, High-functioning autism, instructional design, instructional design and technology, Internet access, iPad, iPad app, IPhone, Learning, learning in chunks, m-learning, m-learning tools, Masters, Methods and Theories, mobile, mobile learning, mobile technology, MS One Note, MSPTC, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, NJIT, OneNote, online courses, Online Teaching and Learning, open source education, podcasting, podcasts, Power Rangers, processing information, smart phones, smartphones, social media, special needs, Super Sentai, sync, synchronizing notes, tech comm, Technical communication, technical communications, video, video games, video lectures, wi-fi
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Hurrah! The ID/TC Education Resources Page has been updated on Techcommgeekmom.com!
Hello everyone! It feels like it’s been a long time since I’ve posted here, but it’s only been a week. I do try to post something original here at least once a week as best as I can. But right … Continue reading
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Tagged Bachelor's degree, Distance Learning, DIY education, Doctorate, e-learning, e-learning specialist, education, edupunk, elearning, higher ed, higher education, instructional design, instructional design and technology, Learning, m-learning, m-learning tools, Master, Master's degree, Methods and Theories, mlearning, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Online Teaching and Learning, open source education, tech comm, Technical communication, technical writing
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