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TaxoDiary – Taxonomies in Information Science
TaxoDiary – Taxonomies in Information Science — Read on taxodiary.com/2018/08/taxonomies-in-information-science/ Thanks to CJ Walker for posting this on LinkedIn. This is a big part of my job right now, and this is an excellent way to clarify the difference between … Continue reading
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Tagged CJ Walker, CMS, content, Content management, content organization, Content Rules, Content Rules Inc., content strategy, digital literacy, digital marketing, DITA, LinkedIn, Methods and Theories, single sourcing, taxonomy, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, technology, Val Swisher, writing, XML
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So You Want to Be an Instructional Designer? | EdSurge News
Good listener. People person. Lifelong learner. Sound like you? No, we’re not trying to arrange a first date. These are some common traits of people with successful careers in a booming job market: instructional design. Colleges, K-12 schools and companies … Continue reading
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Tagged digital literacy, Distance Learning, DIY education, e-learning, education, elearning, higher ed, higher education, instructional design, instructional design and technology, instructional designer, Learning, m-learning, m-learning tools, Methods and Theories, mlearning, Online Teaching and Learning, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, technology
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Top 15 Expert Tech Predictions for 2015
This was posted on LinkedIn and created by Experts Exchange. I think it has some pretty accurate predictions of things that will be predominating our collective tech conscience. A few of these topics are once I’ve already seen overtures to in … Continue reading
STC-PMC 2014 Conference – Better than last year!
In a nutshell, the 2014 STC-PMC Mid-Atlantic Technical Conference was better than last year, in my opinion! A slightly different format, a different day, more networking, and excellent speakers made for a fantastic event. Okay, now for more details. First, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernadette Longo, blog, blogging, Blogging Out Loud, content strategy, digital literacy, DIY education, education, emerging technologies, instructional design and technology, Jamil Wilkins, mobile, MSPTC, MSPTC NJIT, Neil Perlin, Nicky Bleiel, NJIT, NJIT MSTPC, Philadelphia, Publishing Smarter, responsive design, social media, STC, STC - Philadelphia Metro Chapter, STC PMC, STC-PMC Mid-Atlantic Technical Conference, STC-PMC14, STCPMC, STCPMC14, tech comm, tech comm software, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, technology, Todd DeLuca, volunteering, Webworks
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Careers in Technical Communication – 2014
I came across this via Viqui Dill on Facebook. This is done by Carolyn Kelley Klinger, who is a very active member of the STC. This is a great overview of the potential of tech comm in the coming year. … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising communications, career growth, career opportunities, careers, careers in tech comm, careers in technical communication, Carolyn Kelley Klinger, content strategy, digital literacy, editing, ghost writing, grant writing, higher ed, higher education, indexing, information architecture, instructional design, instructional design and technology, marketing communications, medical writing, Methods and Theories, Online Teaching and Learning, science writing, social media, STC, tech comm, tech comm software, tech editing, tech writing, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, technology, usability, Viqui Dill, writing
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Every Tech Ad You’ve Ever Seen
I admit it–I’m a tech addict, even though I can’t always afford to be one. And I’m a sucker for these kinds of ads. See this parody below, which I found courtesy of David Pogue’s Facebook feed–enjoy!: Every Tech Commercial … Continue reading
Death of the Desktop and Gaming as We Know It
In the past week, I’ve made two observations about how technology is going through an advancement surge. What I mean by that is that there are big changes happening, and it seems like it’s happening incredibly quickly–at least in my … Continue reading
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Tagged all-in-one computers, Apple, apps, Chromebook, cloud based services, Cloud computing, cloud software, cloud technology, desktop, desktops, digital literacy, Distance Learning, downloads, DVD, e-learning, education, elearning, flash memory, GameStop, gaming, Google, Google Apps, iCloud, iPad, iPad app, IPhone, iTunes, laptop, laptops, Learning, m-learning, Microsoft, mlearning, mobile, mobile gaming, mobile learning, Nintendo, Nintendo 3DS, SkyDrive, smartphones, tablets, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technology, video, wi-fi, Windows 7, Windows 8
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What Hurricane Sandy Taught Me About Mobile Technology and Social Media
Hello all, and excuse my absence of late! If you hadn’t heard (ha!), Hurricane/ Superstorm Sandy hit the eastern coast of the United States, and headed straight for the state of New Jersey in particular. That means it hit where … Continue reading
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Tagged 4G, battery power, cell phone, connectivity, Cub Scout, East Coast of the United States, Eastern Seaboard, electricity, emergency information, Facebook, hurricane, Hurricane Sandy, iPad, iPad app, IPhone, iPhone app, lack of electricity, lack of power, LTE, mobile, mobile communications, mobile devices, Mobile phone, New Jersey, NJ, phone networks, smart phone, smartphones, social media, social media at work, social media class, social media community, social media involvement, storm aftermath, storm damage, Superstorm Sandy, tech comm, Technical communication, technical communications, technology, technology needs improvement, tree crashing on my house, Twitter, United States, Weather Channel, wi-fi, wi-fi networks, wifi
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Whitepaper: The Future of Mobile Learning: Empowering Human Memory and Literacy
Yes, it’s official. I’ve written a whitepaper. Actually, I wrote it a while ago, but just haven’t gotten around to reformatting it. This is actually a paper that I wrote for one of my classes recently just before I graduated, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adult Literacy, classroom technology, digital literacy, Distance Learning, DIY education, e-learning, education, edupunk, elearning, human memory, Information Literacy, instructional design, instructional design and technology, iPad, iPod, Learning, literacy, m-learning, m-learning tools, Marketing, Media literacy, memory, Methods and Theories, mlearning, mobile, mobile learning, mobile technology, Nintendo, Online Teaching and Learning, open source education, Organizations, singular experience, smart phones, smartphones, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical writing, technology, White paper
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Blast from the Past – Volume 1: The First American Technical Communicator?
Today’s entry from the TCGM grad school archives is from April 2010, when I was still a tech comm fledgling. Note the reference to Walter Issacson towards the end of the entry. His name might be more familiar to us … Continue reading
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Tagged American, American History, Ben Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, digital communications, digital security, DIY education, education, Franklin, Franklin Institute, higher education, History, History Channel, inventor, Library Company of Philadelphia, modern technology, Pennsylvania Gazette, Philadelphia, Philly, print publishing, publisher, publishing, scientific, scientist, social media, Steve Jobs, tech comm, tech writing, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, Technical writer, technical writing, technology, Thomas Jefferson, Twitter, United States, Walter Issacson, writer
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