Tag Archives: United States

Guest Blogger: Creating a Fun Digital Learning Day in the Classroom

Posted on July 24, 2013 by TechCommGeekMom

From time to time, I like having a guest blogger come to TechCommGeekMom to provide a different perspective than mine on tech comm, m-learning and e-learning. This week, newcomer Allie Cooper provides her view on m-learning in the classroom. Enjoy! … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Allie Cooper, Android, App Store, BYOD, digital classroom library, digital literacy, digital textbooks, Distance Learning, DIY education, E-book, e-learning, Edmodo, education, Edutopia, elearning, Facebook, Google Play, higher ed, higher education, instructional design, instructional design and technology, iOS, iPad, iPad app, IPhone, Learning, m-learning, m-learning tools, Methods and Theories, mlearning, mobile, mobile learning, Online Teaching and Learning, Personal computer, smartphones, social media, Springpad app, tablets, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, TechCommGeekMom.com, Technical communication, technical communications, Twitter, United States, video, virtual classroom, Visual.ly, YouTube | Leave a comment

Follow-up: Where have all the adverbs gone? And how did they go?

Posted on May 29, 2013 by TechCommGeekMom

This came to me by way of the Chicago Manual of Style Facebook feed. I’m not going insane–adverbs are declining, enough so that there’s a whole article in The Guardian from last fall! Read the article here: Where have all … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adjective, Adverb, Chicago Manual of Style, CMOS, digital literacy, DIY education, education, English language, Facebook, Learning, Maddie York, Noun, Online Communities, Online Teaching and Learning, parts of speech, proper grammar, single sourcing, singular experience, social media, Social Networking, tech comm software, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, The Guardian, United States, Verb | 1 Comment

What have you got against adverbs? What did they ever do to you?

Posted on May 27, 2013 by TechCommGeekMom

I’ve noticed a disturbing trend that seems to be happening in the English language–at least in American English. Every time I heard this mistake, I cringe and wonder why it’s happening. Evidently, people are not using adverbs correctly anymore. I … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adjective, Adverb, adverbs, American English, British English, digital literacy, Distance Learning, DIY education, e-learning, editing, education, edupunk, elearning, English grammar, English language, English literacy, Grammar, higher ed, higher education, improper grammar, improper speech, improper use of adverbs, improper use of language, Learning, Linguistics, literacy, localisation, localization, m-learning, Methods and Theories, mlearning, Online Teaching and Learning, Part of speech, Social Sciences, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, translation, United States, writing | 22 Comments

Is English an International Language? – Part 2

Posted on April 18, 2013 by TechCommGeekMom

Earlier this year, I was asked by the STC-PMC to write a two-part article about the differences and similarities between American and British English. Part 1 was published in February. Today, I happily saw that the second part was published in the … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged American English, British English, digital literacy, Distance Learning, DIY education, e-learning, education, edupunk, elearning, English as a foreign langugage, English as a second language, English as an international language, English language, global content, global education, global language, global ready content, globalization, higher ed, higher education, International English, Language, Learning, localisation, localization, m-learning, Methods and Theories, mlearning, mobile, mobile learning, Online Teaching and Learning, social media, Society of Technical Communication, Society of Technical Communications, STC, STC - Philadelphia Metro Chapter, STC PMC, STCPMC, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, translation, United States, USA | 4 Comments

What Margaret Thatcher brought to the women of Tech Comm

Posted on April 8, 2013 by TechCommGeekMom

Today, the world lost one of the most impactful figures in international politics. Baroness Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of Britain, passed away after a stroke at the age of 87. I’ve been watching the BBC News coverage for … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged advocacy, advocates, Baroness Margaret Thatcher, BBC News, British politics, chemistry careers, digital literacy, Distance Learning, DIY education, e-learning, education, Iron Lady, Lady, Learning, Margaret Thatcher, Oxford, politics, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, science careers, scientists, social media, STEM, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, United States, women in engineering, women in engineering careers, women in law, women in law careers, women in math, women in math careers, women in science careers, women in STEM careers, women in tech comm, women in technical communication, women in technical communications, women in technical writing, women in technology, women in technology careers, women scientists, working mom, working moms, working mother, working mothers, working mum, working mums | 5 Comments

Is English an International Language? – Part 1

Posted on February 5, 2013 by TechCommGeekMom

I mentioned a while ago that I had several writing projects that were coming up, and the first of them is now published! I was asked by the STC-PMC to write a two-part article about the differences and similarities between … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged America, American English, Australia, Australian English, BBC America, British Empire, British English, Canada, Canadian English, Commonwealth countries, digital literacy, Distance Learning, DIY education, e-learning, education, elearning, England, English as a foreign langugage, English as a second language, English as an international language, English as dominant language on the Internet, English in Commonwealth Countries, English language, English proliferated on the Internet, ESL, Google, Great Britain, India, Indian English, international language, Language, Learning, Linguistics, London, m-learning, mlearning, New Zealand, New Zealander English, Online Teaching and Learning, single sourcing, singular experience, social media, Social Sciences, South Africa, South African English, tech comm, tech comm software, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, translation, Twitter, UK, United States | Leave a comment

Golden rules of content for 2013! | Tech-Tav

Posted on December 20, 2012 by TechCommGeekMom

See on Scoop.it – M-learning, E-Learning, and Technical Communications Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight: Miriam Lottner, technical communicator extraordinaire from Tech-Tav Documentation Ltd., has written an excellent compilation of technical communications tips from various technical communicators from around the world. There … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe RoboHelp, Adobe Systems, content, content tips, digital literacy, documentation, elearning, Framemaker, Methods and Theories, Miriam Lottner, mlearning, mobile, single sourcing, singular experience, social media, tech comm, tech content writing, tech writing, tech writing tips, Tech-Tav, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, technical writing tips, tips for documentation, tips for technical documentation, tips for technical writing, United States | 2 Comments

M-learning and E-learning will never replace teachers entirely

Posted on December 17, 2012 by TechCommGeekMom

As I start to write this, a few days have passed since one of the worst school massacres in the United States happened in Newtown, Connecticut. I won’t go into the details, only because it’s really all over the news … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Asperger, Asperger syndrome, autism, autism and mental health, autistic, Connecticut, DIY education, e-learning, e-learning specialist, education, edupunk, elearning, families of autistics, families of mental health patients, High-functioning autism, higher ed, higher education, instructional design, instructional design and technology, Learning, m-learning, m-learning tools, Mental health, mental health education, Methods and Theories, mlearning, mobile learning, Newtown Connecticut, Online Teaching and Learning, social media, special needs, special needs education, teachers, tech comm, Technical communication, technical communications, United States, Violence | 1 Comment

What did you do to get that Tech Comm job?

Posted on December 7, 2012 by TechCommGeekMom

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 →

Rate this:

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | 2 Comments

What you so afraid of? Part II – The Tech Comm Edition

Posted on December 2, 2012 by TechCommGeekMom

I’ve been reflecting a lot, lately, into what makes me continue to pursue a technical career, especially in technical communications. I’ve been thinking about what I’ve been doing in the last year to stay on top of trends and issues … Continue reading →