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By Maralee Sauter, IDL SIG Manager
Why do I go to the Summit? To connect with friends and colleagues and to learn. This year, there were seven tracks of sessions. It was hard to choose, so I did my best to attend instructional design-related topics. The following is a recap of my five favorite sessions.
By Jamye Sagan, former IDL SIG Surveys Lead
In December 2022, the IDL SIG conducted its biennial membership demographic survey. Approximately 13.9% of our membership base completed the survey – 47 out of 339 members (as of December 2022), an improvement from 8.2% during the 2020 survey. See the 2022 Membership Survey for complete results.
In a future article, we will briefly analyze the results for individual questions.
By Ruth-Anne Klassen, Student Liaison
Each month, the IDL SIG hosts a “First Friday” social event for students and members. Each edition of First Friday includes a short presentation. Jenn Buckley, M.Ed, MBA, MCCT, CPTD, was the presenter on Friday, June 2.
Jenn presented a demo and presentation on ChatGPT, focusing on reducing time spent on creative tasks and navigating controversy around ChatGPT and similar AI tools.
Continue reading “June First Friday @ 5: Demystifying ChatGPT with Jennifer Buckley”
By Jamye Sagan, former IDL SIG Treasurer
This report will be longer than normal since this will be my last Treasurer report. As most of you already know, I was elected this year as a Director on the STC Board and assumed my new role in late April during STC’s Annual Business Meeting. Since I’m now a Board member, I had to resign my position as Treasurer and my other volunteer roles within the IDL SIG and other communities.
By Marcia Shannon, Membership Manager
Welcome to the last half of 2023. IDL SIG activity usually slows a little in summer, but we will host several social events. Before I discuss those, I will share my Summit 2023 feedback.