Crista Mohammed Receives STC Distinguished SIG Service Award
We are proud to announce that our SIG Newsletter manager, Crista Mohammed, has received the STC Distinguished SIG Service Award (DSSA). The DSSA, Distinguished Chapter Service Awards, and Distinguished Community Service for Students Awards are given annually by STC to members who have offered extensive service and exemplary commitment to their communities. Each community nominates one or more of its members for an award. The nominations are submitted to STC and evaluated, and nominee recommendations are presented to the STC board of directors for approval.
Crista took on the job of Managing Editor and revived the IDL SIG newsletter, “IDeaL: Design for Learning,” at a time when everything was changing. She learned WordPress from the ground up and managed the conversion from a PDF-by- email format to our new online newsblog. And she did it from Trinidad, where she has to stay up late at night to join SIG conference calls.
She continues to show a high level of professionalism and stamina when quarterly, she has to request articles from SIG members and leaders (which can be like pulling teeth!)
Crista’s citation reads:
For your ingenuity and dedication in bringing the “IDeaL: Design for Learning” newsletter back to life in its online incarnation.
Our deepest thanks to Crista for her service to the IDL SIG — and heartiest congratulations on your well-deserved DSSA award!
STC IDL SIG at the 2017 Summit
Join us at the #STC17 Summit!
Come by our booth at the welcome reception on Sunday night and get a sticker for your summit badge. Join us Tuesday midday for our annual business meeting. And if you see some of us walking around and hanging out, be sure to jump in and say hello.
This post will help you connect with our SIG at the Summit and highlights selected sessions about our field, by members, and other sessions of interest. For the complete schedule of events, see the Summit website at https://stcsummit2017.sched.com/
Annual IDL SIG Business Meeting Brown Bag
Our annual face-to-face business meeting will be on Tuesday, May 9th from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm in Annapolis 1 at the Gaylord Hotel.
Come by for a brown bag lunch and a chance to meet other instructional design and learning practitioners face to face. Pick up lunch at either the Harbor Marketplace or the The Cocoa Bean inside the Gaylord Hotel.
Join us! We will have prizes!
Sessions by IDL SIG members
Revive and Thrive: Strategies for the Introvert in Today’s Workplace Sunday, May 7 • 1:00pm – 4:30pm Ben Woelk http://sched.co/8tgG
A Laymen’s Crash Course on Analytics in Help Content Monday, May 8 • 10:10am – 11:00am Jenn Carlos http://sched.co/9lT6
On Track! Running an Effective Meeting is More Than the Agenda Monday, May 8 • 2:10pm – 3:00pm Viqui Dill http://sched.co/8thP
Productivity Hacks for Technical Communicators Tuesday, May 9 • 9:00am – 9:50am Kit Brown-Hoekstra http://sched.co/8tiO
We Stoop to Conquer: Adjusting to Mediocrity Tuesday, May 9 • 10:10am – 11:00am Li-At Rathbun http://sched.co/8tjS
Prototypes of Use: Adapting Content to the Usability Expectations of Different Contexts Tuesday, May 9 • 2:10pm – 3:00pm Kirk St.Amant http://sched.co/8tjY
My Android Dreams of Electric Cats – Are You Capturing Your User’s Emotive Analytics? Tuesday, May 9 • 4:00pm – 4:50pm Allie Proff http://sched.co/8thV
Gamification of Instructional Design Tuesday, May 9 • 4:00pm – 4:50pm Phylise Banner http://sched.co/8ti6
Follow the Yellow Brick Road: A Leadership Journey to the Emerald City Wednesday, May 10 • 9:00am – 9:50am Ben Woelk http://sched.co/8thY
Creating User Documentation in an Agile World Wednesday, May 10 • 10:10am – 11:00am Jane Wilson http://sched.co/8tjg
Sessions about IDL and related topics
Learning Styles and the Cancer Experience Monday, May 8 • 2:10pm – 3:00pm Debbie Kerr http://sched.co/8tjF
Video Provides the Edge Monday, May 8 • 4:00pm – 4:50pm Mark Kleinsmith http://sched.co/8tjG
Edits as ESL Teaching: Working with Multi-lingual Writers Tuesday, May 9 • 1:00pm – 1:50pm Jessica McCaughey http://sched.co/8tiK
Gamification of Instructional Design Tuesday, May 9 • 4:00pm – 4:50pm Phylise Banner http://sched.co/8ti6
Informal Get Togethers
Look for plans to get together informally for dinner or after dinner fun. The Gaylord Hotel has a rooftop lounge for hotel guests that is open late. We will gather in the evenings to wind down and connect there. https://www.nationalharbor.com/stores/pose-ultra-lounge/
Other sessions of interest
CPTC Foundation Exam Prep Class Saturday, May 6 • 8:30am – 4:30pm Chris Hester http://sched.co/9csg
CPTC Foundation Exam Prep Class: Day 2 Sunday, May 7 • 8:30am – 5:00pm Chris Hester http://sched.co/9csi
Leadership Program Sunday, May 7 • 8:00am – 12:00pm http://sched.co/9HbV Our own Mellissa Ruryk will be presenting about our Manager’s Handbook to all the STC community leaders in attendance. Congratulations Mellissa.
Adobe Workshop Sunday, May 7 • 12:00pm – 5:00pm http://sched.co/9RZq
Opening Keynote Sunday, May 7 • 5:30pm – 6:45pm Seth Mattison http://sched.co/9HbZ
Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall Sunday, May 7 • 7:00pm – 8:30pm http://sched.co/9Hba
Annual Business Meeting Monday, May 8 • 5:30pm – 6:30pm http://sched.co/9Hbh Our own James Bousquet will be installed as STC Treasurer at this meeting. Congratulations James!
Speed Networking Tuesday, May 9 • 11:30am – 12:15pm http://sched.co/9Q7Z
Honors Reception Tuesday, May 9 • 5:30pm – 7:00pm http://sched.co/9Hje
STC WDCB brings back the Rough Drafts Tuesday, May 9 • 7:00pm – 9:00 pm http://sched.co/AB7C
Closing General Session: Fix My App Wednesday, May 10 • 11:15am – 12:30pm Lorelei Brown, Geoffrey Robertson, Vera Rhoads http://sched.co/9Hjf
February 16, 2017 “Test then Tell in eLearning” webinar with Mary Whalen (Sojoodi)
Join us for the “Test then Tell in eLearning” webinar with Mary Whalen (Sojoodi).
Update: The event recording is available free at Free recordings of IDL SIG webinars for members (requires password. Contact programs@stcidlsig.org if you did not yet receive your password.)
10:30 am Pacific / 11:30 am Mountain / 12:30 pm Central / 1:30 pm Eastern
Thursday, February 16, 2017
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About the webinar
Mary explores Test Then Tell, an approach to structuring asynchronous e-Learning courses. Mary will give an overview of the approach, show course examples where Test Then Tell is used, compare Test Then Tell to the more traditional Tell Then Test approach, and discuss the development process for creating Test Then Tell courses.
The webinar will be recorded so feel free to watch with us online and then rewatch at your leisure. No need to take notes. If you cannot attend, sign up anyway so that you will get a link to the recording. You will receive an email prior to the webinar with instructions about logging in.
Intended Audience
All Audiences. The content will be introductory (e.g., > “101 level”)
About the Speaker: Mary Whalen (Sojoodi)
For over 20 years, Mary has been helping companies use training and documentation solutions to improve employee performance, increase customer satisfaction, and ensure regulatory compliance. Mary has designed and developed live and online training programs, technical and user manuals, and online help for a wide range of companies in various industries, from start-ups to Fortune 500 clients. Mary has taught through the Society for Technical Communication Institute at Northern Illinois University, and her work has received awards from the Society for Technical Communication.
Mary Whalen
Award Winning Instructional Designer & Technical Writer
Improving employee performance and customer satisfaction through documentation and training solutions.
eLearning | Online Training | Classroom Training | Train-the-Trainer | User Guides | Reference Guides | Policies & Procedures | Online Help
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November 16, 2016 “Get a Move On! Animation Techniques in PowerPoint” presented by Robert Hershenow
Join the IDL SIG online for “Get a Move On! Animation Techniques in PowerPoint” presented by Robert Hershenow.
10:30 AM Pacific / 11:30 AM Mountain / 12:30 PM Central / 1:30 PM Eastern
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
UPDATE: This webinar was a huge success! See the recording on our Free recordings of IDL SIG webinars for members page. (requires password. Contact programs@stcidlsig.org if you did not yet receive your password.)
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The Society for Technical Communication’s Instructional Design & Learning special interest group (IDL SIG) invites you to an engaging webinar about our old friend PowerPoint, presented in a new way by Robert Hershenow.
The webinar will be recorded so feel free to watch with us online and then rewatch at your leisure. No need to take notes. If you cannot attend, sign up anyway so that you will get a link to the recording. You will receive an email prior to the webinar with instructions about logging in.
About the webinar
Get a Move On!
Animation Techniques in PowerPoint
Presented by Robert Hershenow
Have you ever wished your presentations could be more exciting?
Software like PowerPoint and Keynote just keeps getting better. A big part of that is animation, which can help your presentations stand out (for better or for worse). Research has shown that we learn best through multisensory stimulation – ideally, narration and pictures together. Animating visual components can add interest, depth, and cognitive complexity, increasing audience engagement and long-term recall. On the other hand, when animation is poorly executed or overdone it can have the opposite effect.
In this webinar you’ll learn how and when to use different types of animation and how to fine-tune each one to best advantage. You’ll get plenty of tips on:
- Optimizing timing
- Creating cinematic effects
- Animating text, pictures, and shapes
- Best practices for slide transitions
- Using events to trigger animations
- Building custom animations
Plus, we’ll look at some of PowerPoint’s exciting new features and discuss how to avoid common problems. (Note that while demonstrations will be in PowerPoint, the concepts they illustrate will apply to any presentation software.)
Join this webinar and discover new ways to make your presentations pop!
The webinar will be recorded so feel free to watch with us online and then rewatch at your leisure. No need to take notes. If you cannot attend, sign up anyway so that you will get a link to the recording. You will receive an email prior to the webinar with instructions about logging in.
About the speaker
Robert Hershenow is a technical communications professional with more than twenty years of experience as a writer, trainer, manager, and consultant. Currently Co-Manager of the STC Instructional Design and Learning SIG, Robert lives and works in Berkeley, California.
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