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