Website for the STC Instructional Design & Learning Special Interest Group, a Community of Practice
What elements work together to create a good website? According to a website workshop presented to the IDL SIG this fall by Jannetta Lamourt, a number of factors go into creating a site that works for the user and the hosting organization.
Lamourt’s presentation, which took place on October 21, 2022, addressed a multitude of design aspects that the IDL SIG will take into consideration for a future overhaul of the current webpage. Continue reading “Presentation recap: IDL SIG website makeover”
By Maralee Sautter, IDL SIG Manager
It gives me great pleasure to announce the recipients of IDL SIG awards for 2022. These are SIG-specific awards to celebrate the contributions of our great volunteers and make recognition within the reach of more SIG members. Awards are given to outstanding volunteers who work hard to make our SIG the amazing community that it is.
There are two awards that may be given for the calendar year:
This year’s winners are…
By Maralee Sautter, IDL SIG Manager
The SIG has experienced an amazing year of accomplishments, and our volunteers have made it possible. As manager of the SIG, it is my pleasure to acknowledge the following members for their volunteering spirit in 2022. Thank you for everything that you do.
Each volunteer has been presented with a certificate with the following citations. Continue reading “2022 Volunteer Appreciation”
By Jamye Sagan, IDL SIG Treasurer
We ended 2022 on a steady financial note, having been able to fund all of our activities, plus a little extra for next year. As of December 20, we have a total of $450.28 in our account; all from our vested funds and none remaining in community funding.
By Marcia Shannon, Membership Manager
We’re ready to welcome to a new year of challenges and opportunities. Wait a minute, that’s every year, isn’t it? Yes, it is, and we have another chance at making good choices. Choosing to be part of the tech comm communities is one of those good.
First of all, thank you, everyone who joined or renewed your membership in STC and IDL. Welcome or welcome back to the many aspects and variations of being a technical communicator. If you have not renewed or joined for the first time, do not despair, you can join right now, or next week or whenever your circumstances favor you taking that step.
When I was thinking about what to report to the IDL Community about the fourth quarter of 2022, these questions popped up: Who are we? Who are these folks who are interested in instructional design? Where do we live and work or work remote from? What hints do our job titles give to explain what we do in our careers? How long have we been involved with STC? As membership manager, I ran our roster through several data filters to discover the answers to those questions. I hope you benefit from these quick views of the IDL community members.
Continue reading “Membership Report – 2022 Q4”