From the Editor
By Crista Mohammed
In this issue, we continue harvesting rich material from our student outreach competition. You know the saying, plant a seed, tend it well and…enjoy the fruit. We are thrilled to publish another winning submission.
Maria Peter, who has just completed a programme in Technical Communication at Seneca, provides a comprehensive review of usability heuristics as they apply to e-learning, distributed learning and websites in general . This is a great resource for students of IDL and a refresher for practitioners.Read More
Lori Meyer, in her co-manager’s column, reviews our 2017 successes . Invigorated by those success, she recommends many ways for you to contribute to and enjoy being part of our awarding winning team. Read more
Marcia Shannon, in her Secretary’s Column, shares six easy, doable ways to stay in touch with your SIG and reap the rewards of your SIG membership. Read more
Meet Viqui Dill in our Member Spotlight. You may already know the venerable Ms. Dill. She is a well-recognised STC face, having been an active member for over 11 years (a fact that belies her youthful vim and vigour). Viqui is her usual frank sharing-self: she does not hold back on how she has grown and how the STC has figured in her professional development. Read more
Crista Mohammed reminds us that SUMMIT TIME is at hand. In her Editor’s picks she shares her plans for Summit 2018–plans that revolve around staying abreast of the field; nurturing the professional within; and friending face-to-face (as opposed to virtually). Read More
Viqui Dill, thoughtful as ever, has extracted all of the key SUMMIT 2018 events for the IDL SIG. Included in Viqui’s list are all the presentations that will be made by IDLers. Read More
Marcia Shannon reviews Cammy Bean’s The Accidental Instructional Designer. The title of the book is relatable. So it is when you work in an emerging field: the needs of the market precede the discipline. Many of our careers are thus “accidental”. Marcia finds the book deserving of careful reading as it is information dense, but that density does not burden the reader in the least. Marcia reports that Bean’s light breezy writing is enjoyable and easy to read. Read more
O*NET program, the most comprehensive source of occupational data in the USA, is seeking experienced Instructional Designers and Technologists to add their career information to the O*NET database. Read more