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Can you still renew your STC and IDL SIG membership for 2021? YES!

By Lori Meyer, STC IDL SIG membership manager

We’re well into 2021, and the STC membership renewal season is officially over…but the good news is that if you haven’t renewed your STC and IDL membership, you still can! Renewing is easy: Go to http://stc.org/membership, log in with your member ID and password, and select Renew Your STC Membership. Be sure to check off IDL as one of your communities, because the renewal system does not carry this information over to the following year. You can also change your membership type (for example, you can become a Gold member with additional benefits), and add other chapters and SIGs to your membership. 

Submit online the renewal form along with your payment, and STC will restore your active member status within about 48 hours. Then, you can continue to enjoy all of the benefits of STC membership. And that includes free access to our great program of webinars. That alone is a great return on your SIG dues!

Lots of good things are happening in our SIG this year, so take a few moments now to renew your membership. We look forward to having you as a member in 2021!

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2020 IDL SIG/CoP Demographic Survey Results

By Jamye Sagan

In December 2020, the IDL SIG/CoP conducted its biennial membership demographic survey. Approximately 8.2% of our membership base completed the survey – 35 out of 425 members. See 2020 Membership Survey for complete results. To view results for individual questions, click the link in the question heading.

Years of experience in instructional design
More than half of our survey respondents have been in the instructional design field for 10 or fewer years. About 25% have 6-10 years’ experience.

Level of education

Over 80% of our survey respondents have bachelor’s or master’s degrees, while about 14% have earned doctorates.

Employment status

According to the survey, over half of our members are permanent, full-time employees while about 20% are either consultants/contractors or self-employed.

Career Journey

About 57% of our survey respondents started out in different fields before discovering instructional design. A very small percentage of respondents — almost 3% — began their careers in instructional design. These results show that most members became involved in this field over time.

Job responsibilities

Over 85% of respondents perform technical writing as part of their job responsibilities, while over 60% perform technical editing. Almost half of respondents are actually involved with instructional design, training facilitation, and course development.

Company/client sectors served

Our members work in a wide variety of industries. Almost half of the respondents work in the computer software industry, followed by professional, scientific, and technical services and educational teaching.

ID deliverables produced

Our members produce a wide variety of deliverables, the most popular being online help, instructor-led training, virtual instructor-led training, and eLearning.

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Lori Meyer Receives Distinguished SIG Service Award

We are proud to announce that Lori Meyer has received the STC Distinguished SIG Service Award (DSSA). The DSSA, Distinguished Chapter Service Awards (DCSA), and Distinguished Community Service for Students Awards (DCSSA) 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.

Lori is the ultimate volunteer.  In her breakout role for the IDL SIG, she volunteered as secretary. Et voilà! A few short years later, she stepped up as SIG co-manager. Whatever the role, she has endeared herself to us all through her charming ways, thoughtful leadership, and love of cats!

Lori is an innovator. She developed a Planning Guide that provides SIG Communities’ leadership with a strategy to meet yearly Community Achievement Award (CAA) requirements. Additionally, she created an internal award program for volunteers who may not meet all criteria for a DSSA (or who may already hold a DSSA), but deserve recognition for their volunteering spirit within the community.

Lori continues to support the SIG through her position as membership manager. And while Lori volunteers for many positions in chapters and SIGs throughout the STC community, we are glad she chose us.

Lori’s citation reads:

For your dedication to the Instructional Design and Learning SIG, your unfailing commitment to leadership, and for displaying compassion and wisdom, in calm and troubled circumstances.

Congratulations, Lori!

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Note from the Editor: Q4 2020

What a year. I’m staying up until midnight tonight just to make sure that 2020 doesn’t try to sneak back in!

But with all the lockdowns, turmoil and everything else that made 2020 the year it was, there were still some good things. I think that remote work is here to stay in one form or another. Online meetings are also going to be a fixture going forward, and that will make collaboration easier. We each know more about how much we can do when we have to.

I think every one of is stronger, knowing that we got through the worst that 2020 could throw at us.

This month, we say goodbye to Marcia Shannon as Manager of IDL COP. Jayme Sagan gives us her Treasurer’s Report. And we have a Resolution Roundup for the new year!

I hope you all have a safe, happy and prosperous 2021.

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2021 Resolutions Round-up

From your Leadership Team

Thinking about the many challenges we all faced—and faced down—in 2020 prompted us to share our plans for making 2021 a better year.

Viqui Dill

1) In 2021, I will start my days early because I love getting off early.

2) In 2021, I will stop beating myself up for making mistakes because this is how we learn.

3) In 2021, I will continue to try to be kind because everyone is carrying so much right now.

Destiny Dudley

1)  In 2021, I will start to keep a more routine schedule, focus on exercise, eating for my health, and being proud of myself with the progress I do make.

2) In 2021, I will stop waiting until the last minute to get things accomplished, instead of trying to stay focused on what I need to prioritize.

3) In 2021, I will continue to be happy with my accomplishments toward progressing towards my career, personal, and spiritual goals. To just be kinder to myself and accept that I am not wonder woman.

Lori Meyer

New year resolutions are now very hard for me because my mindset was altered so greatly after my cancer experience. Now, I don’t even think of terms of years…only of today and tomorrow.  For me, my daily resolution is “I’m alive. Let me be the best alive I can be today. “

Mellissa Ruryk

1) In 2021, I will start writing down all business purchases with date, amount, retailer, and details of the purchase and its purpose.

2) In 2021, I will stop ignoring my watch that reminds me to get up and move once an hour.

3) In 2021, I will continue to work on my art and exercising my creative side.

Jamye Sagan

1) In 2021, I will start paying more attention to my health by eating healthier foods and by exercising more.

2) In 2021, I will stop procrastinating, or at least not procrastinate so much. Although I tend to do my best work under pressure, it drains me afterwards.

3) In 2021, I will continue devoting time, even if it’s only a few minutes, to doing something fun for myself.

Marcia Shannon

1) In 2021, I will start projects sooner rather than later, so that I do better work.

2) In 2021, I will stop trying to do everything and say “no” once in a while.

3) In 2021, I will continue to write morning pages to stay grounded.

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