Northeast Ohio Society for Technical Communication
Kelly Smith has been a gold member of STC since 2015. As a gold member, she has a membership to all the STC SIGs. She is currently most active in the Instructional Design & Learning (IDL) SIG and has recently become their newsletter editor, which is how I met her. She is also a member of the Southeast Michigan chapter and … Continue reading…
After attending 10 Summits in a row, I had to skip a couple years. But I returned this year, and what a year to return! Of course, it was great seeing STC friends whom I hadn’t seen in a while, especially the CAC! First of all, the location (Orlando, Florida) was fantastic. Former NEO STC … Continue reading…
The Society for Technical Communication has long recognized the importance of the hard work and commitment of its members. The Distinguished Chapter Service Award (DCSA) is designed to recognize exemplary effort, energy, and dedication to a chapter and its activities. The program was inaugurated in 1988, with the first awards given in 1989. The DCSA … Continue reading…
As a child, I remember spending countless hours playing with LEGO building blocks. The different colors and shapes were intriguing, as were my blueprints. Well, obviously there were no blueprints, but I happily imagined the details for constructing ferocious dinosaurs and futuristic skyscrapers. It didn’t matter if the results fell short. I knew that mom … Continue reading…
Do you prepare presentations in PowerPoint or other software? Need to find graphics? Maybe you are looking for some audience interaction or remote pointing tools to help you with your presentations. To see what’s new in presentation technology, check out this article from Toastmaster magazine from March 2018. The author highlights the latest in presentation … Continue reading…
“WordPress runs 30% of the web and has never been more approachable than it is today.” That statement comes from promotional material concerning the Cleveland Digital Publishing User’s Group meeting held June 28. Featured at that meeting that did not disappoint was a panel of local WordPress experts. See https://cdpug.org/ for more information about the group sponsoring the … Continue reading…
Technology in School Classrooms: How It Can Transform Teaching and Student Learning Today James G. Cibulka and Bruce S. Cooper, eds. 2017. Rowman & Littlefield. 172 pages. 978-1-4758-3104-7. USD$30.00 (softcover). Cibulka and Cooper are educators and editors for this collection of works about the use of technology in school classrooms and the general topic of … Continue reading…
Happy May! I hope your month is off to a great start. I know mine has been (because I’ve had plenty of baby snuggles)! My friend had a baby on April 3rd and I’m a very proud “aunt.” Please excuse me while I shamelessly spam you with a baby photo! Do you also have news? Please … Continue reading…
As a first-time attendee to the Spectrum Conference, I was curious and excited to make the four-hour road trip to Rochester, NY. Hosted by the STC Rochester chapter, this conference—and its host members—are of the highest caliber. The event is well-organized with outstanding learning and networking opportunities. I strongly encourage NEO STC members to attend … Continue reading…
At the end of March 2018, Monte and I were privileged to attend the 59th (yeah, that’s right 59th) annual STC Rochester Spectrum Conference. This was my fourth time attending; the third as a speaker. This conference seems to get better each time. At least for me. My enthusiasm for tech comm and STC were … Continue reading…
Greetings from the Academic Relations team! We often have opportunities during the year for our NEO STC members to volunteer by speaking about their experiences in the profession to students. (Last month’s president’s column talked about our visit to John Carroll.) It is a way to educate northeast Ohio students about what they can do … Continue reading…
“Laughter was the highlight of the NEOSTC game night.” So said Angie Dianetti about the March 15 NEO STC game night social activity. She goes on to say, “While waiting for others to arrive, Ginny Haas, Tricia Spayer, and I started with a friendly game of Pentago, each winning once. The game requires you to … Continue reading…
Jennifer Yaros, Chief Creativity Officer of BrainSpark, brought energy, creativity, and teamwork to the April NEO STC meeting at Rockwell Automation. Drawing from her work developing BrainSpark, a new offering from Radcom to promote creativity in the workplace, Jennifer guided us through an epic journey: • In the Cave of Creativity, we warmed up by … Continue reading…
In this column I share my favorite color conversion tool, what can happen when you create content without translation in mind, a Seth Godin book I recently finished, song recommendations based on what I’ve been listening to when I’m doing graphics work, and more. But first, let’s talk membership. I, and fellow NEO STC members … Continue reading…
Welcome to the March edition of Lines & Letters. We have a lot of exciting articles for you! Cianciola Wins Spectrum 2018 Drawing NEO STC Board Meets to Discuss Chapter Accomplishments and Plans Digital Opportunities within Technical Communications: Our January Meeting In the Spotlight: Andrea Ames Spayer Scheduled for Spectrum 2018 (to talk about Gleek … Continue reading…
Congratulate Andrea Ames as she steps into her new position as editor of Intercom, the magazine of the STC. Recognized in 2016 by MindTouch as one of the Top 25 Content Strategy Influencers, Andrea is a keynote speaker and workshop leader with 35 years of content experience, as well as the author of numerous journal … Continue reading…
Jillian Kupchella, an account manager at Aquent Studios, was our guest speaker at the January NEO STC meeting. Jillian shared creative ways to embed videos and animations in technical and instructional materials. It was an information-packed presentation, complete with real-life examples of the various techniques, including: Using CINEMA 4D to convert CAD drawings to look … Continue reading…
NEO STC Chapter Officers and Committee Chairs met in January to review accomplishments, and to discuss plans for the remainder of the year. Following are highlights of the meeting. President’s Report Jason Vensel, President, reported that Ben Woelk, STC Rochester, offered a free Sunday-Monday registration to the Spectrum conference being held in Rochester on March … Continue reading…
Congratulate Carrie Cianciola on being the drawing winner for a free Spectrum 2018 Conference registration offered to NEO STC members. Here is what Carrie has to say about the upcoming conference. “This year’s conference theme, Hack Into Your Flow, and keynote speaker Judith Glick-Smith, immediately caught my attention. I’m very excited to attend this conference … Continue reading…
Our own Tricia Spayer is scheduled to present at Spectrum 2018 held March 25-27. This conference is a partnership of STC Rochester and the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) with details at the http://spectrum.stc-rochester.org/ site. It is also STC Rochester’s 59th annual regional technical communication conference. Lines & Letters recently asked Tricia about her scheduled presentations. What will … Continue reading…