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You cannot kill email, try as you might! – techcommgal
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Musings and mutterings on all things tech comm. You cannot kill email, try as you might! March 13, 2016. Email still has its supporters. A recent article in the Atlantic. Championed the email cause, calling email ‘the cockroach of the internet’! The article suggested that, in fact email was to be heralded as the ultimate open-platform, decentralised medium for information transmission and even innovation! The death of the mobile learning dream? Assistive technology: removing barriers to higher education.
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Au revoir, virtual team. – techcommgal
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Musings and mutterings on all things tech comm. Au revoir, virtual team. March 23, 2016. April 7, 2016. The virtual team has completed its work! We had minor misunderstandings around task allocation and roles, all of which were dealt with good-humouredly. Towards the end of the project, we had to grapple with phraseology issues that our French translators picked up on and some small image changes that better suited the translated document design. Encouragement, praise and understanding are essential elem...
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Easter e-tivity – techcommgal
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Musings and mutterings on all things tech comm. April 2, 2016. I hope you had a very enjoyable Easter break (if you got one! Underpinning the learning in this e-tivity was Gilly Salmons. 5-stage pedagogical model for e-learning. The 5 stages of learning covered in Salmons model acted as a scaffold for the development of our group resource:. Access and Motivation stage. 8211; Our lecturer, as e-moderator, provided us with the information needed to access the group forum and explained the purpose of the ex...
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The death of the mobile learning dream? – techcommgal
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Musings and mutterings on all things tech comm. The death of the mobile learning dream? March 4, 2016. March 4, 2016. This got me thinking about the educational aspirations that became entangled with the tablet phenomenon. There was a widely held belief that tablets, in the hands of every student, would equate to an engaged and invested learner. Whatever happened to this belief, and if the tablet is suffering a slow death, what, if anything, will replace it? A piece on the JISC. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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Crouch-Bind-Set: SCRUM! – techcommgal
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Musings and mutterings on all things tech comm. March 3, 2016. March 3, 2016. So there you are, the agile scrum: not as dangerous as it sounds! Feel the fear and do it anyway. The death of the mobile learning dream? 2 Comments Add yours. March 3, 2016 at 6:44 pm. The notion of looking for work after this course is so daunting! Liked by 1 person. March 3, 2016 at 7:13 pm. I know what you mean Aedín, it’s terrifying! Plus, I don’t think ‘poise’ is in my skill set! Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Making e-Learn...
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Fleeing my comfort zone – techcommgal
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Musings and mutterings on all things tech comm. Fleeing my comfort zone. March 26, 2016. March 26, 2016. With the end of the semester fast approaching I thought I would take the time to talk about the experience of returning to college to do a Masters in Technical Communications and e-Learning. Almost eight years ago, my husband and I had our first child, two more little people have arrived since then = masters on hold. So I took the leap and here I am. My first day began with the usual nerves and ap...
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June 2016 – techcommgal
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Musings and mutterings on all things tech comm. Thesis, thesis everywhere! Hi there, Hope you are all enjoying your summer. I had hoped to get the time to write some blog posts over the summer, however, I vastly underestimated the work involved in doing my MA thesis. I am neck-deep in research/writing at the present and need to ask a favour. If you have a spare…. Thesis, thesis everywhere! Blowing the tech comm trumpet. On Sound the blogroll! On Sound the blogroll! On The techcommgal show. The Truth and ...
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techcommgal – Page 2 – Musings and mutterings on all things tech comm
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Musings and mutterings on all things tech comm. Musings and mutterings on all things tech comm. Digital Competencies – The STEM of the issue. Hi There, A colleague of mine, on the MA Technical Communications and e-Learning course in U.L, posted a tweet today that caught my attention. It related to an article in the business section of today’s Irish Times, entitled Ireland ranks badly for digital skills, fixed broadband costs . The article details the results of the…. The end of the Black Hat? I am in the...
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Feel the fear and do it anyway – techcommgal
https://techcommgalblog.wordpress.com/2016/03/03/feel-the-fear-and-do-it-anyway
Musings and mutterings on all things tech comm. Feel the fear and do it anyway. March 3, 2016. March 3, 2016. Recently a number of employers and ex graduates have come to speak to my MA class about the work of a technical writer/instructional designer in industry and the employment opportunities that a prospective technical writer/instructional designer might hope to encounter. Most speakers have emphasised the importance of having a well maintained LinkedIn presence. One speaker in particular stated...
