In December, Yvonne DeGraw, who has done a wonderful job of managing
the SIG for several years, asked to have someone else volunteer for the
job. I agreed to take on the task of following in her able footsteps.
She and I have made the formal transition, so I wanted to thank Yvonne
for all her time and hard work in the past and introduce myself.
I'm Jane Smith, and I've been an STC member for many, many years. I've
also been in instructional design for 18 years now, having developed
classroom, audio, CBT, IMT (Interactive Multimedia Training), WBT, and
now e-Learning. I've also taught workshops or classes on most of those
areas, too. I've been an independent consultant for over six years and
was a contractor for many years before that. I am a Certified Performance
Consultant by ISPI, and my work has won awards from STC as well as Brandon
Hall. For more information:
www.jemcommunications.com.
Moving Forward with the IDL SIG
In my efforts to get organized, I've already contacted many of you who
volunteered to help. Chris Emanuelli has volunteered to take over the
update of the website along with a couple of other volunteers. Sylvia
Miller has been working hard to get all membership lists, welcome letters,
and other activities up to date. David Williams and Jackie Damrau have
completed this first newsletter. Karen Baranich is organizing the ID Progression
for the conference. Thanks to all of you for your hard work! We also have
other volunteers waiting to step in where needed, so we're well on our
way to having a great team! If you want to be involved, we can always
use more help. Just let me know.
Upcoming Plans
We will be meeting as a team soon to organize and plan our SIG activities,
including the conference lunch, business meeting, and other activities.
Stay tuned . . . and plan on attending the conference. Many sessions related
to Instructional Design are on the program, and we'll be publishing those
on the site and on the listserv. I will be at the conference, of course,
and I look forward to meeting as many of you as can make it.
Our Members
The members in our SIG have a wide range of experience. Some of you have
been in instructional design for many years, while others are expanding
your skills and horizons in this area. The world of technical communications
is changing, and many of us are being asked to fill roles for which we
feel unprepared. Regardless of your reasons for being part of the Instructional
Design and Learning SIG, we want to meet your needs in providing information
and resources to you to make your job easier.
We Want Your Feedback
To be sure we're meeting as much of your needs as possible, we need your
input. I'm very interested in hearing from you about what you want/need
from the SIG, so that our website, newsletter, and listserv can meet those
needs in the coming months. Please let me know your ideas and thoughts.
I thank those of you who have already responded to this message in the
listserv, but I look forward to hearing from anyone else who would like
input into our activities. You can email me at
jemcomm@sedona.net or phone me at 928-284-0455 in Arizona.
Join Our Listserv
For those of you not on the listserv, we need a way to provide you with
links to the newsletter and updates to the website. If you have not joined
the listserv, please do so. If you do not have an email on file with STC,
please send Sylvia Miller (sylviamiller@woh.rr.com)
your email address. We no longer have the budget for mailed newsletters,
so having your email address on file is important for receiving the latest
information from us.
Until Next Time
Thanks for your participation. I look forward to hearing from you and
to meeting many of you at the conference.
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