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SIG NEWS
Wanna find out what's happening in STC and in the Instructional Design and Learning SIG? Well here are just a few things that you might find interesting:
Newsletter Mailing
We hope by now you all have received your hard copy of our fact sheet and the November newsletter. Thanks to Sylvia Miller, our Membership Manager, for organizing the mailing and making it happen. If you have questions on membership, feel free to contact Sylvia at sylviamiller@woh.rr.com (remember not to let your spellchecker correct woh to who). And thanks to David Williams for the great newsletter.
Re-chartering
Our re-chartering team has worked hard and received some good input from you. I feel energized by the ideas coming from you and from the team. Although we don’t have specifics yet, you can look forward to more educational and sharing opportunities for all of us in the coming year. If this SIG can’t conduct online learning and sharing opportunities, then who can?!
Conference Activities
Our conference team is hard at work planning our standard conference activities of the luncheon, the business meeting, and various handouts. In addition, this year’s welcome on Sunday will feature all communities, and we’ll have a table and display at this event. Please stop by to introduce yourself to us. We’d love to meet you!
Our webmaster, Chris Emanuelli (chrisemanuelli@hotmail.com), is putting the conference information on the site. Check out the information [get url from Chris] on:
• IDL Information and Business meeting, Sunday, May 8th, 3:30, where you can meet the leadership team, learn about upcoming events and plans, and provide more input to help us give you what you need.
• IDL SIG tables at the Welcome Reception, Sunday, May 8th, 7:30 – 9:00, again where you can meet members of the leadership team and learn more about the SIG.
• IDL-related sessions (a pdf for your download and use)
• IDL Progression, organized by Karen Baranich (KBARANICH@scana.com) - 4:00, Tuesday, May 10th (also a pdf for your use)
• IDL Tools Panel, organized by Gene Holden (gene@slac.stanford.edu) – 10:30, Wednesday, May 11th
• IDL tables at the SIG luncheon – Tuesday, May 10th, noon
Listserv Manager
We’ve also just acquired a new listserv manager, Debra Lynne Edwards (dedwards@crsbenin.org) who lives in Benin in West Africa. Over the next few weeks, Debra will be developing listserv policies with an eye towards making the listserv dialogs easier to read, especially for those who get the digest. Welcome, Debra!
Program Managers
As a result of the input you gave us during re-chartering, we will be placing more emphasis on programs. Jennie Achtemichuk (Jenniea@att.net) and Conni Bille (Cmbille@aol.com) have volunteered to work on programs. Thanks Jennie and Conni!
Lessons from the Dessert: Resilience, Survival, Success.
TechComm2005
The Instructional Design and Learning SIG is teaming up with the Phoenix Chapter to co-sponsor the conference traditionally known as the Region 5 conference to be held November 11th and 12th in Mesa, Arizona. This conference will have a significant amount of ID-related sessions. We encourage you to submit proposals and make plans to come to Arizona in one of the most enjoyable times of the year. For more information, check out:
http://www.region5conf.com/framesets/region5_Frameset.htm.
This joint cooperation between a SIG and a Chapter is a first in STC. Help us make it a success through your support and participation. If you’re interested in volunteering to help in any way, please let Jane Smith (jemcomm@sedona.net) know.
Newsletter Changes
I’d like to publicly thank David Williams for his great work in publishing several great newsletters during his time as editor. At this time, David has decided to pursue other interests and we will be re-organizing the staff. If you’re interested in being part of the newsletter team, please contact Jane Smith, jemcomm@sedona.net. Thanks again, David, for getting us off to such a good start!
Scholarship
One result of the re-chartering effort is the recommendation to establish a scholarship for someone in instructional design. Gene Holden has volunteered to organize this effort. Thanks, Gene.
