A WORD FROM THE EDITOR
by Dr. Jackie Damrau, Managing Editor

Howdy, y’all! Let me start this newsletter by introducing myself to you. You can see by my byline that I have “Dr.” in front of my name. No, I can’t heal your cold symptoms or prescribe drugs to send you to a nice quiet place. My doctorate is in Business Administration with a minor in International Business.

Professionally, I am a technical writer at a major wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) company. I am an STC senior member with the Lone Star community (that’s in Dallas, Texas!) and am serving this year as their Immediate Past President. Other STC involvement includes working with the Instructional Design and Learning SIG as well as the Management SIG.

In my spare time (yes, I have some), I enjoy spending time with my grandson, going to the movies, and reading classic literature and English/Irish/Scottish time-travel and historical romances. That’s my bio!

Now, let’s get on to the fun stuff…

This quarter’s issue is full of interesting articles related to instructional design, thought-leader interviews from two IDL SIG members, and a host of SIG and STC news, as well as employment related information.

So, looking ahead, here’s what I need from you to continue providing you with a newsletter loaded with useful information. We need:

• Educational news (Have you recently completed a degree/certificate or currently taking classes? Send in a review!)

• Educational news (Have you recently completed a degree/certificate or currently taking classes? Send in a review!)

• Any thing related to instructional design is fair game. We can even start a Tools and Games column. (Volunteer to find content or write articles. It’ll get published.)

Remember, this is your newsletter. Publishing in this newsletter is one more piece that you can add to your electronic portfolio, especially those who are currently job searching.