by Megan Alford | Dec 5, 2017 | Spotlights
December’s Spotlight features Laurie Izgerean, a professional writer, educator, and online instructional designer. Laurie’s diverse portfolio includes books, blogs, and business articles, as well as industry trade publications. She is currently a business...
by Megan Alford | Sep 2, 2017 | Career
What is instructional design? Instructional design is the development of education materials, content, and delivery modes. Analysis of learner needs is an important initial stage, as is the identification of desired learning outcomes. Education technology is highly...
by Megan Alford | Jan 31, 2017 | Career
We can think of technical communication as one large, continuously developing field, and information design as a related discipline or additional skill made up of graphic design, human factors design, and writing. Famous examples of information design take us...
by Megan Alford | Dec 4, 2016 | Spotlights
In December’s Spotlight, we feature Vancouver Island’s Gabriel Forbes. He currently serves as the STC Canada West Coast chapter Coordinator for Vancouver Island. A senior technical writer who boasts a wide array of in-depth experience and leadership insight, Gabriel...
by Megan Alford | Aug 19, 2016 | Career
(This is the first in a series of articles exploring the world of technical communication from the perspective of specific job titles and functions. This month’s article looks at technical illustrators.) A technical illustrator creates illustrations that visually...
