by Hannah Lind | Jan 30, 2022 | Career, Techniques
Much of the existing writing about ethics in technical communication is, quite rightly, complex and in-depth. This article is intended as a bite-sized alternative to encourage readers to reflect on how to proactively apply ethics to their work. Parts of this article...
by Alison Edwards | Jan 29, 2022 | Announcements, Career, Chapter, Recent Events
The Society for Technical Communication (STC) Canada West Coast chapter is pleased to announce the award of five STC student memberships during 2022. Two students are currently enrolled at Mount Royal University, Ruth-Anne Klassen and Tomas Remington; Two other...
by Joel Basart | Jan 10, 2022 | Chapter, Recent Events
The STC Canada West Coast chapter held a virtual open house through Zoom. Our chapter board was in attendance, along with other STC members, and provided opportunities to ask questions about the chapter and STC overall. The session provided an...
by Joel Basart | Jan 2, 2022 | Announcements
For our first event of 2022, we looked at portfolios – what they are, why you need one, and how to get started or update yours. Register for the recording for a webinar focused toward anyone looking to update their current portfolio. In the rapidly changing and...
by Alison Edwards | Nov 30, 2021 | Recent Events, Techniques, Tools
On November 13, senior content designer Helen Glavina presented the webinar “What Is Digital Accessibility — and Why Should You Care?” Digital or online accessibility means that people with disabilities can interact equally with website content and tools. Over a...
by Hannah Lind | Nov 28, 2021 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
There were several first-timers at this meeting, new to technical communication, excited by it and eager to glean nuggets of the latest industry intel. So, after the initial introductions, the conversation was a Q&A with the attendees who brought decades of...
by Melissa Huang | Nov 21, 2021 | Recent Events, Techniques
Is the thought of wading through legacy content giving you a headache? Updating old documentation is a familiar challenge for many technical communicators, but fortunately one that can be interesting to tackle. On October 16, 2021, Leah Guren of Cow TC presented...
by Heather Sommerville | Oct 28, 2021 | Recent Events, Techniques
Microcontent will open new channels for our content while improving delivery across existing channels. The path to intelligent microcontent is the next step in our journey in structured authoring. AI-powered cognitive content solutions perform best with content...
by Heather Sommerville | Oct 3, 2021 | Announcements
If you wonder what digital accessibility is and why you should know about it, this talk is for you. People with disabilities are often expected to bridge a chasm between their disabilities and their need to participate in the world. Fortunately, times are...
by Beth Haggerty | Sep 27, 2021 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
This was the first meeting of the fall season and the group opened with personal introductions and tales of summer trips, or trips that were not taken due to the wildfires and COVID-19 that have sadly ravaged our province. After welcoming a first-time guest from...
