WDCB Events & News

This is a joint event by the STC IDL SIG and the STC WDCB chapter.

Join us for the second session of our Instructional Design workshop series: “ADDIE: Who is she, and why should instructional designers care?” with Dr. Jennifer Goode.

10:30 am Pacific / 11:30 am Mountain / 12:30 pm Central / 1:30 pm Eastern

Saturday 21 January 2023

Presented by the STC IDL CoP

Registration is free for

• STC IDL SIG CoP speakers and volunteers
• Students and academics

IDL members, consider donating $5 (or more) for your ticket. Your generosity will go to our presenter as a thank you, and toward our activities at the next STC Summit.

Remember, free webinars are a benefit of SIG membership. We use 100% of our annual budget to provide value to you, our members. We want you, not your money.

This webinar will be recorded. If you can’t make it to the live event, sign up anyway and we will send you a link to the recording on YouTube.

About the workshop series:

This winter, we’re going back to the essentials of instructional design. This three part series includes:

• 12 November 2022 1:30 ET – Intro to ID: Moving from tech writer to instructional design

• 21 January 2023 1:30 ET – ADDIE: Who is she, and why should instructional designers care?

• TBD March 2023 – Revisiting ADDIE: Finding value in what instructional designers might be missing

About the speaker: 

Dr. Jennifer Goode is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Technical Communication at Mercer University in Macon, GA. Dr. Goode uses qualitative research and content design strategies to support user information needs. She supports her students’ advanced study of multimedia tools through various independent projects as a part of the Multimedia Lab.

Dr. Goode has nearly 20 years of experience in instructional design and computer-based training. She has served as an online learning consultant, co-directed the world’s oldest online master’s program, and taught as an online instructor since 2005. Dr. Goode has served both government and higher education organizations in the areas of computer-based training, document production and management, strategic content development, and online course management.

This is a joint event by the STC IDL SIG and the STC WDCB chapter.

Join us for the “How to Estimate ” webinar with John Hedtke.

10:30 am Pacific / 11:30 am Mountain / 12:30 pm Central / 1:30 pm Eastern

Wednesday 14 December 2022

Presented by the STC IDL CoP

Registration is free for

• STC IDL SIG CoP and WDCB Chapter speakers and volunteers
• Students and academics

IDL members, consider donating $5 (or more) for your ticket. Your generosity will go to our presenter as a thank you, and toward our activities at the next STC Summit.

Remember, free webinars are a benefit of SIG membership. We use 100% of our annual budget to provide value to you, our members. We want you, not your money.

This webinar will be recorded. If you can’t make it to the live event, sign up anyway and we will send you a link to the recording on YouTube.

About the webinar:

Whether you’re a freelancer or a captive writer, knowing how much to estimate is one of the most important skills for any technical communicator. If you can’t estimate, you can’t set rates, schedules, or production dates. Conversely, being able to set precise estimates lets you make accurate bids and tighten your schedules so you can squeeze in that much more work. This 90-minute presentation shows you how to create documentation plans (so you know what you’re producing), develop personal metrics (so you know how long it’ll take you to produce it), and understand rates and how much is ‘enough’ (so you won’t starve while doing it).

About the speaker: 

John Hedtke is the author of nearly 30 books, more than 200 magazine articles, and hundreds of manuals and online help systems. He is a highly respected Fellow of the Society for Technical Communication, and is an active consultant for public, private, and governmental organizations with Double Tall Consulting. John teaches classes on writing and how to have a great career working as a freelance writer.

When he’s not pounding out the pages, John plays the banjo, drinks too much coffee, and travels the world in search of new adventures.

http://hedtke.com/

https://www.amazon.com/John-V.-Hedtke/e/B001ITTMXI

This is a joint event by the STC IDL SIG and the STC WDCB chapter.

Join us for the first session of our Instructional Design workshop series: “Intro to ID: Moving from tech writer to” with Dr. Jennifer Goode.

10:30 am Pacific / 11:30 am Mountain / 12:30 pm Central / 1:30 pm Eastern

Saturday 12 November 2022

Presented by the STC IDL CoP

Registration is free for

• STC IDL SIG CoP speakers and volunteers
• Students and academics

IDL members, consider donating $5 (or more) for your ticket. Your generosity will go to our presenter as a thank you, and toward our activities at the next STC Summit.

Remember, free webinars are a benefit of SIG membership. We use 100% of our annual budget to provide value to you, our members. We want you, not your money.

This webinar will be recorded. If you can’t make it to the live event, sign up anyway and we will send you a link to the recording on YouTube.

About the workshop series:

This winter, we’re going back to the essentials of instructional design. This three part series includes:

• 12 November 2022 1:30 ET – Intro to ID: Moving from tech writer to instructional design

• 21 January 2023 1:30 ET – ADDIE: Who is she, and why should instructional designers care?

• TBD March 2023 – Revisiting ADDIE: Finding value in what instructional designers might be missing

About the speaker: 

Dr. Jennifer Goode is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Technical Communication at Mercer University in Macon, GA. Dr. Goode uses qualitative research and content design strategies to support user information needs. She supports her students’ advanced study of multimedia tools through various independent projects as a part of the Multimedia Lab.

Dr. Goode has nearly 20 years of experience in instructional design and computer-based training. She has served as an online learning consultant, co-directed the world’s oldest online master’s program, and taught as an online instructor since 2005. Dr. Goode has served both government and higher education organizations in the areas of computer-based training, document production and management, strategic content development, and online course management.