| Instructional Materials | ||
| Award of Distinction | Clint Clausing, Fire Protection Publications | Fire Investigator Second Edition |
| Award of Excellence | MLink Technologies, Inc. | Fundamentals of Crimping Techniques eLearning , Michaels |
| Award of Excellence | MLink Technologies, Inc. | Nokia Device Comparison eLearning, T-Mobile |
| Award of Merit | MLink Technologies, Inc. | Baylor Fire and Life Safety eLearning, Baylor |
| Award of Merit | MLink Technologies, Inc. | Nokia Mode Participant Guide, Nokia |
| Award of Merit | MLink Technologies, Inc. | Lennox SunSource eLearning, Lennox |
| Award of Merit | Ashley Owen, Inspirus | Recognition Basics Course Sample |
| User Support Materials | ||
| Award of Merit | Edward Hartman, Evan Olson, Harvey Clark, Al Usher, Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. | NETSMART 2000 Version 4.1 User's Guide |
| Award of Merit | Robert D. Brown, Agnieszka Klucinska, Phillip Getto, OraMetrix, Inc. | Introduction to SureSmile QT Desktop Reference |
| Award of Merit | Jan Haan, Parker Brown, Abby Kline, Stryker Instruments | Maestro Sterilization Case--Instructions for Use |
| Award of Merit | Jan Haan, Parker Brown, Abby Kline, Stryker Instruments | iVAS Inflatable Vertebral Augmentation System--Instructions for Use |
Technically Write is the official blog of the Lone Star Community (LSC) of the Society for Technical Communication. LSC serves fellow technical communicators in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area of Texas.
Showing posts with label Meeting Reviews. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Meeting Reviews. Show all posts
Saturday, January 22, 2011
2010-11 Awards Banquet
We all had a wonderful time (and wonderful food) at our annual awards banquet! Congratulations again to all of our participants! Now to think of something to enter for next year...
Saturday, November 27, 2010
November: Overcoming Obstacles When Moving to an Agile Environment
by Doug Dow, Associate Fellow
A small crowd of twenty-some Lone Star members bypassed the camping tents, climbed the stairs, made their way past racks of discount sporting gear, and found the REI Sporting Goods Store’s community room to hear Ravi Verma speak on preparing teams for the transition to Agile development methodologies.
A small crowd of twenty-some Lone Star members bypassed the camping tents, climbed the stairs, made their way past racks of discount sporting gear, and found the REI Sporting Goods Store’s community room to hear Ravi Verma speak on preparing teams for the transition to Agile development methodologies.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Sketching User Interfaces - Meeting Review
by Emily Young
The Lone Star Community (LSC) of the Society of Technical Communicators met Thursday, September 16, 2010, at the REI sporting goods store off LBJ Freeway in Dallas.
The meeting kicked off with old friends greeting each other, some of them meeting again for the first time in many years. Jason's Deli catered the informal dinner and LSC members chatted and mingled before the program began. The most interesting part of the dinner was the disappearing/reappearing chicken salad sandwiches. I looked for a chicken salad sandwich before I sat down, but could not find any, and concluded that they had all been liberated from the table. However, when the person accompanying me to the meeting sat down next to me, I was shocked to see that—even though she was behind me in line—she had a chicken salad sandwich on her plate! I promptly returned to the sandwich trays, but still could not find a chicken salad sandwich. It was so disappointing. I mean, the chicken salad had pineapple in it for gosh sake.
President Arroxane Eber called the meeting to order and began with reminders for LSC members that our greatest tool as a community is our website: www.stc-dfw.org.
The website has a job board, a "help desk" forum for questions, and links to past newsletters and upcoming competitions. LSC is also on Facebook. This is a great opportunity to help build a great online resource for ourselves and to create a guidebook for future technical communication professionals. Join us online today!
The highlight of the meeting was Brian Sullivan’s presentation on “Sketching User Interfaces with the Design Studio Method.” The process is based on the theory that sketching ideas leads to innovation. This remarkable technique uses a trained facilitator to take a group of developers through an intense design session and forces the group to collaborate on a single, well-thought-out product. It is a method for involving all development team members so that the strong personalities are balanced out by the more timid personalities. It is also a way to bring the good ideas to the surface and leave behind the rest, saving a great deal of time. The team is lead through several sessions of pencil-and-paper sketching with group discussion sessions in between. The goal at the end of the session is that a fully fleshed-out idea to present for creation.
Contact Brian Sullivan at brian.sullivan@sabre.com if this sounds like something your company could use or if you would like more information. Brian suggests reading Edward de Bono's book, “Six Thinking Hats” if you want to learn more about facilitating groups of people.
The LSC will meet online for the first time on October 21, 2010, with a webinar on “Designing Surveys for User Experience” presented by our own Elisa Miller.
The Lone Star Community (LSC) of the Society of Technical Communicators met Thursday, September 16, 2010, at the REI sporting goods store off LBJ Freeway in Dallas.
The meeting kicked off with old friends greeting each other, some of them meeting again for the first time in many years. Jason's Deli catered the informal dinner and LSC members chatted and mingled before the program began. The most interesting part of the dinner was the disappearing/reappearing chicken salad sandwiches. I looked for a chicken salad sandwich before I sat down, but could not find any, and concluded that they had all been liberated from the table. However, when the person accompanying me to the meeting sat down next to me, I was shocked to see that—even though she was behind me in line—she had a chicken salad sandwich on her plate! I promptly returned to the sandwich trays, but still could not find a chicken salad sandwich. It was so disappointing. I mean, the chicken salad had pineapple in it for gosh sake.President Arroxane Eber called the meeting to order and began with reminders for LSC members that our greatest tool as a community is our website: www.stc-dfw.org.
The website has a job board, a "help desk" forum for questions, and links to past newsletters and upcoming competitions. LSC is also on Facebook. This is a great opportunity to help build a great online resource for ourselves and to create a guidebook for future technical communication professionals. Join us online today!
The highlight of the meeting was Brian Sullivan’s presentation on “Sketching User Interfaces with the Design Studio Method.” The process is based on the theory that sketching ideas leads to innovation. This remarkable technique uses a trained facilitator to take a group of developers through an intense design session and forces the group to collaborate on a single, well-thought-out product. It is a method for involving all development team members so that the strong personalities are balanced out by the more timid personalities. It is also a way to bring the good ideas to the surface and leave behind the rest, saving a great deal of time. The team is lead through several sessions of pencil-and-paper sketching with group discussion sessions in between. The goal at the end of the session is that a fully fleshed-out idea to present for creation. Contact Brian Sullivan at brian.sullivan@sabre.com if this sounds like something your company could use or if you would like more information. Brian suggests reading Edward de Bono's book, “Six Thinking Hats” if you want to learn more about facilitating groups of people.
The LSC will meet online for the first time on October 21, 2010, with a webinar on “Designing Surveys for User Experience” presented by our own Elisa Miller.
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