In case you don’t follow the Instructional Design and Learning Special Interest Group (IDL SIG) on their blog, earlier this month they announced exciting news: students can attend any of the SIG’s webinars for free!
STC recognizes individual member achievement through several award programs. This post includes information on the academic award programs and their deadlines.
The web is huge and made up of many different components. There are so many different programming and scripting languages that a novice can become overwhelmed. It might be tempting for some technical writers – those not particularly well versed in computer programming – to become intimidated by the web and think that they should rely fully on programmers for the actual building of a website (specifically front-end development), but that is a mistake. All technical writers should care about and can learn front-end web development.
STC is seeking student volunteers for the 2017 Summit, 7-10 May in National Harbor, Maryland. Student volunteers play an important role in assisting STC staff and the conference committee with Summit logistics. Volunteer positions include room monitors, registration clerks, and badge checkers. For volunteer position descriptions and requirements, click here. This document will help volunteers to know what will be expected of them before they complete the application and come to the Summit.
The student honorary societies Sigma Tau Chi (STX) and Alpha Sigma (AS) recognize student members of the Society who have distinguished themselves as students and have demonstrated promise of future contributions to the Society and the profession.
By Dr. Jackie Damrau, STC Technical Communication Book Review Editor; and Dr. Ryan Weber, Director of Business and Technical Writing at UAH
The Instructional Design & Learning (IDL) special interest group of the Society for Technical Communication (STC) invites graduate- and undergraduate-level students to become published before graduating. Here are the basics of the program
The STC Academic SIG invited STC student members to demonstrate their ability to clarify complex data sets and exercise their creative talents by entering a Student Infographic Competition at the 2016 Summit. This year, the Academic SIG changed its annual poster competition to an infographic competition. The challenge was to present either of two important aspects of the STC Salary Database as an infographic. Two winners were chosen. They will each have their work published in Intercom magazine as well as win a cash prize. The two winners will be highlighted during the Honors Reception. The Student Infographic Committee consisted of Lisa Meloncon (Chair), Phylise Banner, Eva Brumberger, and William Horton.
Benefits: Volunteers receive complimentary registration (a $200 value) for the Summit. This enables them to visit the Exhibit Hall, attend all the receptions, enjoy the coffee breaks and other networking events. In addition, like the other attendees who pay the full price for the Summit, volunteers will receive complimentary access to the Summit Playback. This will enable them to view the sessions they might have missed due to their volunteer responsibilities.
Guest post from the Technical Editing SIG The Technical Editing SIG is offering two scholarships of $1,400 each. The first scholarship assists students who are pursuing an undergraduate degree in technical communication (or a related area, such as professional writing Read more