teaching Archive

My UX School (of Life)

Suggesting a UX School I recently received an email from a teammate. She knows me to be a design-minded product engineer and asked what school I suggest for UX/UI training. After giving it a

Learning How to Teach a Class

A friend in the Dallas UX community reached out to me. When I read her email I couldn’t believe what she was offering. Her question was if I’d be interested in teaching a class

10 Easy Ways Conference Speakers Can Improve Their Sessions

I had the privilege of presenting a workshop at a huge Austin-based conference in March 2016. Of course I sat in on many talks and learned from them all. This particular conference attracts experienced

Today is the Day I Get Fired

Today is the Day I Get Fired I recite this line to myself starting every day. My daybreak meditation on the negative began a year ago. Good morning. It’s going to be a great

Top 10 Things I Learned in 2015

A few days ago I put a message out on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. A call to action for any and all willing to retrospect on their year, and share some learnings with one

Big Design 2015 – Conference Trip Report

I attended Big Design Conference 2015 here in the Dallas area. It’s a 3 day event that assembled 1000 designers, developers, content strategists, usability experts, game makers, and more! What a wonderful collection of big brains and

10 Tips for a Winning Hackathon Pitch

During the weekend of Mar 1st I volunteered at HackDFW. It was the biggest student Hackathon held in North Texas. I met many college undergrads, master students, and a few from high-school. After seeing them in

My 5 Year Old Daughter Learns to Program

Teaching and Sharing Last night I had one of my finest moments as a parent. Being a life-long programmer I always wondered how I could share my passion for building software with my child.