Teaching and Training

Courses

Visit: HTML

This is the course site for a class I taught at the University of Washington's Department of Communication called "Navigating Information Networks." Students learned both theoretical and practical approaches to building and using the Web, as well as the social, political, and legal implications of new Internet technologies.

Workshops

Download: PowerPoint

I have presented workshops on a number of different technology-related topics: basic HTML/Web design, online searching strategies, and information design and architecture. This example is from an invited presentation I recently gave at the Center for Educational Technology. When introducing students to new technologies and difficult concepts, my teaching style is interactive; I typically include some sort of hands-on activity to encourage their participation in the learning process. In this case, I had students break up into groups and "pitch" a Web site design for an imaginary product, while attending to issues of audience, structure, information design, and aesthetics.

Style Guides

Download: Word

One of the most important aspects of the development process is creating and explaining the style/strategies used in coding and designing a Web site to new employees. I created this HTML style guide for an e-commerce medical supply company. It was required reading for new employees in our technology department.

• In consultation with appropriate stakeholders, identifying key learning objectives and strategies for explaining complex concepts and technologies to novice audiences
• Creation of innovative activities for adult and traditional students
• Assessing student learning and teaching effectiveness using a variety of different methods