Teaching at Humber College
In my tenure at Humber College, I taught a post-graduate course called Digital Design. But it wasn’t about churning out cookie-cutter designs; it was about the art of designing for information. I crafted the curriculum around current industry trends, always asking myself, “If I were a student, what do I want to learn?”
If I were a student, what do I want to learn?
The course covered website design using Photoshop, converting static mock-ups to HTML, responsive web design, mobile-first strategies, and web animation using CSS. My goal was for students to leave with a solid, practical understanding of building responsive, front-end websites.
When I started teaching the class size was about 20 students but the numbers grew to about 40+ students as time went on. The age range was fresh-out-of-university / undergrad early twenty-something to almost senior citizen. My teaching approach was practical and hands-on, jumping right into real-world type scenarios and projects.
I no longer teach but it was a fun environment to work in while it lasted. Apart from the technical expertise I needed to demonstrate, I see the skills and experience gained from leading a large classroom is transferrable to a management-type of role, which I can see myself in the future.
