I'm a lecturer and researcher Communication and Multimedia design at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.
I mostly lecture about web development in the technical courses of our program such as Back-end or Project Tech which are courses focussed on HTML, CSS, JavaScript & Node.js. Besides that I teach people about Web Animation during the Minor Visual Interface Design which focusses on keyframing, transitions, processing & SVG.
Apart from teaching in front of a classroom I've coached lots of students helping them navigate the design and agency field:
- I've helped them with their portfolio's to land internships.
- I've improved their soft skills like presenting and communicaton.
- I've helped them to choose what skills to focus on during their studies.
- I've had 1-on-1 sessions to set goals and actually reaching them.
- I've given constructive feedback and design critique on work students handed in.
I'd love to chat about these topics or give any feedback!
Top comments (21)
Hey, Danny.
Motivation is the most important aspect. Every student can learn how to program. Getting started is not the hardest part, it's to keep pushing true if you feel like you don't understand anymore.
From a technical perspective, specific to JavaScript, the difference between console.logging and actually getting input from the DOM is one of the hardest conceptc to understand. Oh, and CSS layout / Box model!
I would treat presenting like public speaking, these book recommendations from Notist are a nice way to start. Design is a Job from Mike Monteiro is a good confidence booster.
Thanks!
Could you answer one more question:
What's the biggest challenge for you as a teacher? Or maybe what was the biggest challenge when you had just started teaching?
Sure!
Thanks again!
Hey Danny, Thanks for doing this. I've got a few questions, if you don't mind.
No problem at all, thank you for the questions.
Hey how should i start career as web developer
Can you be a bit more specific? What do you want to focus on? What projects do you want to work on?
As a frontend but i have no idea exactly from where to start n resources..
The front-end handbook from 2018 is a nice overview of different types of developers and contains lots of resources for you to get started!
Thank you sure i will refer it n i am learning from free code camp !!!
Downloaded thank you !
Hey Danny! What are your go-to web animation resources? (also a headsup that your Visual Interface Design link is 404'in)
Thanks for the heads up!
I'm a huge fan of the weekly newsletters from Val head and Donovan. I also check the feed from Sara Soueidan her blog regularly! As far as books go I would recommend Practical SVG, SVG Animations and Animation at Work.
SVG vs Canvas?
Depends on the needs of the animation and the technology behind it. You can go with SVG and CSS without using JavaScript wich you need with the Canvas API. I would say, go for Canvas if you need full-screen animations that loop.
as a student, how do i improve my presentation skills? Especially in creating powerpoint presentation using visuals that make sense
From my answer to @lightalloy
As far as visuals go: less = more. Always think about the message you want to tell not the aesthetic of the slides, that being said using visuals instead of text is always a good choice when used properly!
What can you say about the current state of the Security of the web?
I'm no expert by any means so I don't really have a solid opinion. I know you shouldn't store passwords in plaintext ¯_(ツ)_/¯