Teaching & Learning

This is my presentation from UIKonf 2015 about Teaching and Learning. I discussed the tangible benefits of sharing knowledge with others as well as describe the ways to get started.

Video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=SjjvnrqDjpM

Transcript

1. !
   Ash Furrow, Artsy
   "
   Learning
   Teaching
   &
   

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6. Cool
   

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7. Agenda
   1. Making mistakes doesn’t have to be scary
   2. Sharing stuff will help your career/business
   3. You should start immediately
   

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8. mistake?
   I make a
   what if…
   

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9. It’ll be okay.
   

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10. forgiving
    very
    People are actually
    

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12. You
    your code
    are not
    

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13. You
    your blog
    are not
    

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14. Critique
    criticism
    is not
    

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15. Don’t Worry
    • Feedback is about your work, not about you
    • You are not your work
    • Use feedback to learn new things
    • Making mistakes isn’t a big deal
    

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16. Example
    

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18. Consequences
    1. Initially, I looked uninformed
    2. I acknowledged my mistake
    3. I posted a cat photo
    4. Then I looked mature
    

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20. bullies?
    What about
    

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21. Good question
    

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24. —Corey Haines
    “It is easy to forget that people write code.
    But it is important that we don't forget that.”
    

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26. —Heather Harthur
    “[…] you should definitely still open source your code.
    I still wouldn’t hesitate to open source something […]”
    

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27. Why share?
    What benefits?
    

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28. Two Reasons
    

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29. It makes you a
    better developer
    1.
    

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30. Reputation
    Good for
    

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31. !
    Learn
    Helps you
    

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32. !
    Reference
    Capture for
    

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33. !
    Reciprocity
    

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34. Good
    Feels
    

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35. It’s good
    for business
    2.
    

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36. !
    Code
    Better
    

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37. !
    Knowledge
    Institutional
    

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38. !
    Onboarding
    Easier
    

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39. Default
    Open Source by
    

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40. Reputation
    Good for
    

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41. Recruiting
    Helps
    

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42. When
    should I begin?
    

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43. Immediately
    

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44. How?
    

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45. Squarespace
    Wordpress
    tumblr
    Jekyll
    ?
    

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46. It makes
    no difference
    

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47. Just
    start
    

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48. When
    should I blog?
    

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49. whenever
    Blog
    learn
    you
    

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50. So…
    

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51. All the time
    

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52. all the time
    Blog
    

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53. uniquely
    You are
    qualified
    

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54. What
    should I share?
    

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55. Lots of stuff
    

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56. What to share?
    • Code
    • Techniques
    • Workflows
    • Tools
    • Lessons you learn
    • Anything you care about
    

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57. Examples
    

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58. NSHipster
    Ray Wenderlich
    objc.io
    NatashaTheRobot
    Artsy
    Deep Dives
    Media Empire
    Articles
    Swift Newsletter
    Open Source
    

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59. Recap
    

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60. Mistakes
    are natural
    

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61. Sharing
    is caring
    

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62. not tolerated
    by the community
    Bullying behaviour is
    

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63. Teaching
    teaches you back
    

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64. Sharing
    leads to
    tangible benefits
    

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65. Go out
    and start something
    (you can do it!)
    

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66. UIKonf
    Go write
    about
    your favourite thing at
    

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