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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

Ash Furrow

May 18, 2015
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  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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