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Continuing Education at Work (RubyConf)

Katherine Wu
November 10, 2016

Continuing Education at Work (RubyConf)

Abstract:
The list of things we want to learn is infinite. How many of us have marked talks to watch, or books to read, yet have never gone back to them (until our browser crashes and we lose everything that was in an open tab)? Left to my own devices, I often only learn what I directly need in my work, despite the best of intentions. It wasn’t until I started running a couple lightweight continuing education programs at work that I followed through on my goals around continuing to expand my technical knowledge base. This talk will discuss setting up programs to finally get yourself reading those technical books and watching technical talks. We’ll discuss strategies for making these programs low maintenance and long-lived, as well as flexible enough to help both more and less experienced folks. If you’ve been looking for a more structured approach to self-education, this talk is for you!

This talk was presented at RubyConf 2016 in Cincinnati, ~43 minutes: https://youtu.be/9uRho69xSAI
Blog post: http://kwugirl.blogspot.com/2015/10/continuing-education-at-work-talk.html

Katherine Wu

November 10, 2016
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  1. @kwugirl PROGRAM OVERVIEWS WHY THIS IS A GOOD IDEA 3

    GENERAL PRINCIPLES PROGRAM DETAILS FINAL THOUGHTS
  2. @kwugirl “Book club gives me shiny hair and clear skin!”

    —someone
 “In just 3 visits, LunchConf made me grow 2 inches taller!” 
 —someone else WHY GOOD IDEA >
  3. @kwugirl “Watching conference talks is a whole different experience when

    you get to talk about them afterward.” WHY GOOD IDEA >
  4. @kwugirl “LunchConf has been such a super thing for me

    :) 
 just totally used non-greedy regex in researching a customer issue” WHY GOOD IDEA > CONTINUING ED > CURRENT JOB
  5. @kwugirl “I get to notice all the gaps in my

    knowledge…before they become fatal flaws!” WHY GOOD IDEA > CONTINUING ED > CURRENT JOB
  6. @kwugirl “How come ch4 says ___, 
 but ch7 says

    ___? WHY GOOD IDEA > GROUP LEARNING > ACTIVE LEARNING
  7. @kwugirl “It’s the human interaction, hearing from others, explaining my

    thoughts, and getting instant feedback that really helps lock knowledge in for me.” WHY GOOD IDEA > GROUP LEARNING > ACTIVE LEARNING
  8. @kwugirl “I’m not the most social of people, and yet

    learning socially is how I learn best.” WHY GOOD IDEA > GROUP LEARNING > ACTIVE LEARNING
  9. @kwugirl the first rule of book club is… DETAILS >

    GETTING STARTED > GROUND RULES EASY
  10. @kwugirl if 2 people are around, will meet DETAILS >

    GETTING STARTED > GROUND RULES EASY
  11. @kwugirl “I’d like to hear a comment or question from

    someone who hasn’t spoken yet.” DETAILS > EVENTS > MODERATING USEFUL
  12. @kwugirl Business Time Security Book Club 5th Floor Book Club

    Introvert Book Club! DETAILS > VARIATIONS
  13. @kwugirl THANKS FOR FEEDBACK & HELP PRACTICING! ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS > Adam

    V Alexis G Alice G Amy B Emily H Eric B Erika A Jason C Andrew G Cory J Daniel S David P Karl S Kelsey Y Ruby A Zoe K
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