Speaking
I have had the pleasure to present and teach at a number of conferences and classrooms. I love speaking to both present and future developers about a variety of front-end development topics. A list of my previous speaking dates and presentations are below.
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See What I Mean?: Data Visualization in WordPress
Data visualizations are graphical representations of large and small datasets. Usually, they are charts or graphs that make patterns in these datasets easier to understand. This developer-focused talk demonstrates how to use Google Sheets and SVGs to create a custom Gutenberg block that will display data in a responsive and accessible way.
- WPCampus Online 2020
- July 29-30, 2020
- Online
- Data Visualization in WP
- Watch Video
- Javascript for WordPress Conference 2020
- July 8-10, 2020
- Online
- Data Visualization in WP
Customizing Gutenberg: Lessons Learned at Georgetown
The new Gutenberg editor comes with so many great content blocks. However, what if your editors have special use cases for their content that cannot be easily created with Gutenberg’s out-of-the-box blocks? At Georgetown, we have created a series of custom Gutenberg blocks in an effort to address our editors’ unique content needs.
- WPCampus Online 2019
- January 31, 2019
- Online
- Customizing Gutenberg
- Watch Video
Accessible Web Development
We develop websites for everyone to use, so why not make sure that everyone is able to use our sites? We as developers need to plan for accessibility before we write our first line of code.
- edUi
- September 25-27, 2017
- Charlottesville, VA
- Accessible Development
- ConvergeSE
- June 14-16, 2017
- Columbia, SC
- Accessible Development
- NoVA CodeCamp
- April 1, 2017
- Washington, DC
- Accessible Development
Accessible Development Class
In addition to my Accessible Development conference talk, I have also lead a class for fellow Georgetown staff members about how to develop web sites in an accessible manner.
- Georgetown University
- Online (internal staff course)
- Slide Deck
Front-End Development Courses
I have also taught front-end web development courses, primarily to students with no programming experience. These are 100% beginner courses.
- Introduction to JavaScript workshop
- September 2016
- General Assembly DC
- Introduction to SVG
- November 2015
- Northern Virginia CC
- See Notes
- Design Tools Mini-Course
- May 2016
- General Assembly DC
- Slide Deck
- Front-End Web Development 10-week class
- March 2016 - June 2016
- General Assembly DC
- Front-End Web Development 10-week class
- December 2015 - March 2016
- General Assembly DC