by Guiseppe | Sep 2, 2015 | Career Development, Conferences, Education, UX
I often get asked by educators and people who are new to UX: “what are the best conferences to attend?” My answer is often: “that depends.” For educators, who notoriously suffer from a dearth of travel funding, making it to top-notch UX...
by Guiseppe | Aug 26, 2015 | Career Development, Content Strategy, E-learning, Education, Teaching, Technical Communication, UX
Why I Use WordPress For Teaching A lot of colleagues have asked me over the years: “why do you use WordPress for teaching?” My answer is always some version of: “uh, what else would you use?” For me, WordPress is the natural choice for creating...
by Guiseppe | Aug 22, 2015 | Career Development, Education, Technical Communication, UX
Check out my ebook published in UXPin’s free design library: Getting Started With UX Design Process & Documentation. Get your free copy here: http://www.uxpin.com/primer-ux-design-process-documentation.html. Why I Published This Pocket Guide As a self-taught...
by Guiseppe | Jul 29, 2015 | Career Development, Content Strategy, Digital Marketing, Education, Jobs, Technical Communication, UX
I have taught at the college level for over a decade now, and though it may be bold to say as a pre-tenure faculty member: we need to do better when it comes to teaching marketable digital skill sets. The current global economy is becoming increasingly digital,...
by Guiseppe | Jul 8, 2015 | Career Development, Content Strategy, Education, Jobs, LinkedIn, Social Media, UX
As an educator who is also a UX practitioner, I get a lot of students asking me: “how can I break into this field?” Despite what my industry counterparts say, I usually respond: “it’s tough.” Don’t get me wrong. I don’t...
by Guiseppe | Jun 10, 2015 | Education, Personas, Technical Communication, User Research, UX
Kirk St.Amant and I sat down recently with Ryan Weber, Director of Business and Technical Writing and Director of UX Programs at University of Alabama-Huntsville, for an episode of his technical communication podcast 10 Minute Tech Comm. We discussed our recent...
