Have you ever had a class that you found boring and useless?  I remember growing up and sitting in some of those boring classes.  I used to think that it was me.  This was before I went to graduate school for educational studies and learned that we can design learning experiences, modify user experiences, utilize learning sciences and human factors, and create more efficient and effective learning experiences.

Thanks to a couple of teachers in my academic career, I was inspired to pursue teaching.  They were always able to hold my attention, show me feats that had me questioning my eyes, and ended up in meaningful learning experiences.  

I want to bring the same experience to my students.  Even if you are young student or a grandparent, I believe that you are never too old to learn.  In some of my workshops where I’ve had parents and kids learning together, it was amazing how they could learn together.  Sometimes the kids would help the parents with some skills and other times the parents could help out.  By leveraging the different skill sets, knowledge, and experiences, we were able to have amazing learning experiences.

My goal in creating my courses is to be able to engage my students in experiences that I design that can lead to meaningful experiences.  I am always adapting curriculum and creating new opportunities for my students.  For example, when fidget spinners became a fad among my students, we created those.  The next year, VR headsets were popular so we created those the next year.  

I hope you all can enjoy my courses and I welcome feedback on how you think I can make them better for everyone!