When I began my IT career back in 1992, I started out as a computer instructor for Computer Tutors USA teaching introductory classes in Windows 3.1, Microsoft Office, WordPerfect, dBase, and many more titles. I taught for 4 years; by that time I was teaching advanced courses, including advanced Access database programming. Those skills springboarded my career as a web developer.
Beginning in February 2007, I was excited to make my return to the classroom for Learning Tree International. I am a part-time instructor (which most of us are) teaching Course 512 - Developing ASP.NET Web Applications: Hands-On. Teaching this class every 2 months or so has been a great way for me to keep my ASP.NET skills sharp, because I always learn something new and am able to sharpen my saw by reviewing techniques that I normally don't use. The added bonus is meeting other aspiring ASP.NET developers and discussing the problems that they face; and if I'm lucky, I hopeful that I can give them a hand with whatever their goals they have for the course.
This gig also gives me the opportunity to visit places I've never been, and my next stop will be another first ... Philadelphia (yo, Adrian!!) I'll be there the week of June 23th, and this time I won't be in one of Learning Tree's education centers; this time I get to teach out of hotel, setting up laptops the day before - just like I used to for Computer Tutors. The only difference is that I don't have to worry about delivering all the hardware, someone else will be meeting there with that - so it should be a much better experience than back in the day.
And now that I've started my blog, I'll give you a recap of what I learn from this class (and all of my classes.) By the way, Learning Tree is always looking for expert IT specialists in all fields (not just programming) as well as business and project management. Let me know if you interested and can break away from your day job at least 4 weeks a year, and I'll put you in touch.