La Vie en Code

For the fourth and final episode of EdTech September, Nicole shares her tips for getting the most out of your e-Learning platform of choice. She goes more in-depth for each, explaining how they specifically relate to new web development students. You’ll come away from this episode with a better understanding of how your e-Learning platform and other EdTech resources can be best used to jump-start your learning—and keep you ahead of the game! EdTech September brings together for LVEC listeners key topics in the field of Educational Technology (EdTech). As a new web developer, you need to know how you learn most successfully, so you can apply that approach to everything you need to learn in the future. You also need to know how and where to best apply your tech skills in the Web Development industry. EdTech September involves both of these topics, by helping students understand their career opportunities in EdTech, and forming a deeper connection between learner and learning style. For show notes, transcript and key moments, visit the LVEC Podcast website: http://www.lavieencode.net/podcast/018-tips-for-maximizing-your-web-dev-learning-experience

For the third episode of EdTech September, Nicole talks gaming and gamification, highlighting the vital role it can play in increasing learning engagement, and improving outcomes. She shares her experience with educational gaming as a kid, and how it shaped her future learning path. You’ll learn the difference between Game-Based and Gamified learning, how gamification works to make learning with non-game platforms more fun, and how YOU can maximize learning with gamification and games in your own projects. EdTech September brings together for LVEC listeners key topics in the field of Educational Technology (EdTech). As a new web developer, you need to know how you learn most successfully, so you can apply that approach to everything you need to learn in the future. You also need to know how and where to best apply your tech skills in the Web Development industry. EdTech September involves both of these topics, by helping students understand their career opportunities in EdTech, and forming a deeper connection between learner and learning style. For show notes, transcript and key moments, visit the LVEC Podcast website: http://www.lavieencode.net/podcast/017-learning-with-games-and-gamification

For the second episode of EdTech September, Nicole introduces listeners to 3 of the fundamental theories of learning that fuel Educational Technology (EdTech): Behaviorism, Constructivism, and Constructionism. Understanding the theories of Behaviorism, Constructivism, and Constructionism helps us craft educational software that learners actually LEARN with. But perhaps more importantly, it can help you better understand TODAY how to better direct your learning, by being aware of the manner by which it's happening. EdTech September brings together for LVEC listeners key topics in the field of Educational Technology (EdTech). As a new web developer, you need to know how you learn most successfully, so you can apply that approach to everything you need to learn in the future. You also need to know how and where to best apply your tech skills in the Web Development industry. EdTech September involves both of these topics, by helping students understand their career opportunities in EdTech, and forming a deeper connection between learner and learning style. For show notes, transcript and key moments, visit the LVEC Podcast website: http://www.lavieencode.net/podcast/016-fundamental-theories-of-edtech

Nicole talks about why she focused on an entrepreneurial career in Educational Technology, or EdTech, in 2017. But what IS EdTech? If you've learned to code using online services, tutorials, or courses—you've used EdTech to further your education. Educational Technology, in short, is the convergence of educators and technologists to promote education using the technology we're learning to build. Learn more about what it is, what it looks like, and why it matters. For show notes, transcript and key moments, visit the LVEC Podcast website: http://www.lavieencode.net/podcast/015-what-is-educational-technology-edtech

WordPress is a great addition to your front- and back- web development education - especially if you're open to learning PHP, which already powers 80% of the web, and isn't going anywhere anytime soon. In this episode, Nicole provides some insight as to why new front-end web developers may want to consider growing their career skills with WordPress as a backbone. With a dip of the toes into advanced WordPress development topics like plugin development and Content Management System decoupling, this episode has something for everybody, and will hopefully spark your curiosity about the world's most iconic CMS. For show notes, transcript and key moments, visit the LVEC Podcast website: http://www.lavieencode.net/podcast/014-newbie-dev-intro-to-wordpress-development

Mental illness is a key part of Nicole’s story as a self-taught web developer, and it thoroughly complicated the experience of teaching herself to code. Hear her personal story of struggling against anxiety, depression, and mood disorders while making the career transition from customer service to web development, and some valuable advice for pushing through the hard parts to keep your motivation going.

For show notes, transcript and key moments, visit the LVEC Podcast website: http://www.lavieencode.net/podcast/013-when-mental-illness-affects-your-coding-goals

Writing about your experience learning to code can be a valuable, though challenging, endeavor. In this information-packed hour-long episode, Nicole talks about why it's a worthwhile exercise, and some critical things you'll want to consider before starting your own coding blog.

For show notes, transcript and links, visit the episode page at http://www.lavieencode.net/podcast/012-how-to-start-and-keep-up-a-blog-while-learning-to-code.

What happens when you teach people how to learn, then teach them how to code, while putting THEIR needs at the center of your entire platform? Treehouse CEO Ryan Carson joins me on the show for an enlightening discussion around the intersection of technology and education, and how they tackle the enormous challenge of teaching students the skills they need to fill the millions of open software engineering jobs available today. For show notes, transcript and key moments, visit the LVEC Podcast website: http://www.lavieencode.net/podcast/011-intersection-of-edtech-with-ryan-carson

Do you like tools? Who doesn't! This week, I share my top 10 web development tools—for my education, and for my freelancing. Pick up a new tool, and let me know what you think!

For full show notes and transcript, visit the La Vie en Code podcast episode page at http://www.lavieencode.net/podcast/010-top-ten-web-dev-tools.

In this episode, we're going to take a deep dive into the DOM. Nicole explains what the Document Object Model is, what it looks like, and what we can do with it. And because we can't touch on everything, at the end of the episode, I'll provide some more resources for you to go forth and dominate the DOM.

Show notes, key moments, and links are available on the La Vie en Code website: http://www.lavieencode.net/podcast/009-intro-to-js-dom