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Introduction to Flex course in Brighton, 21st March, 2008.

Published on February 18, 2008 in Community, Flex and Training. 0 Comments

Update: Unfortunately, I've decided to cancel this course so I can better focus my energies on organizing Singularity.

I'm teaching a one-day introductory Flex course titled Hot Shots: Introduction to Flex, on 21st March, 2008 in Brighton (Hove, actually).

The course will cover the fundamentals of Flex. No prior Flash or Flex experience is necessary. However, if you have previous Flash and/or ActionScript experience, you will be able to build upon that knowledge while learning about Flex and good practices in developing Rich Internet Applications.

If you have no prior ActionScript 3 knowledge, taking Colin Moock's free AS3 training in London on March 3rd before attending this course will not hurt (but is not required).

The day-long seminar will take place at The Werks in Hove.

Tickets are £199+VAT early bird (until Feb 29 or until the five tickets at this price are sold; once they're gone, they're gone!), £249+VAT regular price.

Read the seminar description and sign up to attend at Amiando.

Read testimonials from previous Hot Shots students.

View the full course outline in PDF format.

This is probably the last chance I'm going to get to teach a course this year so if you've been waiting to get into Flex, I can think of far worse ways to do it than to spend a day with me in sunny Brighton.

Sign up to attend.

Teaching with passion in Singapore

Published on January 27, 2007 in Community, Training and Workshops. 5 Comments

3dsense Media School

I'm currently in Singapore, preparing to teach a one-day workshop tomorrow called PixelReloaded that was arranged for me by the 3dsense Media School.

From the moment I arrived, Hu Shunjie, the head of the Interactive Media devision, and Arul Kumaran (who lives in Singapore) made me feel completely at home. Yesterday, I met the directors of the school, Justin Chua and Sen Lai, the two young entrepreneurs who founded the school and are entirely passionate about creating a truly modern and pragmatic learning space for students. They took me on a tour of their facilities and I was impressed to say the least. Their school is the opposite of everything I despise in certain traditional higher education institutions that hold relevance only within their own insular academic bubbles:

The 3dsense Media School is staffed by industry professionals, some of whom teach part time, alongside their real-world work. They fly in guest lecturers from Pixar and other companies to teach there. This is such a key point: Actual animators, designers and developers teach classes. Furthermore, although there is a huge emphasis on practical work and portfolio-building, they place equal (if not more) emphasis on theory and building strong foundations. All students take fundamental art classes in drawing and illustration for example, in a classical studio setting, during their eleven month degree. In the last three months, they choose a specialization (modeling, animation, etc.) I saw some of the portfolios produced by their latest batch of students and was floored.

During the tour, I kept thinking of how much they have in common with the dynamic, passionate faculty of Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen Departement PIH; my friends who organize the excellent MultiMania conference in Belgium. (You guys definitely have to get together and have a talk -- expect an email from me!) :)

It's so refreshing to see such passion in the educational field. Keep an eye on these guys -- they're doing great things!

Macworld course materials mailed out

Published on January 27, 2007 in ActionScript, Conferences, Flash, Training and Workshops. 8 Comments

Everyone who emailed me from my FlashForward workshop at Macworld should have received an email with the workshop course materials (and a little bonus!)

If you haven't, please email me! :)

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