Teaching Samples
The examples provided here are teaching samples specifically tied to the educational side of my emerging brand, Foundational Things.
While Foundational Things has had to take a bit of a pause, many skills in teaching and other areas are demonstrated in this body of work.
Searching Made Easier PDF
Searching Made Easier instructional guide.
Searching Made Easier is the companion guide to a live training series of Internet searching from 2022. The guide was created using Adobe Illustrator.
I also desgined the Foundational Things logo. Its three rings represent the three aspects of the Foundational Things brand: Communication, Empathy, and Curiosity.
Video: Why Does My Text Keep Changing?!
Instructional Video.
Why Does My Text Keep Changing?! How to Make Autocorrect Work for You!
In this scenario-based how-to video, I walk through the ins and outs of why some applications change text on us when we type. It demonstrates:
- various ways that two popular word processors (Microsoft Word and Google Docs) alter text while we work
- where to adjust settings for these alterations
- how to work around text replacements we don't want
- how to create our own text substitutions
I used Camtasia 2019 and REAPER for video and audio editing. The thumbnail and end cards were created using Adobe Express.
Video: TextEdit as Default Plain Text Editor
Instructional Video.
How to Make TextEdit Your Default Plain Text Editor for Good
A quick how-to video showing how to set TextEdit (Mac) to be a plain text editor by default.
I used Camtasia 2019 and REAPER for video and audio editing. The thumbnail and end cards were created using Adobe Express.
Video: What is Word Wrapping?
Instructional Video.
What is Word Wrapping? Understanding this feature and how it works
This video addresses a user question that was prompted by a previous video. I also provide additional background for what's happening and why it's helpful to understand the topic.
I used Camtasia 2019 and REAPER for video and audio editing. The thumbnail and end cards were created using Adobe Express.
Video: How to Search a Specific Website
Instructional Video.
Quick Tip: How to Search a Specific Website Using the search: Operator
This video presents a "quick tip" for using a search operator on Google search. The technique is demonstrated with multiple, but brief, examples.
I used Camtasia 2019 and REAPER for video and audio editing. The thumbnail and end cards were created using Adobe Express.