Teaching

Video: I love teaching prototyping/making courses that combine craft and computation. For example, learn how to build an interactive servo motor that follows your hand using real-time computer vision here.

I’ve had the unique pleasure of teaching a variety of courses from Data Visualization and Introduction to HCI to Ubiquitous Computing and Prototyping Studio. I particularly enjoy technical HCI courses and ‘maker’ courses that combine craft, computation, and embodied interaction with topics ranging from electronic prototyping and 3D fabrication to introductory signal processing and machine learning.

But generally, I just love teaching! 😊

Courses

Course	Quarter(s)
HCID521 Prototyping Studio	Wi’23, Wi’22, Wi’21, Wi’20, Wi’19, Wi’18
CSE412 Data Visualization	Sp’23, Sp’22
HCID521 Immersion Studio	Au’21
CSE490 Physical Computing	Sp’21 (Canvas)
CSE590 Ubiquitous Computing	Sp’20, Sp’18
CSE599 Prototyping Interactive Systems	Au’19, Sp’19
CMSC434 Intro to HCI	Au’16, Sp’16, Au’14, Au’13, Sp’13, Sp’12
CMSC838F Tangible Interactive Computing	Sp’15, Sp’14, Au’12
CMSC838L HCI Grad Seminar	Au’15, Sp’12

Interactive Physical Computing Textbook

To support remote education during the pandemic and to broaden the impact of my teaching, I made a physical computing learning website—an interactive textbook of sorts—that now has hundreds of thousands of views from 183+ countries.

I would be honored if you considered using the website in your own teaching. Please let me know if you do. These materials have been used in courses at CMU, Stanford, Wayne State Univ., Univ. of Victoria, Sussex, Dundee, and beyond. As one example, I received the following note from a professor:

Your website on Intro to Electronics is just fantastic. My students and I are grateful to your intuitive explanations, animations, and step by step problems solving approaches. Your site is exactly what I was looking for.

My remote teaching practices were also featured by the UW College of Engineering (story here).