/*** Able to teach: programming in Java/Python (Beginners), Javascript/PHP (up to Intermediate) .
Beginner level Web Development (HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, modern frameworks: React/VueJS, Laravel). Networking & cybersecurity (to intermediate level). ***/

- Personal site: idir[dot]online
-I have 10 years teaching at the university level. Empathy for the learner is the core- we all need context, patience and framing.
- Alongside following formal curricula, I like to use 'real world' simulator/practical tools to teach and there are plenty of them in the tech world. It's the best way to 'see' what you learn in books/class.
- Have been upskilling in tech for 3 years.
-Just finished UoGloucestershire Bootcamp on cybersec/data formalising extensive learning of my own over past years.
-In tech, more that ever and more than many other subjects, the foundations of knowledge are ever-changing... the patterns, frameworks, and practices of even 2 years ago become quickly ancient. Some principles, and broader architectural/philosophical approaches do persist, but change is very common. Being a teacher in tech is also, more than any other subject, also about being a learner.

- My strengths are: cybersecurity, networking principles and practices (OSI model, CIA triad), linux/server environments, modern web-dev frameworks (VueJS, React, NodeJs, Laravel), mySQL database design, ethics/law/politics/philosophy of cyber-space.
- Also solid on: OOP higher-level languages (Java and Python) from an architectural view (polymorphism, namespacing etc)

My previous career was in International Relations and History, so I am also able to cover history/IR/politics classes. My Ph.D is in History.