November 16, 2020 in Learn
New Treehouse Course for Python: Structuring Your Code
Well, look what it is… A new Python workshop! In this hour-long workshop, Structuring Your Code, Megan Amendola covers some crucial principles for Python code structuring. First, we’ll address code structure strategies and narrative flow. Then, we’ll cover iterative coding,…
November 2, 2020 in Learn
New Treehouse Course: Basic Math for Data Analysis
We’re excited to announce Basic Math for Data Analysis, a new instruction in Python from Megan Amendola and Jennifer Nordell! This 25-minute course covers some essential math concepts and how to program them using Python. It’s the perfect primer for those…
October 30, 2020 in Learn
New course for Techdegree: Day in the Life of a UX Designer
We’re excited to announce Day in the Life of a UX Designer, a new video instruction from Hope Armstrong! This 25-minute session for our UX Design Techdegree goes into detail with two UX Designers, Micah Carroll and Alex Guevara, about what…
October 21, 2020 in Learn
New Treehouse Course: Ethical Design
We’re excited to announce Ethical Design, a new course in 21st Century Skills from Hope Armstrong and Michelle Zohlman! This 173-minute course encompasses ethical design essentials, confronting dirty data, big picture impacts, and how to apply ethical design practically. In…
October 20, 2020 in Community
Invisible Identity: Anxiety
At Treehouse, we strive to create a space where folx can be their authentic selves. This means they are able to bring their whole identity to the table. For us, that includes our invisible identities. What does this mean? These…
October 14, 2020 in Learn
Inclusive Design Series (3 of 4): The Importance of User Research
I’ve spent most of my career working with startups, as the sole designer or alongside a handful of designers. I’ve never worked with a user researcher whose sole focus is on user interviews and usability tests. It can feel intimidating…
October 6, 2020 in Learn
WCAG 1.1: Text Alternatives
The first WCAG Guideline, Text Alternatives, is part of the Perceivable principle. The guideline states Provide text alternatives for any non-text content so that it can be changed into other forms people need, such as large print, braille, speech, symbols,…
September 29, 2020 in Learn
Tips to Help You Succeed in Online Learning
We can spend hours learning, but if we’re not able to recall, retrieve, or demonstrate what we’ve learned somehow, we’re doing ourselves a major disservice. And it’s going to take longer to achieve our learning goals. In this post, I’ll…
September 16, 2020 in Learn
Unlock the Value of Minority/Women Owned Business Certification
At Treehouse, we value empowerment through education. That includes sharing resources that can benefit our clients—like how to get your business M/WBE certified, and offering support to those who have that certification. While we already work with many businesses, large…
September 10, 2020 in Learn
Introducing the WCAG Principles
In my introductory blog post on Accessibility , I mentioned that the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) is broken up into four accessibility principles: Perceivable Operable Understandable Robust These four principles are then divided into thirteen accessibility guidelines. Each WCAG…
September 8, 2020 in Learn
What is Toxic Positivity, and what does it have to do with suicide prevention?
This week is National Suicide Prevention Week (Sept. 6th- 12th). This is a very important week for me, as I’m sure it is for many of you and our employees at Treehouse. Before I dive in, I want to acknowledge…
September 3, 2020 in Learn
Inclusive Design Series (2 of 4): The Limitations (and Possibilities) of Empathy
Throughout user research and UX design in general, empathy is a guiding force. “Put yourself in the user’s shoes to understand their perspective,” they say. While you can empathize with a user, you have not shared the same lived experiences….