048: Visualize Your Code (and Practice Anywhere!)
In this episode, Nicole introduces you to an often-overlooked technique for solidifying the programming knowledge you encounter: visualization.
Podcast Category: Learning to Code
047: What to Do When You Wanna Give Up Coding
In this episode, Nicole helps you work through your feelings and obstacles when you feel like giving up on learning to code.
045: How to Break Down a Problem
In this episode, Nicole walks you through the process of breaking a complex problem down into smaller pieces—making it easier to solve, with less st…
044: Growing As a Newbie Dev
In this episode, Nicole highlights the different, distinct stages of our growth as web developers, from beginner to expert, so you always know where you…
043: How to Love the Experience of Learning to Code
In this episode, Nicole helps you see the advantages of being a new developer, and why you should slow down and enjoy your journey.
042: How to Leverage Twitter as a Developer
In this episode, Nicole explores the multitude of different ways you can leverage Twitter to build your developer network, resulting in connections, …
041: Let’s Talk About Mentorship
In this episode, Nicole discusses the power of mentorship—what it can do for you, what to look for in a good mentor, and more!
040: A Guide to Learning to Code and Getting a Job
In this episode, Nicole walks through your first steps into the developer world, and how you can align your goals with actions to get your…
038: Note-Taking for Developers
In this episode, Nicole provides valuable advice for taking notes in a technical field—so you can maximize your information retention while learning…
036: Overcoming Blank Screen Paralysis
In this episode, Nicole talks about the experience of blank screen paralysis, and how it can sabotage your education—and career.
033: Dissecting Build Tools in JavaScript
Learn what build tools are, what they do, how they differ—and how they can help speed up your career transition to web development!
032: Dissecting the Web Developer Roadmap—The Back-End
The Web Developer Roadmap by Kamran Ahmed (@kamranahmedse) has become a powerful resource for new self-taught web developers—especially career chang…
031: Dissecting the Web Developer Roadmap—The Front-End
What do you need to know in order to work in the web development industry? Where should you start, in terms of really understanding the concepts now,…
030: Dissecting the Web Developer Roadmap—”Required For Any Path”
The Web Developer Roadmap by Kamran Ahmed (@kamranahmedse) has become a powerful resource for new self-taught web developers—especially those lookin…
029: 7 Steps to Solving Code Challenges
In this episode, you'll learn about problem solving, and how you can approach code challenges using a 7-step approach that will give you enough inform…
028: Learning to Code With Treehouse
LVEC Podcast host Nicole learned to code in 2015 with Treehouse, one of the most popular video-based web development e-Learning platforms. Hear why sh…
027: The Power of Projects with Andrew Cook
Got enough projects in your portfolio? Self-taught software developer Andrew Cook shares a wealth of information and advice on how to get started comi…
025: Celebrating People of Color in Tech with Michael Berhane
Nicole chats with People of Color in Tech co-founder Michael Berhane about his own journey to full-stack JavaScript development, experiences with grow…
022: Choosing Motivation While Learning to Code
What do you do when you just can’t bring yourself to start or finish a course or project? Learning web development is a heavily cognitive…
021: Rock Your First Hackathon
Hackathons can be a scary prospect for new web developers—but they don’t have to be. Nicole tells the story of her first hackathon (which her…
020: Improve your Skills with Deliberate Practice
What is deliberate practice, and how does it differ from “regular” practice? Nicole answers these questions and discusses how you can become a better web…
018: 15 Tips for Maximizing Your Web Dev E-Learning Experience
For the fourth and final episode of EdTech September, Nicole shares her tips for getting the most out of your e-Learning platform of choice. She…
017: Learning with Games and Gamification
For the third episode of EdTech September, Nicole talks gaming and gamification. She highlights the vital role it can play in increasing learning engagement, and…
014: The Newbie Dev’s Intro to WordPress Development
Today, we’re talking all about WordPress development. What WordPress is used for, some common misconceptions about it, a little overview of how it works and…
012: How to Start (and Keep Up!) a Blog While Learning to Code
Writing about your experience learning to code can be a valuable, though challenging, endeavor. In this information-packed hour-long episode, Nicole talks about why it’s a worthwhile exercise, and…
010: Nicole’s Top 10 Web Development Tools
Do you like tools? Who doesn’t! This week, I share my top 10 web development tools—for my education, and for my freelancing. Pick up a…
009: Intro to JavaScript and the Document Object Model (DOM)
In this episode, we're going to take a deep dive into the Document Object Model: what it looks like, how it works, and what we can do with it.
008: 10 Things You NEED to Know BEFORE Learning to Code
In this episode, Nicole details 10 things she’s identified that new coders absolutely need to know before they begin learning to code. Why is this…
007: Lessons from Code Academy with George Mandis
In this episode, Nicole talks to her first in-person coding instructor and good mentor friend, George Mandis of Snaptortoise Development. She met George, a Portland,…
006: The Science of Learning with Dr. Barbara Oakley (Part 2)
In this two-part discussion, we welcome special guest Dr. Barbara Oakley, Professor of Engineering at Oakland University, to adapt some key topics from her record-setting Learning…
005: The Science of Learning with Dr. Barbara Oakley (Part 1)
In this two-part discussion, we welcome special guest Dr. Barbara Oakley, Professor of Engineering at Oakland University, to discuss her new book Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to…
003: Self-Taught Student Talks with Casey Bartholomew
Self-Taught Student Talks is a sub-series of the LVEC podcast, highlighting self-taught students’ accomplishments. This week, we meet Casey Bartholomew, a self-taught front-end web development…
002: How I Learned How I Learn
In this episode, Nicole shares her personal story of how she learned to learn. After a lifetime of feeling frustrated with traditional education systems, she…