HighEdWeb Technical Academy

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Rachel Cherry

July 8, 2018 by

Rachel Cherry is a freelance software engineer and consultant with with over ten years experience in back and front-end web development and digital design. Her main areas of focus include accessibility, higher education, and WordPress.

Previously, Rachel was a Senior Software Engineer for Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media and helped build a variety of Disney websites on various platforms, including shopdisney.com.

When she’s not using WordPress to help build the web, she advocates for the importance of accessibility and works to encourage collaboration and professional development as a conference and meet-up organizer. Rachel lives in Pasadena, California but you can find her on Twitter, GitHub, and bamadesigner.com.

Academy Details

October 12-13, 2019
  • Hilton Milwaukee City Center
  • Immediately before the HighEdWeb Annual Conference

Registration

Total cost: $400

Includes three meals. Space limited.

Register

Why attend?

The Technical Academy is for the web programmer, regardless of platform or language preference. Graduates will have a better understanding of the full development stack and how programming decisions can build a better, stronger site.

Who should attend?

Whether you are new to the field or just wanting to brush up on your skills, the technical academy is an in-depth look at challenges and solutions faced by higher education web programmers.

  • An army of one
  • The lone programmer in a sea of creatives
  • A programmer new to higher education
  • #hewebtech

    Organizers

    Program chairs
    • Joshua Woehlke, Missouri S&T
    • Brenden Sparks, San Jose State University
    Academy chairs
    • Cheryl McKay, Missouri S&T
    • Melissa Van De Werfhorst, UC Santa Barbara
    • academies@digicol.org

    Related events

    HighEdWeb offers three Academies before the Annual Conference. We invite you to explore the other opportunities:

    • Leadership Academy
    • Content/UX Academy
    • 2019 Annual Conference
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