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Design for DigiGirlz

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Cheryl

On Wednesday, I had the unique experience of teaching 110 high school girls an intro to interaction design workshop. Officially entitled “Making the World Easier With Interaction Design”, this was a course I built from scratch after offering to teach the subject

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Design, Speaking, Women in Technology, Work career, digigirlz, education, girls-tech, IGNITE, interaction design, Microsoft, STEM, talks

The Magic of Community

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Cheryl

(To my visitors from the Carnegie Mellon homepage, many welcomes! Would love to hear from you if you have questions or comments.) Over the past few years, I’ve had the honor of participating in a unique program at Microsoft in the Server

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Technology, Women in Technology barbie, girls-tech, IGNITE

A Few Steps towards a Brighter Future

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Cheryl

The IGNITE Brighter Future Walk was a great success today – we raised nearly $5,000 (and will probably surpass that with matching corporate funds) and saw both familiar faces in addition to some new faces – like a large contingent of lovely

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Seattle, Technology, Women in Technology girls-tech, IGNITE, STEM

“Women in Technology” Panel now available online!

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Cheryl

If you have been following my adventures and are interested in listening to the panel I moderated at TechEd 2011 this past Tuesday, look no further. The slides and audio are now available for streaming or for download in video or audio

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Speaking, Technology, Women in Technology girls-tech, IGNITE, STEM, talks 1 Comment

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