0206 - Working in Code with Anna Browne (née Brady)

Hi, I'm Allen Higgins, you're listening to Design Talk. I am delighted to have Anna Browne (née Brady) as my guest today, to talk about and reflect upon her career in code. · To start, Anna, can you share some of the key milestones in your career thus far? (Influenced at UCD by Dr Joe Morris in his Program Construction class; he made us write code, on paper, it made us appreciate the value of simplicity, the value of thinking things through.) · What for you, is the essence of design? o Can you share your reflections on the design process? o Is design ultimately a process of working alone on your own ideas. o Talk about the difference between design as an individual and design in a team... · How, if at all, has the changing technology environment changed the way you perform design? o What do you insist on having in the physical work environment? o How do you get people to share design knowledge? To attain/agree on shared understandings and design vision? · As an educator yourself, what motivates you to advocate for maths and technology skills in students? o What tips can you share from your experience of teaching maths and practical IT for adult learners? Ways of engaging them, making it real, that overcome blocks. · And any final thoughts you'd like to share before we wrap up? Well, we’ll wrap up there. Thank you for sharing your ideas with us today. Acknowledgements Music Title: Voltaic Fluctuations Artist: Ben Prunty Source: https://www.benpruntymusic.com/ License: Non-transferable license. Permission granted by Ben Prunty Cover Art Title: Complex collage Artist: Allen Higgins Source: vignette_version.pptx License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Podcast License Design Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast.