Custom curriculum development
Thinkful
UX Design · Data EngineeringCreated custom curriculum for UX Design and Data Engineering programs.
Two technical disciplines. Learning experiences designed around the skills students need to develop.
Skip to contentAshley KaysCurriculum / Teaching / Team enablement Make complex skills
Different disciplines.
01 02 03 04 Start with the ability.
01 02 03 04 From a tool demonstration
A workshop.
CURRICULUM DESIGN & TECHNICAL TRAINING
Make complex skills
something people
can actually use.
I create custom curriculum, teach technical programs and help teams turn new knowledge into practical capability.
My experience spans UX design, product design, data engineering, front end engineering, coding and maker education.
THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
01Understand it.
Clear concepts. Relevant examples.
02Build with it.
Purposeful practice. Useful feedback.
03Use it at work.
Independent decisions. Lasting capability.
A course should change what someone can do.
CLIENT EXPERIENCE
Different disciplines.
A practical approach to learning.
Curriculum development, program instruction and technical training across education and business.
Custom curriculum development
CodeTeachers
Coding · Design · Maker educationCreated coding, design and maker curriculum for CodeTeachers.
Creative, hands-on learning that connects technical concepts to things learners can make.
Program instruction
Flatiron School
Product DesignInstructed the Product Design Program at Flatiron School.
Teaching, guided practice and feedback that help learners apply product design concepts.
Technical training
Grow Financial
Front End EngineeringDelivered Front End Engineering training for Grow Financial.
Technical learning in a business setting, connecting development skills to practical work.
HOW I DESIGN A PROGRAM
Start with the ability.
Build the path to it.
Useful learning needs more than a collection of slides. It needs a reason to learn, a chance to practice and a way to show progress.
Define the job
Start with what someone needs to do after the program. Identify learner needs, prerequisites, business context and the evidence of success.
Design the experience
Sequence concepts, demonstrations, practice and feedback. Build a clear path from a first attempt to independent work.
Make learning visible
Use projects, checkpoints and rubrics to show what learners understand and where they need another attempt.
Support the transfer
Give teams reusable templates, facilitator guidance and a plan for applying new skills in their everyday workflow.
INSIDE A TRAINING MODULE / UX DESIGN WITH AI
From a tool demonstration
to a useful design decision.
A module blueprint for a custom team program: use AI to explore options, keep evidence visible and make a reasoned design choice.
WORKSHOP FLOW · 90 MINUTES
- 10 min
Frame the problem. Read a research brief and separate observations from assumptions.
- 20 min
Explore alternatives. Use approved AI tools to generate and critique competing user flows.
- 30 min
Make and evaluate. Build a low-fidelity prototype and examine it against the research and accessibility criteria.
- 20 min
Explain the decision. Peer review the work and revise the design rationale.
- 10 min
Transfer the skill. Choose a work task, an owner and a follow-up checkpoint.
WHAT I CAN BUILD FOR YOUR TEAM
A workshop.
A learning path.
An entire program.
Commission a program from scratch or adapt a focused training track for your team’s roles, tools and real work.
- UX Design with AI
- AI-Partnered Product Management
- AI-Enabled Engineering Workflows
- AI Automation for Operations
- AI Adoption for Leaders & Internal Champions