Yesterday I completed my first course. That is, a course I have given (as opposed to following one). When I switched to my current employer, I told them that I experienced some great fun in coaching people. Teaching them how to work, or teaching them how to solve a problem. Because our company started as an Education Center, I was asked to think about giving courses. If I wanted to, and only when I was ready for that. Last Thursday I was ready, and I gave my first PL/SQL course to a small group of people.
The first ten minutes I tought I was going to die. It felt like hell. But I didn’t die. In fact, it went fairly well. And with each hour passing by, my confidence about giving a course grew. Yesterday was the final day of the course, and the attendees had to fill in an evaluation form. This is a standard routine. I swear I did not bribe them, but still they gave me high ratings. Yeah. That felt great.
To get into the teaching, I decided not to do courses about subjects I don’t have a ton of experience in just yet, so I can concentrate on the teaching part instead of the technical stuff in which I’m supposed to be the expert. Next week I will be giving a course in SQL. That’s the one you should do BEFORE the PL/SQL course. The challenge with this course is that it’s not given in our Education Headquarters, but at a remote location.