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It is a common misconception that all instructors are "experts" in their field, this is simply not true and nor should it be! And here is why!... time for a quick thread
First and foremost when I was an EXPERT in Chemical Engineering I was not an instructor - I was a practitioner. I worked as a research fellow in Sweden for @chalmersuniv which is, in my opinion, the best research group in the world for my field of research
When I tried to teach, I struggled finding where to start and what a good “baseline” of information would be. Because I had been working in this exact specialty for 10 years, I was so buried in the weeds it was often difficult to give someone a concise answer
To my point, when you are in a research, engineering or other STEM groups, who do you ask for help when you are stuck with a problem? Do you ask the smartest person in the room? Not usually.. you ask the person who is friendliest, most well spoken, and easiest to communicate with
One of my favorite examples of this on twitter is @nickrusso42518 (not to take away from his obvious expertise). He is honest on twitter about the technology he is "learning" and when he feels like he has a good handle on it, he'll decide to teach you about the topic!
So when you are trying to decide who you want to learn from keep this in mind: You’re not always looking for the "expert!" You’re looking for someone who is clear, concise, relatable, and interesting. STEM topics are dry! Let us entertain you a little and it’ll go a long way!
To finish up! Here are some of my favorites to listen to in networking and cybersec over the last year or so:
@danieldibswe
@nickrusso42518
@TylorwIQ
@NetworkChuck
@ecbanks
@danieldibswe
@nickrusso42518
@TylorwIQ
@NetworkChuck
@ecbanks
