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My name is Jason Carr and I am the Founder of @socialdistability which is a platform aimed at connecting those with disabilities during this pandemic.

Given the times that we live in, we needed to ask ourselves whether we should take a break from teaching our part-time hands-on courses. After all, there's a global pandemic going on. Do people want to participate in a thorough course right now? We do have other skills we can focus on if need be - in addition to teaching we are expert consultants as well as Front & Backend developers. 

Truth be told, even we weren't up for it this past Summer. We skipped our Summer semester altogether.

In the Fall we decided to let people decide for themselves. Enough students did enroll so we went ahead with our 3-month part-time course. I'll admit, I still wondered how people would feel about it given the distractions. We moved forward because I didn't want to unilaterally decide to put their careers on hold, and we already have a policy to let our students retake the course for free.

A new virtual experience with the same great outcome.

This year was anything but ordinary when it comes to a lot of things, and Drupal GovCon was no exception. We enjoyed seeing the transition from a fully in-person to a fully online event, and how Drupal camps can still be successful no matter what curveballs are thrown at them. With that, we want to throw a big shout-out to everyone involved in putting together the camp this year and say cheers to another successful event.

You’ve probably noticed we have a course called “HTML/CSS Ramp-Up” and are wondering if this is the right place for you to start on your journey to learning how to build websites. You could be looking to do front-end development, you could be looking to do site-building in Drupal or Acquia’s Site Factory, or you could still be wayfinding and trying to figure out if front-end or back-end is the right path for you. No matter the case, the HTML/CSS ramp-up course Debug Academy has put together will give you an introduction to the essential components of every website.

An Engineer’s Pivot into Web Development

Where it All Began

Like many, I struggled with what to study in college. I enjoyed math, science, and logic puzzles and craved working with new technologies. I wanted the skills to produce. It could have been websites, robots, companies...it didn’t matter as long as it was building the future. Ultimately I decided to pursue engineering.

Due to current conditions with COVID-19, DrupalCon was forced to cancel all trainings. Because of how popular our trainings were, we are pleased to offer them fully online. 

Our DrupalCon trainings are back!

With our newfound time and our ongoing commitment to accessibility & remote-availability, the Debug Academy team is proud to announce that we are offering our DrupalCon courses directly! We plan to donate a portion of the proceeds to the Drupal Association.

Elevate your Drupal 8 application with ReactJS

Advanced ReactJS development for Drupal 8

Advanced module development with OOP

How has COVID-19 impacted training courses in general?

We are aware that a number of us are running on empty, many of us simply do not have the stamina for attending full-time training programs, and that's OK. Debug Academy has created a handful of new course offerings with our present reality in mind.

A Little Bit of Background

In 2017, I graduated with a PhD in history from The George Washington University, where I studied German colonialism in Africa. After graduation, I ended up teaching at a private secondary school part-time to get my foot in the door. Some days were enjoyable, some days were painful, and I never fully adjusted to life in the classroom at that level. With no opportunity to transition to full-time in my near future, and the little joy I was getting out of the hard work I was putting into my lessons, I realized that I needed to make a change. I weighed my options, and ultimately landed on the most off the wall route in comparison to where I was starting from, and that was to pursue a web development career.

It is a tradition at Debug Academy to take time out of our busy schedules to attend DrupalCon. We do it because we enjoy immersing ourselves in a community of like-minded individuals that come together with a common cause, like the continuous improvement of open source projects/code. It also gives us the opportunity to meet new people and reconnect with alumni, colleagues, and community friends.