Talks

Andrew Smyk is an experienced speaker and is passionate about sharing knowledge and collaborating. He has spoken at conferences and higher ed events since 2001. Topic areas he covers include:

  • User Experience (UX)
  • Mobile Learning
  • Interaction Design (IxD)
  • Information Architecture (IA)
  • User Research
  • Interactive Media

If you’re interested in having me talk at your conference, workshop, school or online event, please contact me.

Upcoming Talks

No talks scheduled.

Previous Talks

Onboarding Best Practices
DevTO |Oct 30th -7th, 2017

From Digital, to Analog and Back Again
Agile XD | Jul 19, 2016

Your UX is not My UX
Toronto DMC – Design Makes Change |June 5th -7th, 2015

What You Can Learn From a 4 Year Old About Ponies and Mobile UX
Full Stack TO – Toronto | Nov 2015

Your UX is Not My UX
FITC WebUnleased | Sep 22nd, 2015

What You Can Learn From a 4 Year Old About Ponies and Mobile UX
DevTO – Toronto | Apr 2015

Digital Kids on Branding, Privacy and Technology Bias
FITC 2015, Toronto, ON | April 12th-14th, 2015

Digital Kids on Branding, Privacy and Technology Bias
GirlGeeksTO Meetup 2015, Toronto, ON | February 9th, 2015

Rethinking mobile learning & the promise of flying cars
ConFab Higher Ed Atlanta | Nov 13th 2014

Managing Responsive Design Projects
Full Stack TO | Nov 23rd 2014

Best Practices for Mobile UX
DCL Webinar  | Oct 22nd 2014

Managing Responsive Design Projects
FITC Unleashed Web -Toronto | Sept 2014

Leveraging Mobile to Increase Student Engagement
Technology Boot Camp  – Century College | Aug 1st 2014

Use Social Media to Connect with the Right Students
PSEWeb – Toronto | July 2014

Rethinking mobile learning & the promise of flying cars
Penn State Web Conference Penn State | June 2014

Use Social Media to Connect with the Right Students
Social Media Conference HigherEdExperts webinar | Nov 2013

What You Can Learn From a 4 Year Old About Ponies and Mobile UX
FITC: Screens – Toronto | Oct 3rd – 4th, 2013

Leveraging Mobile to Increase Student Engagement
HighEd Web National Conference – Buffalo, NY | Oct 6th – 9th, 2013

Digital Kids on Branding, Privacy and Technology Bias (Webcast)
HighEd Web Regional Conference – Little Rock, Arkansas | July 26th, 2013

Digital Kids on Branding, Privacy & Technology Bias
PSEWeb 2013,  Vancouver  | June 24th – 25th, 2013

Digital Kids on Branding, Privacy & Technology Bias
Penn State Web Conference at Penn State | June 2013

Leveraging Mobile to Increase Student Engagement
Penn State Web Conference at Penn State | June 2013

Leveraging Mobile to Increase Student Engagement
High Ed Web Regional Conference – Michigan | May 20th – 21st, 2013

Digital Kids on Branding, Privacy and Technology Bias
MinneWebCon 2013 Minneapolis, MN | April 15th – 16th, 2013

Leveraging Mobile to Increase Student Engagement
High Ed Web Regional Conference,  Little Rock, Arkansas  | July 26th – 27th, 2012

I was Promised mLearning (and Flying Cars)
High Ed Web Regional Conference, Syracuse, NY | June 25th,  2012

Panelist: KiDIGITAL – Kid’s growing up in a digital world
FITO Meetup (v.106), Toronto | March 28th,  2012

Co-presenter, “What is HTML5?”
Wireless and Mobile Computing Faculty Summit Sheridan College | May 2011

Panelist: Education for Interaction Design
IxDA Toronto Meet-up Toronto | December 2011

Pushing Web Design with CSS Workshop
Sheridan College, Oakville | November 2008

Introduction to CSS Workshop
Sheridan College, Oakville |September 2008

What’s In Your LMS?
OISE/KMDI Open-Source LMS Seminar, UofT | Oct 2007

Panelist: Scenes from a Marriage: Text and Image in Web Design
Editors’ Association of Canada, Toronto | Oct 2004

Creating Animation for the Web – Flash Workshop
Seneca College Digital Media, York University Campus | March 2001