What people said
Since my first year teaching, students have been asked for honest reflections — what was difficult, what they enjoyed, and what the next group should get instead. A selection sits below, alongside professional references.
Devon Jamison is a learning specialist worth investing in and will bring creativity, passion, and innovation to any education project they work on.
Your 'Take a Risk' idea of using sport to help them revise made their learning fun, competitive and above all memorable. It was a great example of taking a lesson outside of the classroom and making revision an active rather than a passive task.
When the pandemic forced us into remote teaching, Devon was thorough in how he taught Canvas — starting with the basics and building to the advanced features, patient with questions, and with materials that were clear and easy to follow. I could work at my own pace, and he ran live support sessions for anyone who needed more. It meant I could actually deliver high-quality remote instruction: engaging content, discussion boards, quizzes, and real-time feedback on student progress.
Having Mr. Jamison both as a teacher and friend has been a great honour. His classes and unique teaching style offered me an enriching opportunity to apply my understanding of computer science to the business world. As a role model, his care and mentorship far exceed what is expected.
What I am actually going for
The highlight of my career so far has been feedback about lesson content and engagement. I try to make lessons enjoyable while breaking the stereotypes attached to computing — differentiated resources, real-world framing, and a range of tools from interactive quizzes to coding platforms.
Gamification is my primary pedagogy, which in practice means a learner always knows how their learning is structured, what they are aiming at, and how they get there. I also grew up with undiagnosed dyslexia, and the strategies I built for myself are the same ones I use with students who have additional needs.