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Udacity: Gundega Dekena: From Udacity student to Assistant Instructor in 4 classes
Gundega Dekena began as one of Udacity's star students. Now, she is an Assistant Instructor for Programming a Robotic Car and Intro to Computer Science at Udacity, interacting tirelessly with students and enhancing the learning process. In conversation with Dekena, she shares the inspiring story of how she became a part of the Udacity team. From Student to Assistant Instructor in 4 Classes Dekena has been with Udacity, beginning as a student in the first Artificial Intelligence (AI) class, October 2011. She recalls, “I took the initial AI class; I saw it as an awesome opportunity because of the added interactivity. It exceeded my expectations.” Last year she wrote about her experience taking all three online computer science courses on Fortnightly Mailing. While the AI class exceeded Dekena’s expectations, she also exceeded Udacity’s expectations. In addition to being an active participant on AIQUS, the class’s forum, she also helped to modify…