<div dir="ltr">A few years ago we put together a set of video tutorials very similar to what Jim has described here (short 5-10 minute videos on a single atomic topic). They don't quite cover everything he has listed, but quite a lot:<div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"> 1) Your first LaTeX document - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg2WtaSy-zQ&index=1&list=PLCRFsOKSM7ePUBOfh3O-K5XZldM5uCPwk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg2WtaSy-zQ&index=1&list=PLCRFsOKSM7ePUBOfh3O-K5XZldM5uCPwk</a></span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"> 2) The structure of a document (logical formatting; sections, footnotes) - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ja6WZoXW3U&index=2&list=PLCRFsOKSM7ePUBOfh3O-K5XZldM5uCPwk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ja6WZoXW3U&index=2&list=PLCRFsOKSM7ePUBOfh3O-K5XZldM5uCPwk</a></span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"> 3) Mathematics - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iEQoSIPD6o&index=3&list=PLCRFsOKSM7ePUBOfh3O-K5XZldM5uCPwk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iEQoSIPD6o&index=3&list=PLCRFsOKSM7ePUBOfh3O-K5XZldM5uCPwk</a></span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"> 5) Tables - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cEdqTMtHZQ&index=6&list=PLCRFsOKSM7ePUBOfh3O-K5XZldM5uCPwk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cEdqTMtHZQ&index=6&list=PLCRFsOKSM7ePUBOfh3O-K5XZldM5uCPwk</a></span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"> 6) Graphics - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21Y8LnKjfKE&index=4&list=PLCRFsOKSM7ePUBOfh3O-K5XZldM5uCPwk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21Y8LnKjfKE&index=4&list=PLCRFsOKSM7ePUBOfh3O-K5XZldM5uCPwk</a></span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"> 9) Bibliography - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IMkTnR_KcA&index=5&list=PLCRFsOKSM7ePUBOfh3O-K5XZldM5uCPwk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IMkTnR_KcA&index=5&list=PLCRFsOKSM7ePUBOfh3O-K5XZldM5uCPwk</a></span><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Our playlist is in the same rough order too (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCRFsOKSM7ePUBOfh3O-K5XZldM5uCPwk">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCRFsOKSM7ePUBOfh3O-K5XZldM5uCPwk</a>), so I agree with Jim on this format. These videos have been well received and (anecdotally) seem to be good at getting people started with LaTeX. They are a bit dated now (filmed on an older version of ShareLaTeX, and in some places using old-fashioned 'bad' LaTeX).</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">We tried to make these videos about the common core of LaTeX, since topics like TikZ, source code listings, and beamer are useful, but won't be needed by everyone in different subjects, so perhaps these should be optional modules, rather than part of the main lessons? The shorter and more relevant the main lessons can be, the less intimidating LaTeX will seem. We made more videos to further expand on LaTeX after this introduction too: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/ShareLaTeX/videos">https://www.youtube.com/user/ShareLaTeX/videos</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">These videos are long overdue a revisit from us, but perhaps they can give a sense of what this sort of format could look like, and a starting point to discuss/criticise/improve on.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Regards,</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">James</span></div></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 2:14 PM, Hefferon, James S. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jhefferon@smcvt.edu" target="_blank">jhefferon@smcvt.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
Peter mentioned having given courses. I have a *very* preliminary pass at topics, and I'd be glad for any suggestions from experienced people.<br>
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Again, the model is that a college instructor could assign people to take the training, say at the start of a class. So the goal is to cover what a person needs to do undergrad homework in math, CS, or a science. The tension is, of course, that we'd like to do it with minimal time and fuss.<br>
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I imagined a dozen lessons, each a 10-minute video, and with some fill-in-the-blank-type questions at the end. (Perhaps I am optimistic with 10 minutes but of course with a video a person can rewind, etc., so it differs from an in-person presentation.) At the end the student needs to write some small LaTeX docs. Here is a first take at lesson topics.<br>
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1) Your first LaTeX document<br>
2) The structure of a document (logical formatting; sections, footnotes)<br>
3) Mathematics<br>
4) More mathematics: amsmath and theorems, etc.<br>
5) Tables<br>
6) Graphics<br>
7) Source code listings<br>
8) More structure (cross-references, table of contents, indices)<br>
9) Bibliography<br>
10) TikZ<br>
11) Packages (including Beamer) and the community<br>
12) Final Exam<br>
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Regards.<br>
Jim<br>
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