> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:16:16 -0700 > From: John Clements <[email protected]> > Subject: [racket-dev] intro videos > > Frustrated by what I'm seeing on khanacademy.org, I've now recorded 8 *short* > videos on > getting started programming in DrRacket.
I looked at most of the videos and like them. For what they are trying to do, they are doing it well. Thanks, John, for the initiative on this! I said "for what they are trying to do" because we ideally need to complement these with some higher-level material on where one would go with what one might learn in John's videos. The material that we cover in an intro lecture, before teaching students the mechanics. With the combination, we might have something that helps draw people into DrRacket. Right now, John's videos will be most useful to people already drawn in who want to learn what to do. I actually sent mail around within the Bootstrap squad just two weeks ago about a high level "how to make a world" video, similar to an intro lecture for the PbD workshops. I'm currently redesigning my intro lecture for next week's workshop. If it goes over well, I'll look into making a video version of it to complement John's. Kathi _________________________________________________ For list-related administrative tasks: http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/dev
