Hi Katrin, Elizabeth, et al. I’m planning a couple of web design workshop for high school students and Cameroon researchers and want to introduce the basics of Git to both communities. The info (and public git repositories) about Github Desktop is so helpful.
Thank you for your help. Scott > On Oct 17, 2019, at 7:18 AM, E.W. <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Katrin, > > I use GitHub desktop all the time for introductions to git and found that you > can really speed through things and get people really comfortable even in > just an hour. I ran a git/github lesson for one of my classes that ran for > about 3 hours. It started with my introduction to github desktop > (https://github.com/elliewix/github-training-brain-dumps/blob/master/github_directions.md > > <https://github.com/elliewix/github-training-brain-dumps/blob/master/github_directions.md>) > adapted to just use markdown files, and then patched into the SWC git > lesson. Getting introduced to the vocabulary first within a gui and then > seeing how the command line actions related to actions on the website and the > GUI seemed to really help reinforce the concepts. Once I clean up all the > materials for that class I'll be posting things up on github. > > I haven't seen the built in tutorial, but will check that out! > > Elizabeth > > On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 3:33 AM Leinweber, Katrin <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Hi! > > > > I find that the Git and Github sections of a workshop generate a lot of > > technical questions and errors, notably more than the other sections. > > So true! > > > […] If git and github could be taught in 5 minutes, I'm guessing it would > > be included in DC material... > > https://desktop.github.com/ <https://desktop.github.com/> added a built-in > tutorial recently. Has anyone used this in a workshop? > > I'd be happy to receive some comments on that, because I'm planning to use it > in a few weeks. > > > Thanks and greetings! > Katrin > > ------------------------------------------ > The Carpentries: discuss > Permalink: > https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/Taf5d034d6aa3c0cd-M3eaedaac61cacbdf79540293 > > <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/Taf5d034d6aa3c0cd-M3eaedaac61cacbdf79540293> > Delivery options: > https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription > <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription> > The Carpentries <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/latest> / discuss / see > discussions <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss> + participants > <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/members> + delivery options > <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription>Permalink > <https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/Taf5d034d6aa3c0cd-M670d5d74394c9610f1459e22> ------------------------------------------ The Carpentries: discuss Permalink: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/Taf5d034d6aa3c0cd-M2438ef4ed157d1bff2b47d5f Delivery options: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription
