When I was regularly running intro to git/github workshops, I included creating github.io pages as part of the lesson. I can confirm that it's straightforward and quick. I've seen hundreds of people, including middle schoolers, create these kinds of pages in under an hour -- really, under twenty minutes if you're not counting the full git lesson.
On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 8:39 PM, Moreau, John (UMKC-Student) < [email protected]> wrote: > Imagine if we incorporated creating a small personal website on GitHub > into the Git lesson? Seeing their webpage go live with a few commands could > be such an incredible wow moment for people. For people who do not > collaborate as much as others, it also provides a great motivation for > learning GitHub. Here's a (very) rough sketch of how we could structure it: > > 1. Standard Git Lesson (or most of it at least). > 2. Have participants use nano or another text editor to edit the template > document, inserting some basic information about themselves or a fictional > character*. > 3. Walk participants through the steps to publish their new page. > 4. Instruct participants to look up their new page and wait for them to > get over their disbelief. > 5. Confirm, that yes, they really did just create a web page. High-five!** > > As a follow-up, we could have a web-only lesson on markdown that walks > learners through the steps to create a more customized personal web page on > GitHub. This lesson would help learners apply and extend what they learned > at the workshop. > > John Moreau > > Notes: > *Not everyone will be comfortable publishing their information online. > There's a lot of harassment online, such as sexist attacks against women. > We have to consider these issues when designing any lesson about publishing > online. > ** High-fives may be substituted with fist bumps, a pat on the back, or > other congratulatory motions as appropriate. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Discuss [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Greg Wilson > Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 9:22 AM > To: Software Carpentry Discussion <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Discuss] Workshop on personal research websites for graduate > students > > We've been talking on and off for a couple of years about a lesson on > "publishing in the 21st century". Should creating a personal/lab website > be part of that? > > Cheers, > Greg > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.software-carpentry.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.software-carpentry.org > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.software-carpentry.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.software-carpentry.org >
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