I agree 100% that motivation is a big problem with the Planets lesson. In the past, I've "solved" this by teaching git *after* Python/R and then using real code for git. But that has its own problems. The motivation is clearer, but the mental burden of using code, which they've only just been introduced to, is much higher. So I think setting up a GH-pages blog is a very good idea.
On 20 May 2016 at 5:00:35 PM, Lex Nederbragt ([email protected]) wrote: > Hi, > > Bruno Grande just published a blog post on this approach to teaching git by > having learners > set up their online presence using GitHub Pages, and contrasts it to the > current SWC git-novice > ‘Planets’ lesson. I do not agree with all he is saying about effectively > teaching git, > but he does have a few interesting points: > > http://bgran.de/teaching-git-using-github-pages/ > > Best, > > Lex_______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.software-carpentry.org/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.software-carpentry.org/listinfo/discuss
