From 33330cdc7605705c7ac446ff43911d046f703400 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Niema Moshiri Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 16:51:23 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Updates --- teach_online/materials.md | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/teach_online/materials.md b/teach_online/materials.md index e54cde0..8d64cf8 100644 --- a/teach_online/materials.md +++ b/teach_online/materials.md @@ -93,13 +93,32 @@ The simplest way to write text-based instructional materials is to use a formatt For example, you can use [Microsoft Word](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Word) or equivalent (e.g. [Google Docs](https://docs.google.com/), [LibreOffice Writer](https://www.libreoffice.org/discover/writer/), etc.) to write a formatted text document (e.g. a DOCX file), -which can be exported to a PDF file. - -MAITS +which can be exported to a PDF file and posted on your personal website. +Potentially even more simple: +depending on how you created your website, +you may be able to write instructional text *directly on* your website! + +A slightly less simple option, +but which might give you a bit more control over how you develop and host your materials, +is to write your instructional materials in a [Lightweight Markup Language (LML)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightweight_markup_language) +(e.g. [Markdown](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown)) +and host them somewhere like [GitHub](https://github.com/), +where they can be rendered with formatting in a web browser. +Even *less* simple, +but even more powerful, +is [LaTeX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX), +which is a software system for typesetting documents +(especially powerful for mathematical equations) +in which the content is written in the LaTeX [markup language](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markup_language) +and then compiled to PDF. +LaTeX can be extremely frustrating to install and use locally, +but web-based platforms like [Overleaf](https://www.overleaf.com/) +make it quite simple to write LaTeX documents using a more intuitive interface +and without needing to install anything on your computer. JUPYTER BOOK -GITHUB MARKDOWN +MAITS ## Content Delivery