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I'd put youtube right up there, especially considering how many high quality introductions and how-to's are out there.

opportune 7y ago
This is actually something I really want to work on. There are many very poor academic-oriented videos on youtube, most of which are either someone with a tenuous grasp of the material explaining something in poor english, or a straight copy of a long lecture. I think there is definitely a niche for bite-sized 5-10 minute videos covering focused topics in the undergrad/early grad curriculum in Math and CS. Like this is what a doubly linked list is, this is what dropout is, this is a walkthrough of a real analysis proof, etc. You could add links to code snippets, github repos, latex papers, etc. And use animations/editing to make the presentation concise and visually appealing. Dabbling in something like this has been on my todo list for almost 4 years at this point
- anonymous5133 7y ago
  The academics putting stuff on youtube is almost laughable. It really exposes their flaws outright. Their lectures are boring and dull. Heck, it even shows how poorly some of these people are at teaching. Sure, we get it, you have a PHD in physics and you're smart but who cares about that if you can't actually teach the material. No wonder so many kids these days are flocking to youtube to learn stuff. It is because of how horrible the current education system is. We put people in teaching positions when they can't even teach in the first place. The truth is youtube, the internet and computers are absolutely game changing technology when it comes to education. With the right tools, youtube + internet + right computer tools will be able to provide the best learning experience for the student, even beating out top-tier education institutions.
anonymous5133 7y ago
Add basic web design to the list. I'm sorry but it is 2019, stop creating websites that look like they're designed in 1995. It isn't cool. If you have limited web skills, at least use wordpress with a template so the website looks at least somewhat aesthetically pleasing on the eye.

This is actually something I really want to work on. There are many very poor academic-oriented videos on youtube, most of which are either someone with a tenuous grasp of the material explaining something in poor english, or a straight copy of a long lecture. I think there is definitely a niche for bite-sized 5-10 minute videos covering focused topics in the undergrad/early grad curriculum in Math and CS. Like this is what a doubly linked list is, this is what dropout is, this is a walkthrough of a real analysis proof, etc. You could add links to code snippets, github repos, latex papers, etc. And use animations/editing to make the presentation concise and visually appealing. Dabbling in something like this has been on my todo list for almost 4 years at this point

anonymous5133 7y ago
The academics putting stuff on youtube is almost laughable. It really exposes their flaws outright. Their lectures are boring and dull. Heck, it even shows how poorly some of these people are at teaching. Sure, we get it, you have a PHD in physics and you're smart but who cares about that if you can't actually teach the material. No wonder so many kids these days are flocking to youtube to learn stuff. It is because of how horrible the current education system is. We put people in teaching positions when they can't even teach in the first place. The truth is youtube, the internet and computers are absolutely game changing technology when it comes to education. With the right tools, youtube + internet + right computer tools will be able to provide the best learning experience for the student, even beating out top-tier education institutions.

anonymous5133 7y ago

Add basic web design to the list. I'm sorry but it is 2019, stop creating websites that look like they're designed in 1995. It isn't cool. If you have limited web skills, at least use wordpress with a template so the website looks at least somewhat aesthetically pleasing on the eye.