I have been developing videos to teach Wolfram Language to people who have never used it before. These videos are based on the chapters of Stephen Wolfram's new book, An Elementary Introduction to the Wolfram Language. I made these videos to appeal to the people who prefer watching videos to reading books.
The first time I used Mathematica was in school and my teacher, Mr. Hoek, gave me a love of the language that I couldn't have found elsewhere. He taught Mathematica using a cool style. He would type and speak as the class so as to better teach the concepts. He would also give interesting problems that truly challenged the class to think and use what he had just taught. The most important part is that he made learning Mathematica fun!!! I have based the videos style on his teaching style; typing and speaking while trying my hardest to make them fun and exciting.
The process of making these videos has been interesting. Despite the fact that they are only 5 minutes long, they are not that simple to make. First I write the script for the video. Then, I record the typing for the video very slowly so mistakes don't appear in the video. I then fast forward it anywhere from 2 to 8 times depending on the section. I then add in my voice over it and fit the timing and the sections to match my voice.
I have called the videos Learning Coding with Kogan. Here is the link to the youtube channel:
Lesson 1: Elementary Arithmetic
Lesson 2: Introducing Functions
Lesson 3: First Look At Lists
Any feedback would be great. Also please subscribe to the videos and share them with your friends.
Thanks,
Jonathan
