How to Create and Publish Guided Projects and Hands-on Labs

About This Course

Delve into the exciting world of developing interactive content! In this course, you will learn how to create innovative hands-on labs and guided projects within the IBM Skills Network platform. You will gain practical experience in designing guided projects that engage learners and discover best practices for integrating hands-on labs within a guided project or a complete course. Explore ways to use preinstalled tools and packages in IBM Skills Network for creating activities with JupyterLab, Zeppelin, RStudio, Python, R, Scala, Cloud IDE, and other online applications. You will gain a keen understanding of the Skills Network platform that you can use to guide more learners and expand your online presence.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Describe the purpose of guided labs and projects in developing practical skills.
• Describe the Skills Network lab environment and the various tools available.
• Describe the various types of labs and projects and when to use which.
• Explain the best practices for designing and structuring labs and projects.
• Sign up and create labs using Skills Network tools and platform.
• Embed labs in an online course.
• Develop and publish guided projects.

Syllabus

Module 1: Overview of Labs and Projects

• Introduction to Hands-on Labs and Guided Projects
• SME Video: Using Hands-on Labs and Guided Projects
• Getting Started with Skills Network
• Creating a Skills Network Author Workbench account
• Overview of Designing a Hands-on Lab
• Overview of Designing a Guided Project
• Create the Learning Objectives Section of an Instructional Lab

Module 2: Lab and Project Basics

• Creating Projects and Using the Skills Network Author Workbench
• Working with Your GitLab Project
• Create a new project and access your GitLab repository
• Creating Guidance Instructions for Labs and Projects
• Working with Author IDE
• Edit and Save your lab/project instructions
• Working in the Asset Library
• Testing and Sharing Your Content
• Testing your content and sharing it

Module 3: Creating Guided Labs and Projects Using Skills NetworkTools

• Overview of Lab Environments and Tools in Skills Network: (Instructional Cloud IDE, JupyterLab, Zeppelin, RStudio, Python, R, Scala, Cloud IDE)
• Choosing the Right Tool
• Creating an Instructional Lab/Project
• Creating a Cloud IDE Lab
• Create a Cloud IDE lab/project
• Use Cases and Examples of Cloud IDE Labs
• Creating Data Science Labs Using JupyterLab
• Creating Data Science Labs Using RStudio or Datasette
• Creating a JupyterLab Lab/Project
• Creating a RStudio Lab/Project
• Creating a Datasette Lab/Project
• Creating a CV Studio Lab
• Create a CV Studio lab/project

Module 4: Embedding and Publishing Labs in Online Courses

• Publishing Guided Projects
• Publishing a Guided project
• Advanced Features
• Overview of Skills Network Studio
• Embedding Labs in Courses
• Embedding an Instructional Lab in a Course
• Configuring LTI Labs
• Jupyter Notebooks Using LTI
• Launching Other Labs Using LTI
• Setting Up Grading for a Guided Project
• Supporting and Maintaining Your Content

Module 5: Final Exam and Wrap-Up

Requirements

There are no prerequisites for this course other than general familiarity with using computers and a desire to learn.

Course Instructors

Bradley Steinfeld

Bradley Steinfeld is a senior Software Architect working for IBM Canada. Throughout his career, he's built products and services with a variety of cutting-edge technologies. From the cloud, to IoT, to blockchain, AR/VR, and beyond... Bradley is keen to keep up with new technologies and apply them sensibly to ease development and create amazing user experiences!

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Other Contributors

Kathy An

Yasmine Hemmati

David Pasternak