Spoken-Tutorial-Technology/C2/Side-by-Side-Method/English-timed

Time	Narration
00:01	Welcome to the spoken tutorial that explains the side-by-side method. I am Kannan Moudgalya.
00:07	In this tutorial we will learn the following
00:10	We will learn what is meant by the side-by-side method.
00:14	We will find out how the side-by-side method helps learn one command at a time.
00:20	We will learn how one can learn slowly or fast using spoken tutorials.
00:26	We will learn where the required material for a spoken tutorial is available.
00:32	We will learn how NOT to use spoken tutorials.
00:36	We also have a message for workshop organisers.
00:41	Side-by-side method is a technique that we have developed at IIT Bombay.
00:47	To help you learn a software by yourself, even if there is no expert to guide you.
00:54	How can you do this?
00:56	By learning one command at a time from a spoken tutorial.
01:01	What is meant by learning?
01:03	Is it just watching a spoken tutorial?
01:08	A big NO.
01:09	Or is it just by listening to a spoken tutorial carefully?
01:13	No again.
01:14	Learning comes from ...
01:16	yes, you got it – by doing, ... by reproducing every command shown in the spoken tutorial.
01:24	Can anyone reproduce every command shown in the tutorial?
01:29	The answer is YES.
01:31	What makes me say this?
01:33	This is BECAUSE, we make spoken tutorials suitable for self learning.
01:39	How do we do this?
01:41	It is a long story.
01:42	Let me just say that we have developed specific methods, for this purpose, at IIT Bombay.
01:49	Spoken Tutorials are created for SELF LEARNING.
01:52	And hence, you can reproduce every command shown in Spoken Tutorials
01:58	What is the best way to reproduce every command?
02:02	Let me demonstrate it.
02:04	Let us go to http://spoken-tutorial.org
02:08	Let us locate Scilab Spoken Tutorials
02:14	I will demonstrate with the Spoken Tutorial, called Vector Operations.
02:18	I already located this video.
02:21	Should I maximise the video?
02:23	Once again, a big NO.
02:26	In fact, you may make it smaller.
02:29	I have already made it as small as possible.
02:33	I will move the browser so as to take the video to one side of the screen
02:43	On the other side, let us open the software the video teaches.
02:49	In this case, Scilab.
02:51	Because Scilab is an open source software, we can do this.
02:56	The Spoken Tutorial project does not promote commercial software.
03:00	So, you can always download the software that you want to work with, free of cost.
03:05	Should we maximise the software window?
03:08	NO again.
03:09	Instead, make it smaller and take it to the other side, as I have done.
03:15	I have now opened the spoken tutorial and the software to learn, SIDE BY SIDE.
03:20	What do we do next?
03:22	Let us go to the next slide.
03:28	Play the video.
03:29	Listen to a command in the spoken tutorial.
03:32	Pause the video.
03:34	Try out the same command on the software.
03:37	If the command works, listen to the next command.
03:41	If it does not work, rewind the tutorial.
03:44	Listen again, and try.
03:47	Repeat.
03:49	Let me demonstrate this using Scilab.
03:54	Play Audio
04:11	Let us pause it.
04:15	Let me reproduce this command on the Scilab software.
04:23	p equals 1 2 3, close bracket.
04:32	We get identical results, as in the video.
04:35	But, hey, this is extremely boring.
04:37	I hate listening to the video, doing nothing.
04:40	It is also extremely slow.
04:42	No problems.
04:43	The spoken tutorial method allows you to practise slowly or fast.
04:48	I will now explain how you can learn fast.
04:51	You can work on the software, while simultaneously listening to the video.
04:57	Let us listen to the next command, and simultaneously, try it out on the software
05:03	Let me press the play button.
05:09	Play Audio
05:23	I paused the video.
05:32	You saw me typing while listening to the video.
05:36	This is ONE WAY to learn faster using spoken tutorials.
05:40	Let me repeat.
05:41	The spoken tutorial approach allows you to practise slowly or fast.
05:45	Some times, it may be difficult to separate the software from video.
05:50	One can use some overlapping positions, in this case.
05:54	Let me show an example of this, in the next slide.
06:03	This is a figure that I used in a book chapter that I wrote recently.
06:09	You see a spoken tutorial on xfig, and also the xfig software.
06:15	Although there is an overlap, you can still see parts of it.
06:18	You can also change positions, and change the size, as you proceed.
06:23	Anything other than maximising is permissible!
06:27	We will now address one other requirement to produce all the steps.
06:32	What happens if the spoken tutorial says open a file?
06:37	Without that file, learning will be ineffective – won't it?
06:41	Don't worry – we make available every file used in a spoken tutorial.
06:47	Because, without these, all steps of a spoken tutorial cannot be reproduced.
06:55	I will now demonstrate this with an example.
07:00	For this, let me open a C and C++ tutorial called tokens.
07:11	I have already advanced it to the correct location.
07:15	Let me play it now.
07:20	Play Audio
07:36	Let me pause.
07:41	The video says, open a file by name, tokens.c
07:46	Only if this file is made available, can all the steps be reproduced.
07:50	Let us see whether this file is available on the web page.
07:55	Let us bring the browser back fully, so that we can see all the links.
08:06	Let us scroll down.
08:13	Hey, here is a link called, Code files.
08:16	It seems to have the file, tokens.c.
08:21	Let us check whether we can download it.
08:24	Let me click this link.
08:27	Learn behold, the file is ready to be saved.
08:31	Let us not save it, however.
08:35	I will leave it as an exercise to you.
08:38	There could be minor differences in the way different operating systems behave.
08:43	For example, the zip file may immediately download, without your confirmation.
08:48	In any case, be assured that all the required files will be available through such a link.
08:54	What to do if Internet is not available to you?
08:57	Don't worry.
08:58	It is possible to create an image file, for offline viewing.
09:02	Let me show from where in the spoken tutorial web page you can create this image.
09:09	It is in the next tab.
09:12	As the browser is made very small, all the links are not visible.
09:16	To see all the links, let me make the screen bigger.
09:21	It is available at Software Training, Downloads, Create your own disk image.
09:33	The zip file created through this facility also has all the associated files.
09:37	In some rare cases, the required files may be missing.
09:41	If this happens, we need your help to correct the problem.
09:44	Let me show this on our web page.
09:47	Let us make the screen smaller again.
09:51	Let us go back to the previous tab.
09:56	Let us scroll up.
09:59	See the link called Report missing component.
10:03	Please click this link and provide the required information.
10:08	That's all friends.
10:09	Let me go to the next slide.
10:12	Let me summarise what we learnt in this tutorial.
10:16	We learnt what is meant by the side-by-side method.
10:20	We have found out how the side-by-side method helps learn one command at a time.
10:25	We explained how one can learn slowly or fast using spoken tutorials.
10:31	We learnt where all the required material for a spoken tutorial are available.
10:36	We also learnt how not to use spoken tutorials.
10:40	If you just watch a spoken tutorial, you do not get the full benefit.
10:45	It is not at all a workshop.
10:47	If an organiser tells you to watch a spoken tutorial, they are not doing their duty.
10:52	Please follow the side-by-side method, as explained in this tutorial.
10:58	I have a small assignment for you.
11:01	Reproduce every step shown in this tutorial.
11:05	Apply this method to a spoken tutorial on another topic.
11:08	Spread the word – that spoken tutorial helps a student learn by doing.
11:14	This video summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project.
11:18	If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it.
11:22	We conduct workshops using spoken tutorials.
11:25	Give certificates.
11:26	Please contact us.
11:28	The Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India
11:34	Thanks for joining. Goodbye.

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Jyotisolanki, Nancyvarkey, PoojaMoolya, Sandhya.np14