WRITE A TUTORIAL

Introduction

Tutorials are used with a “teacher” and “students”

In this setting, the teacher will read the tutorial exactly as written.

There will be step-by-step instructions for the student.

There will be explanatory information about the steps.

The teacher will watch the students to adjust the timing of his/her reading.

“Teacher aids” circulating in the room are helpful.

The student will do the steps as he/she hears them read.

The results will appear on the student's screen.

The student will look at the computer screen as he/she hears the explanatory information read.

Tutorials are used by an individual as a self-teacher.

In this setting the “student” downloads the tutorial from the website or in some other way has a printed copy of the tutorial.

The tutorial is placed next to the keyboard so the student can read the tutorial, do the steps, observe the results, and read the explanatory information.

Tutorials are standardized.

Standardization has several advantages

Presently written material can be inserted to save time.

A proven form is used.

The steps to do are on this first level.

What is seen on the screen is on this second level.

Explanatory information is on this third level.

Explanatory information is on this forth level.

A template is used to help write a tutorial.

Template

The template makes writing tutorials easier.

The template produces standardized tutorials.

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Walter

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