Teaching R this fall? Me too!
I'm so excited to share this (work-in-progress, but stable for now) new #rstats package I'm been working towards. Announcing the {introverse}, a one-stop-shop for computing novices heading into R and the tidyverse. spielmanlab.github.io 1/9
I'm so excited to share this (work-in-progress, but stable for now) new #rstats package I'm been working towards. Announcing the {introverse}, a one-stop-shop for computing novices heading into R and the tidyverse. spielmanlab.github.io 1/9
I've been teaching R/tidyverse to *total beginners* with no coding background for several years now, and a common issue keeps popping up over and over: Most resources out there, even the *intro* resources, are just too advanced and often scare them away from diving into R. 2/9
For example, the main recommendation to start out in the tidyverse is the R4DS book r4ds.had.co.nz. To be clear this book is *excellent*...for individuals who are already comfortable with the basics of R and programming. For beginners, it's overwhelming and scary! 3/9
Another example: The main recommendation to beginners when they need help is "look at the docs with `?` syntax!" Uhh, have you looked at the docs recently? Again, they are excellent for those who already know some R, but for beginners, they are overwhelming and scary! 4/9
Even worse is ~the internet.~ The advice "just google it!" is, again, great for programmers but less than for ideal novices. I mean, have you seen the internet? Do you remember finding your first stackoverflow post? You probably don't because it was too terrifying. 5/9
Thus, enter the {introverse}! Long term, this package will provide two main functionalities -
1) Alternative documentation for commonly used base R and tidyverse functions, written for beginners! The foundation for this is live, accessible via command line or on the website! 6/9
1) Alternative documentation for commonly used base R and tidyverse functions, written for beginners! The foundation for this is live, accessible via command line or on the website! 6/9
2) There will be a lot of {learnr} modules for beginners to practice, practice, practice! Eg, functionality to launch 20+ questions *just practicing using dplyr::filter()!* to really hammer in the fundamentals. This is under development through 2021-22. 7/9
In addition to these main features, the {introverse} also contains a lot of tutorials I have written (mostly {ggplot2} as of today) and will continue to expand upon, as well as links to commonly-used tidyverse resources curated from the ~internet~. 8/9
So please feel free to meander around the {introverse} as it currently stands! Use it in your classes! Give it to your research students! Hit me up with suggestions to improve and/or catch some of the typos I haven't caught!
Happy Fall 2021 ya'll :)
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Happy Fall 2021 ya'll :)
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