Easy learning

Who says that every blog post should be long?
Here is a very short tutorial on a method i find very useful, at least for data retention.

I will write a follow up post, presenting my views on data retention role, in the process of learning.

The method

Create MCQ’s (Multiple Choice Questions) from the information that you would like to study.

Example

Let's say that i want to follow a tutorial on jenkins.
The tutorial lists these steps:

1. Install Java:
   sudo yum install -y java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel

2. Install wget:
   sudo yum install -y wget

3. Download the repo:
   sudo wget -O /
   /etc/yum.repos.d/jenkins.repo
   https://pkg.jenkins.io/redhat/jenkins.repo

4. Import the required key:
   sudo rpm --import https://pkg.jenkins.io/redhat/jenkins.io.key

5. Install Jenkins:
   sudo yum install -y jenkins

Now you can use any free MCQ generator (just search the internet), to make something that looks like this:

1. Install Java:
   a. sudo yum install -y java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel
   b. sudo wget -O /
   /etc/yum.repos.d/jenkins.repo
   https://pkg.jenkins.io/redhat/jenkins.repo
   c. sudo yum install -y wget
   d. sudo yum install -y jenkins
   e. sudo rpm --import https://pkg.jenkins.io/redhat/jenkins.io.key

2. Install wget:
   a. sudo yum install -y wget
   b. sudo rpm --import https://pkg.jenkins.io/redhat/jenkins.io.key
   c. sudo yum install -y java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel
   d. sudo yum install -y jenkins
   e.sudo wget -O /
   /etc/yum.repos.d/jenkins.repo
   https://pkg.jenkins.io/redhat/jenkins.repo

3. Download the repo:
   a. sudo wget -O /
   /etc/yum.repos.d/jenkins.repo
   https://pkg.jenkins.io/redhat/jenkins.repo
   b. sudo rpm --import https://pkg.jenkins.io/redhat/jenkins.io.key
   c. sudo yum install -y wget
   d. sudo yum install -y java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel
   e. sudo yum install -y jenkins

4. Import the required key:
   a. sudo rpm --import https://pkg.jenkins.io/redhat/jenkins.io.key
   b. sudo yum install -y java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel
   c. sudo yum install -y jenkins
   d.sudo wget -O /
   /etc/yum.repos.d/jenkins.repo
   https://pkg.jenkins.io/redhat/jenkins.repo
   e. sudo yum install -y wget

5. Install Jenkins:
   a. sudo yum install -y wget
   b. sudo wget -O /
   /etc/yum.repos.d/jenkins.repo
   https://pkg.jenkins.io/redhat/jenkins.repo
   c. sudo yum install -y jenkins
   d. sudo rpm --import https://pkg.jenkins.io/redhat/jenkins.io.key
   e. sudo yum install -y java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel

I will write a follow up post tomorrow explaining a bit more about this method, possible tools to use, and my opinion regarding its benefits.

Thanks for reading :)

Comments

[🦄N B🛡]

Perhaps one of the best ways to learn is to teach. I did not know that MCQs were a thing.

Which do you recommend?

[Ariel Ferdman]

Actually after writing this blog post - i went on to try and find a decent tool, which for some reason i remembered having found before.

Couldn't find a single tool with the functionality I was expecting, I looked briefly at a few tools from the first google search results for 'mcq generator'.

Now I am writing a free tool that will do what this post suggests.

The output of such a tool could either be easily turned into flash cards using one of the many apps available for free, such as:
Anki, Quizlet, Brainscape etc.

I will probably add the functionality of training by created mcqs in the free app I'm writing.
The whole thing shouldn't take too long, I believe that there will be a first working version
by the time that I'll upload the next post (~12 hours from now).

Will Edit the post to update on this development.

And I'll go into more detail in tomorrow's post.

[🦄N B🛡]

Now I am writing a free tool that will do what this post suggests.

We've been exploring some training and evaluation tools.

Kahoot! is one of my favorites, and I've used it with clients and employees.

[Ariel Ferdman]

Yes Kahoot is a good all.

Thing is I was thinking about an automated tool.

One that will generate the questions with the possible answers on its own.