Jupyter is Now the Best Tool for Education

The top courses on Machine Learning and how you can create your own, using Jupyter Notebooks.

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Jupyter Notebooks are great for experimenting with new ideas, bringing prototypes to life, and understanding concepts working interactively. Moreover, JupyterLab aims to become a full-fledged IDE in its own style, looking like no other tool in the area.

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In recent years, Jupyter Notebooks have also had a significant impact on education. Notebooks replace handouts and slide decks, while new extensions facilitate the process of teaching and grading students at any level.

This story explores how Notebooks affect education, how the most charismatic educators apply these ideas in practice, and the best extensions available to aid teachers.

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Notebooks are replacing handouts and slide decks more and more every year. Instead of going through an endless slide show, setting your audience in a passive state, educators now create Notebook walkthrough videos.

The idea is that students can work on the material synchronously or study it later at their own pace. Moreover, tools like Google Colab make it super easy to create a working environment in seconds. It is like opening a book or PDF to read, but this time it is an interactive document.

Also, in my opinion, it is far better to go through a Notebook that explains a concept than read an article about it or, worse, watch a lecture on YouTube. The latter approaches are promising if you want to get a glimpse of what is going on, but Notebooks force you to understand every line you are reading. So, instead of passively watching hours of video content, look for courses that offer…