Courses on Learning DITA for Technical Writers
DITA is an XML data model for authoring, producing, and delivering technical information. This data model consists of a set of design principles that help to create and manage content separately from formatting. If you are not familiar with DITA at all, read the article called Technical Writing and DITA and come back to learn courses which will help you learn DITA to make your tech writing more effective.
Anyway, here is my list of DITA courses.
LearningDITA.com
LearningDITA.com provides e-learning for individuals who want to explore DITA, the Darwin Information Typing Architecture.
This site was set up by Scriptorium as a hub for DITA and content strategy training.
How do I sign up for a course?
- Create an account.
- Go the list of courses, and click on the course you want to take. On the next page that is displayed, click the Take this course button.
What tool should I use?
If you already have an XML editor on your computer, you can use it to complete the exercises. You can also download and install a trial version of an XML editor, or you can use a web-based XML editor.
How was the content developed?
The content here is pulled from the open-source DITA training project. Scriptorium started that development project to create a library of DITA learning content and contributed the initial content based on our existing classroom training materials.
The content is written in DITA using the DITA learning specialization. LearningDITA.com runs on WordPress; we created XSLT transforms to publish the content here.
What is the cost?
There is no cost to work through the courses here.
How do I take a course?
Read here.
DITA (online self-study elearning) training course
This online training course teaches the basic skills in how to create content using the DITA XML technical writing standard. The ten learning modules in this course contain videos of the trainer with supporting slides and images. The course includes exercises and model answers for the delegates to complete and review.
If you’re not sure what DITA is, and why you’d want to use it, download our free illustrated guide to the business benefits of DITA.
Who is this course for?
If you need a solid understanding of the basics of DITA, this affordable training course is ideal for you. We’ve designed the course for anyone who wants a solid understanding of DITA.
About the course
The course comprises ten modules in total, which you can complete at your own pace. The course will take delegates approximately 1 day to complete.
The course modules are delivered via the Web in small, manageable modules. With the exercises, each delegate will need to allocate around seven hours to complete the course.
How to Write Using DITA XML
The course ‘How to Write Using DITA XML” is designed for intermediate to advanced level technical writers who want to deep dive into the capabilities offered by DITA, create complex and personalized user guides and deliver this single-sourced output using Oxygen Author tool into various delivery channels. It will take you around 6 hours from the start of this course to go through this material. It comes with lots of various hands-on exercises, examples and advises based on Jordan Stanchev (the teacher of the course) practice.
What you’ll learn:
- Learn to write using DITA XML.
- Work with DITA maps and topics.
- Produce documentation deliverables using Oxygen XML Author tool.
- Reuse on maps level, topic level, topic element level, and table rows.
- Personalized user guides based on the same DITA content using profiling of content.
Requirements:
- You need a PC or a laptop where to install the needed software and follow the exercises in the course.
- This course is not suitable for use on a mobile device or tablet.
- Basic knowledge of technical writing is recommended.
Certificate Course in DITA
Certificate Course in DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) is a training program, conceptualized and designed by Technowrites. It is a two week, comprehensive training program. Training is eight hours every weekend. This training is stepping stone to enhance the Technical Writing career. This intensive training is designed for graduates and undergraduates who are already into the emerging and well-paid field of Technical Communication.
The course consists of the following subjects:
- What is DITA?
- Principles of DITA
- History and Evolution of DITA
- Why DITA — A Premise
- Why DITA — Usage
- Process to be followed in DITA
- And more.
Do you use DITA? How did you learn it?
