Merge pull request #399 from carpentries/update-timings-sep2024

update timings and polish exercises

episodes/episodes.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Episodes
-teaching: 5
-exercises: 25
+teaching: 10
+exercises: 55
 ---
 
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episodes/explanation.md

@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ and explores the values with a few different functions.
 This shows learners how to call the function to load the CSV into a data frame,
 and demonstrates what success looks like for this task.
 
+Outline one of these examples in your episode file.
+
+::::::::::::::::::::: hint 
+
+### Examples
 In the Python Interactive Data Visualization Lesson in the Incubator:
 Exercise to find the correct widget (a slider) for an action and modify the script to use it ->
 In the lesson the instructor introduces a cheatsheet and documentation for interactive widgets and
@@ -83,7 +88,7 @@ the preceding example shows all of the necessary steps to add a widget,
 and provides the supporting information that learners can consult to discover
 how to implement the specific tool.
 
-Outline one of these examples in your episode file.
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episodes/formative-assessment.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Designing Exercises
-teaching: ??
-exercises: ??
+teaching: 30
+exercises: 50
 ---
 
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@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Many other formative assessment tools can be found in Briggs’ list of ["21 way
 
 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: challenge
 
-### Formative Assessments in this Training
+### Formative Assessments in this Training (5 mins)
 Think back through the parts of this training you have followed so far.
 Identify two examples of formative assessment that the Trainers have employed so far.
 As an extra challenge, try to decide whether these assessments were used to assess progress towards a particular learning objective and, if so, what the relevant objective might have been.

episodes/infrastructure.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: The Carpentries Workbench
 teaching: 60
-exercises: 20
+exercises: 10
 ---
 
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episodes/lesson-content.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Adding Lesson Content
 teaching: 15
-exercises: 30
+exercises: 40
 start: yes
 ---
 
@@ -344,19 +344,6 @@ format the exercise you designed previously as an exercise in your lesson site.
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-::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::  challenge
-
-## Exercise: More Practice with Fenced Divs (10 minutes)
-
-Return to the bulleted list of prerequisite knowledge or skills you added to the `index.md` file of your lesson and
-use fenced divs to display it in a formatted box with the `prereq` class.
-Note that all lesson objectives in fenced divs will be combined into
-one box at the top of each episode.
-
-
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-
-
 ## Optional and Important Material
 
 The Carpentries Workbench includes fenced divs for highlighting key material that should not be 
@@ -403,13 +390,21 @@ to help with separating these two different use cases.
 ## Glossary of Terms 
 
 You have already started on compiling a glossary of terms for your lesson. 
-The Workbench offers a standardized location for lesson terminology.
+The Workbench offers a standardized location for lesson terminology: `learners/reference.md`.
 
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-## Exercise: Add a Glossary to Your Lesson (5 minutes)
+## Exercise: More Practice (15 minutes)
+
+Use this time to add more content to your lesson site.
+Generally speaking, you should try to transfer the drafted content from your lesson design notes into the lesson website.
+Here are some suggestions for things you might try:
 
-Follow the instructions on [how to create a glossary from the Workbench documentation][sandpaper-docs-learners].
+1. Add your list of prerequisite knowledge/skills as a fenced div with the `prereq` class to your `index.md` file.
+2. [Add some tabbed content](https://carpentries.github.io/sandpaper-docs/episodes.html#tabbed-content) in your episode. 
+3. Start a glossary of terms in the `learners/reference.md` file, referring to [the Workbench documentation on how to add a list of term definitions](https://carpentries.github.io/sandpaper-docs/editing.html#learners).
+4. Look through the [Workbench component guide](https://carpentries.github.io/sandpaper-docs/instructor/component-guide.html) and try implementing some of the other flavours of fenced div.
+5. Add a new Markdown file to the `learners/` or `instructors/` folder and see if you can find the built page in your lesson site.
 
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