PLUMED Tutorials: a collaborative, community-driven learning ecosystem
Abstract
In computational physics, chemistry, and biology, the implementation of new techniques in a shared and open source software lowers barriers to entry and promotes rapid scientific progress. However, effectively training new software users presents several challenges. Common methods like direct knowledge transfer and in-person workshops are limited in reach and comprehensiveness. Furthermore, while the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the benefits of online training, traditional online tutorials can quickly become outdated and may not cover all the software's functionalities. To address these issues, here we introduce ``PLUMED Tutorials'', a collaborative model for developing, sharing, and updating online tutorials. This initiative utilizes repository management and continuous integration to ensure compatibility with software updates. Moreover, the tutorials are interconnected to form a structured learning path and are enriched with automatic annotations to provide broader context. This paper illustrates the development, features, and advantages of PLUMED Tutorials, aiming to foster an open community for creating and sharing educational resources.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2412.03595,
title = {PLUMED Tutorials: a collaborative, community-driven learning ecosystem},
author = {Gareth A. Tribello and Massimiliano Bonomi and Giovanni Bussi and Carlo Camilloni and Blake I. Armstrong and Andrea Arsiccio and Simone Aureli and Federico Ballabio and Mattia Bernetti and Luigi Bonati and Samuel G. H. Brookes and Z. Faidon Brotzakis and Riccardo Capelli and Michele Ceriotti and Kam-Tung Chan and Pilar Cossio and Siva Dasetty and Davide Donadio and Bernd Ensing and Andrew L. Ferguson and Guillaume Fraux and Julian D. Gale and Francesco Luigi Gervasio and Toni Giorgino and Nicholas S. M. Herringer and Glen M. Hocky and Samuel E. Hoff and Michele Invernizzi and Olivier Languin-Cattöen and Vanessa Leone and Vittorio Limongelli and Olga Lopez-Acevedo and Fabrizio Marinelli and Pedro Febrer Martinez and Matteo Masetti and Shams Mehdi and Angelos Michaelides and Mhd Hussein Murtada and Michele Parrinello and Pablo M. Piaggi and Adriana Pietropaolo and Fabio Pietrucci and Silvio Pipolo and Claire Pritchard and Paolo Raiteri and Stefano Raniolo and Daniele Rapetti and Valerio Rizzi and Jakub Rydzewski and Matteo Salvalaglio and Christoph Schran and Aniruddha Seal and Armin Shayesteh Zadeh and Tomás F. D. Silva and Vojtěch Spiwok and Guillaume Stirnemann and Daniel Sucerquia and Pratyush Tiwary and Omar Valsson and Michele Vendruscolo and Gregory A. Voth and Andrew D. White and Jiangbo Wu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.03595},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
26 pages, 5 figures