Ari: The Automated R Instructor
This tool helps instructors in technology education by automating video creation, though it is incremental as it builds on existing methods for generating content.
The authors tackled the problem of creating reproducible educational videos by developing the ari package, which automatically generates videos from various source materials like R Markdown slides, PowerPoint, or images, and includes features for updating content and translating materials into other languages.
We present the ari package for automatically generating technology-focused educational videos. The goal of the package is to create reproducible videos, with the ability to change and update video content seamlessly. We present several examples of generating videos including using R Markdown slide decks, PowerPoint slides, or simple images as source material. We also discuss how ari can help instructors reach new audiences through programmatically translating materials into other languages.