At DataCamp, we believe students learn best by being hands-on—interacting with Cloud software and solving real-world problems. Consequently, our cloud courses are designed to combine short videos with interactive exercises, creating an engaging, practical learning experience. Each course is designed to cover a similar amount of material as a 4-hour workshop.
Course Structure
A typical cloud course contains:
Three chapters, each with three to four lessons.
Lesson Structure
Each lesson serves as the building block of the course and follows this structure:
Conceptual Video:
A short 3–4-minute video introduces key concepts.
Videos provide the foundational knowledge needed for the exercises.
2–4 Interactive Exercises (with a minimum of 2 Cloud Exercises):
Exercises reinforce the learning objective(s) covered in the video.
Interactive Focus: Non-interactive exercises, such as multiple-choice questions, should be used sparingly to maintain engagement.
Key Considerations
Learning Objectives: Each lesson must have at least one clear learning objective that is tested in the associated exercises.
Interactivity: The emphasis is on hands-on, practical exercises to deepen understanding and build skills in a real-world context.