Learn Alembic.
Alembic turns your course materials into open, reusable resources. You organize the knowledge; it handles structure, versions, publication, and attribution. Start with the ideas, then walk through the workflow.
Understand
The ideas Alembic is built on — read these once and the rest is obvious.
Core ideasThe three ideas Alembic is built on — and why your work stays yours.How a course gets builtWhat you decide, what AI handles, and what Alembic guarantees — clean provenance, accessibility, and a course that stays consistent.Anatomy of a packageEverything a course package holds, and what each part is for.Documents & collectionsThe blueprint you plan, the course materials assembled from it, and the three collections.Citing, versions & linksStable links that survive edits, inserting a figure, and snapshots you can cite.
Do
Step-by-step walkthroughs for each part of the workflow.
Getting startedYour first package: create, write, preview, publish.Creating & editingThe in-file editors, AI help, inserting figures, and the download → replace round-trip.Work offline & uploadEdit a document offline, or build a whole package and upload it as a .zip.PublishingWhat publishing does, your course website, and “this term.”Share & adaptDiscover others' work, adapt it for your students, and suggest changes back.