Michael Priestley, one of IBM's DITA Architects, provides an introduction to DITA, followed by an introduction to some authoring best practices with DITA, and finishing with an end-to-end example of task-based information architecture using DITA maps.

• Part 1: Introduction to DITA, and Best practices for authoring topics
• Intro and authoring (zip with video and supporting materials)
• Intro and authoring (video only - wmv)
• Part 2: Demonstration of task-oriented information architecture using DITA maps
• Information archicture and maps (zip with video and supporting materials)
• Information architecture and maps (video only - wmv)

As part of the development of tutorial materials for DITA Tutor, Flash versions of Michael Priestley's presentations have been prepared. They include interactive tables of contents, and can be played in more browsers than the Windows media files above.

They are located in the Basic Tutorials folder on the DITA Users website.

Introduction to DITA

Authoring DITA

DITA Information Architecture (incomplete)