February 17, 2019
Should you build a course?
On this episode of TBOA, Rochelle and I ask the question “Should you build a course?” and if so, how to get started.
Here’s the link:
Talking Points
- Once you create a course, it’s really hard to change it later
- Formulate a big idea and know your audience for the project
- Writing or speaking can help you get feedback on your ideas and help you get them into shape before creating a course
- Look into your options for where to develop the course
- Shorter courses are easier to sell
- You probably don’t need to communicate everything you know about a subject in one course in order for it to be useful to others
- An outline can be a good way to get started on your course
- Optimize for ease of recording
- Live takes
- Keep editing to a minimum
- Transcripts and video players that allow people to listen at their own speeds are helpful for students
- Self-host or use a hosting service
Quotable Quotes
“I kind of go back to this all the time and it might be just my personal bias, but I feel like writing a lot is almost a necessary precursor.” –JS
“I think maybe one of your questions should be, “where do I want to develop this course?”” –RM
“Any whiff of perfectionism can spiral out of control very quickly.” –JS
“If you’re at all a person who gets into detail, you may decide you really love doing the editing, and that may not be the highest, best use of your time.” –RM
Related Links
Enjoy!
Yours,
—J