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Conquer the subject

Before you start creating your course, you should study the subject you want to teach very

well and then organize your content.

Essential list of actions

▷ Learn your subject and acquire an in-depth knowledge of it.

▷ Set clear and concise learning goals and objectives. (learn more)

▷ Craft a catchy title that is precise, memorable, and SEO friendly. (learn more)

▷ Brainstorm all the subtopics you would like to include in your course. (learn more)

▷ Create different courses for entirely different topics.

▷ Start mapping out each course section to create a storyboard. (learn more about storyboards)

▷ Unroot any words or graphics that do not support your instructional goals.

▷ Help learners understand what you expect from them.

▷ Identify and apply a sequencing approach to your goals. (learn more)

▷ Apply the 80/20 rule. Understand, elaborate, and expand on the most complex topics. (learn more)

▷ Take a step back and look. Make sure to include sufficient challenging unit blocks.

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improve your instructional style

How will you establish your presence in your course? Offering consistent guidance is crucial throughout

your course and it is encouraging learners to act upon the learning material several times.

Essential list of actions

▷ Be conversational. This urges learners to try and understand what you are saying to them. ▷ Use humor to reduce stress and frustration and motivate your students. (learn more) ▷ Use icebreakers to ignite asynchronous discussions at the beginning of a course. (learn more) ▷ Provide a to-do list to make the course priorities clear. ▷ Break your course into smaller chunks and urge learners to rest a little bit. ▷ Use meaningful images to help learners retain information six times more than usual. (learn more) ▷ Use soft and subdued backgrounds for your course and dark colors for the text. ▷ Ask your learners to evaluate your course and their experience with it. (learn more) ▷ Use your students feedback as testimonials to build on the essential factors of credibility and trust.

▷ Use stock images. Check whether any image requires attribution before using it. (learn more) ▷ Use a single color palette and guide learners towards the focal points of the course. ▷ Offer a certificate to add value to your courses. (learn more) ▷ Nudge learners every eight minutes to en- courage them to act on something (e.g. video questions, assignments, polls, a discus- sion activity).

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get content ideas

There are specific content strategies you can adopt to boost the interest that your learners

develop in your course. Have you ever thought of the following?

Essential list of actions

▷ Describe your learning objectives at the beginning of your course. (learn more)

▷ Analyze the core concept of your course and what its fundamental ideas are.

▷ Use stories to remind learners of the practical application that is hidden in your the theoretical information.

▷ Give examples.

▷ Use what-if scenarios inquires to create possible ripple effects.

▷ Show real-life situations in a way that provokes a cognitive conflict or a dilemma.

▷ Promote Practice. Let learners demonstrate improvement in a skill, and motivate them to perform better.

▷ Invite learners to share personal stories in the discussion forum.

▷ Pitch an influencer to do an interview with you. Get to know your debater very well. (learn more)

▷ Use case studies with complexities and ambiguities that help students deepen their knowledge. (learn more)

▷ Provide learners with a learning diary to record their reflections on their experiences. (learn more)

▷ Help learners identify, recall, and use the most essential and useful concepts of the course.

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Diversify learning activities

Learning activities can be more diverse than plain text or audio. Why not explore the wide

variety of activity types that are available out there?

Essential list of actions

▷ Use screencasts to explain technical concepts and tutorials. (learn more)

▷ Use text to explain detailed concepts.

▷ Use slides to organize complex concepts to a system of pictures, bullets, and sub-bullets.

▷ Use concept maps for conceptually clear material. (learn more)

▷ Add a downloadable file that students can receive on their devices. (learn more)

▷ Add personal challenges to encourage people to achieve things on their own.

▷ Use flashcards to help learners assimilate different facts, dates, formulas, or vocabulary. (use H5P )

▷ Use Quizlet to create totals, study sets, add images, or narration. (learn more)

▷ Create webinars to offer valued and useful content. (learn more)

▷ Use YouTube live through your Google account to create webinars. (learn more)

▷ Use Padlet to add additional content and promote cooperation and discussion amongst students.

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