The question I get asked most is: why are most online courses so bad?
Usually the tech usually gets the blame - but the biggest problem is design, not delivery.
Here’s what I’ve learned over 25 years about how to 10X the impact of your online course. 🧵
Usually the tech usually gets the blame - but the biggest problem is design, not delivery.
Here’s what I’ve learned over 25 years about how to 10X the impact of your online course. 🧵
1 / Obsess about learning design, not delivery
Research shows that mode (eg classroom Vs online) does not significantly impact student outcomes - but pedagogy does.
Stop getting caught up in questions about delivery and start to focus your energy on learning design.
Research shows that mode (eg classroom Vs online) does not significantly impact student outcomes - but pedagogy does.
Stop getting caught up in questions about delivery and start to focus your energy on learning design.
2 / Reveal experts’ thought processes
Research shows that learners engage & achieve more when they experience experts walking through scenarios, solving problems & making decisions.
Stop talking in the abstract, start narrating experts’ thinking & decision making processes.
Research shows that learners engage & achieve more when they experience experts walking through scenarios, solving problems & making decisions.
Stop talking in the abstract, start narrating experts’ thinking & decision making processes.
3 / Practice, don’t preach
Learners learn more effectively when they apply learning & receive feedback.
Stop making your experiences passive & start enabling learners to apply what they know through “close to real” tasks, not quizzes (it’s easier than you think)
Learners learn more effectively when they apply learning & receive feedback.
Stop making your experiences passive & start enabling learners to apply what they know through “close to real” tasks, not quizzes (it’s easier than you think)
4 / Focus on problems, not answers
Research shows that learners engage, try harder & achieve more when they solve problems with peers rather than getting answers from instructors.
Stop sharing what you know, start setting problems for your learners to solve together.
Research shows that learners engage, try harder & achieve more when they solve problems with peers rather than getting answers from instructors.
Stop sharing what you know, start setting problems for your learners to solve together.
That’s all for now! If you learned something give me a follow. If you want to learn more, check out my learning science bootcamp on @MavenHQ tinyurl.com 👋
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