An effective course outline is the BACKBONE of a successful online course. This is my SUPER simple course structure—explained step-by-step.
Lessons are what courses are built of. So, the individual lesson must be engaging to watch for the learner to get through all of them.
This begins with a clear 4-step structure that consists of an intro to the lesson, the main teachings, an advanced tip, and lastly an outro that teases the next course lesson.
With a simple course outline template, you can "fill in the blanks" and adopt this structure to the subject you're teaching.
Next, the entire course needs to be structured in a way that excites the student and has an impact at the same time. How?
Start with a bang, limit yourself to 7-8 topics to cover, and then format your course lessons in a way that teases and excites. Much like YouTubers or content creators do.
There are many ways to do this, but I hope my course outline example give you a concrete and DEAD SIMPLE place to start.
Let me know in the comments if you have any questions. I'll read and reply to each one.
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