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A thread.
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In the spirit of @threadapalooza, here are all my tweets on building courses, all in one place with 1 line summaries
Continually updating...
Everything I know about how to create a transformational online course
Let's go 👇
1/ The thread that started it all, a collection of my essays and checklists on the
2/ There are two stages to building a successful online course business - launch and your first students
They require mastering different skill
3/ Avoid the same mistakes I made over the last 15 years doing this
4/ Great online courses are not about the transfer of knowledge
They're about the transformation of students
Continually updating...
Everything I know about how to create a transformational online course
Let's go 👇
1/ The thread that started it all, a collection of my essays and checklists on the
Do you have an online course?
— Andrew Barry \U0001f981 (@Bazzaruto) October 18, 2020
I want to tell you a little about learning architecture.
My agency partners with content experts to help them create courses, and I've written extensively about it.
If you want to learn about educational design, here's a start \U0001f447
2/ There are two stages to building a successful online course business - launch and your first students
They require mastering different skill
As my friend @BillyBroas pointed out to me last week: online courses are moving upmarket.
— Andrew Barry \U0001f981 (@Bazzaruto) October 28, 2020
What does this mean if you want to create an online course these days?
Think of it in two stages
3/ Avoid the same mistakes I made over the last 15 years doing this
Some of the mistakes I've made creating online courses make me cringe
— Andrew Barry \U0001f981 (@Bazzaruto) November 23, 2020
This coming week I'm going to share a few lessons I've learned from mistakes like these
4/ Great online courses are not about the transfer of knowledge
They're about the transformation of students
\u2018Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.\u2019
— Andrew Barry \U0001f981 (@Bazzaruto) November 23, 2020
\u2013Socrates
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jk 😅 a) I loooove doing something consistently for a long period of time b) limited downside and infinite upside (feedback, accountability, reach).
cc @altimor, @pmarca
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5/ @ycombinator's invite for the in-person interview arrived that evening. Quite a day!
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