Quick Roundup of Reads From October
In October, we wrote about ways to make courses more engaging and impactful, why discussion is a good thing, and how to find your best personal workflow.
Here’s the roundup in case you missed them . . .
Four Ways to Offer Courses that Quadruple Their Impact
“This week, we wanted to share a feature that empowers this duo of skills: Groups. A Group is a set of learners who move through a version of your course. Groups give you the ability to offer your course in multiple ways simultaneously . . .” Read More.
I’m Doing It All Wrong
“Things go pear-shaped when I try to draw a straight line through a project, ignoring the reality that nothing new moves in a straight line. Maybe you do this sometimes too . . .” Read more.
We Learn Better Together
“Other conferences I’ve attended were formatted the same . . . learning from a couple of people even though I’m in a room filled to the brim with brilliant minds. Grok, on the other hand, is designed to cultivate open discussion . . .” Read more.
How I Accidentally Launched a Business/Startup
“The underlying motivations for a startup are often exactly the same [as any business] but with two scoops of trendiness and pretentiousness about “making the world a better place” plopped on top . . .” Read more.
4 Ways to Engage Learners in Your Course Introduction
“Like the first page of a novel, your course introduction sets the tone for everything that follows. In a course, the first few steps can give your learners a map of what they’ll learn and the energy to tackle it. Let’s take a look at four ways to introduce a course . . .” Read more.
Last but not least, you can also read about a really effective way to expand your audience with online courses here.
Happy reading!
