How do you stay organized while creating a course?

Hi instructors,

Staying organized while creating a course can be challenging, especially for complex topics or larger courses. Keeping track of everything and making sure nothing gets missed takes some planning.

Therefore, we’d love to hear from you:
Do you use any templates, checklists, or workflows to stay on top of things in your courses?

Drop your best tips and tricks in the comments below!

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RajuDyapur745

I write down all the checklists in a book that is meant for creating courses.
There are some sections which are common for all and the rest depends on the course itself.
I always leave a gap between each line I write so that if anything comes up, I can add other steps/points.
I also have columns for certain steps, where I need to tick mark as and when I am done.
Checklist also includes the tables for creating PDF documents, editing, processing etc.

RonErez

Hi @MarinaT

Every section is one folder and I name the files based on the section name. For instance if the section is titled “Lists in Python” then the files will be called:

Lists 1 - Introduction

Lists 2 - Creating a list

Lists 3 - Appending to a list

Lists 4 - Coding exercise

etc…

Additionally I try to finish anything I start. For example if I create a new section in one of my courses then I complete it from start to finish before moving on to something else. This may sound obvious but in the past I would hop around between projects and that would make me forget where I was at and it was hard to get back in the zone. Finally when recording I record a lecture, edit and immediately upload to Udemy and while it’s uploading I’ll move on to recording the next lecture. For me a big deal is completing things right away, otherwise they never get done or I completely forget what I was doing. That’s what works for me.

Besides the above tips I’m a pretty disorganized person by nature. In my lectures during the first 3 seconds of the lecture I mention what we will cover with a little banner title and when the lecture ends I mention the topic of the next lecture.

That’s it!