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All of my courses start as rough outlines typed into my favorite text editor Emacs. My course ideas are voluminous at first, filling several pages. But as I begin to focus in on a niche (using Marketplace Insights as part of my research), I begin to expand a single course idea to a course outline.

Inevitably, part of the way through outlining using Emacs I would transfer my outline, line-by-line, from Emacs to Udemy. I find that the Udemy course creation interface is the best way to outline a course.

So, what of standard structures?

o I like to have a Course Overview preceed the course and a Course Summary follow.

o I often include section introduction and conclusions.

o I like to include an article describing a project in every section (submitted to Q&A).

o I'm about to experiment with including a quiz in every section.

You textual course outline should end up producing a very well structured course.

$0.02

---Brian

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  • csking1981
    csking1981 Posts: 372 Community Champion rank
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    Hi Brian;

    Well done

    Regards;

  • BrunoG
    BrunoG Posts: 9 researcher rank
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    I find it fairly easy to write a course outline by taking a "top down" approach and a point format.

    I have 3 already, but need to get my first course out before focusing on anything else.

    I think a practical exercise/activity/project should be at the end of every section.

    And i wonder how it would go if there was an option to not be able to proceed to the next lecture until all activites are done...that may be a tough one.

  • GrahamNicholls
    GrahamNicholls Posts: 270 Community Champion rank
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    I’m still a pen and paper person for getting started. I mindmap the idea first then create a lecture listing from that and then break down into relevant sections.

    I always put in section introductions and reviews in every section as well as a course overview at the start and review at the end.

    Where I can I also put in a Recommended Reading list as well.

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