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Here are my top 5 blog posts of 2021:
1. In Online Ed, Content is no longer King–Cohorts are
2. Course Mechanics Canvas: 12 levers to achieve course market fit
3. The Super Specific How: How to make your cohort-based course more rigorous
4. The State Change Method: How to deliver engaging live lectures on Zoom
5. How to instantly show your value
Read MoreWe’re in a post-content age. It used to be that original educational content was scarce: a decade ago, such content was a major selling point for universities and accelerators.
Today, however, educational content is cheap and abundant on YouTube, in newsletters, on blogs, and on social media. People view learning-related content on YouTube 500 million times every day; the free YouTube channel Crash Course, for instance, features instructors with PhDs in everything from physics to organic chemistry.
Read MoreStudents don't owe you their attention. Once you internalize this, you can embrace the fact that it's your responsibility to keep your audience engaged.
Listening to one person talk for long stretches of time is mind-numbing--especially on Zoom where you have to sit still, stare ahead, and maintain eye contact with a screen. If you’re teaching online, whether informally or formally, it's important to make sure your audience is awake and paying attention.
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