Lessons and Knowledge Checks

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Five is a standard number of lessons to have. Four is passable, as is six. That’s the sweet spot. In theory, you could have less or more, but 4-6 is a nice range for the number of lessons to have. Typically, each lesson is launched with a video, which we will discuss in Lesson 6.

Like the course in general, each lesson should also have a one-paragraph description and a few learning outcomes. We will flesh out your lessons in the next part of this course.

You can approach the ordering of your lessons in more than one way. For example, they can have a logical progression, like a set of stairs you are walking up. Each step leads to the next one, and it would be awkward to skip one. 

Your order could be like a storyline. This part happens; then this happens next. 

You could also have more of a “kaleidoscopic” approach: here’s a picture of the topic. Here’s another. Here’s another. 

You determine the skeleton. The goal is simply for it to be effective and pleasing.

Although you do not have to have a “Knowledge Check” at the end of each lesson, you can. This could be as simple as a quiz. It could be more extensive like a test. You decide.