Great concept! I was just thinking about how I don't truly master something until I attempt teaching it... and it would be helpful to have a platform that provides a little structure to that process. As an enthusiast (vs. an academic), this seems like more my speed than other sites out there which have a much more "serious" view of education.
I know that the pretty "easy as 1-2-3" welcome page is all the rage these days, but my recommendation is to try to get people exposed to and using the site with as little work on their part as possible. Having step 1 be "sign up" means that many people won't ever bother getting to step 2. Ideally, they wouldn't even need to click anything before seeing the product in action. Just a thought...
On 'mastering via teaching', this is exactly what we're talking about! The formal sites look great, but it can be a bit intimidating to a hobbyist with a blog who wants to teach knitting.
On the homepage. You're right. We need a 'this is what it looks like' front and center. This is early on still and we just finished the product, so next step is to make a 'how to make a coursecraft course' course which will also serve as an example of what a course looks like/what you can do with the product.
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Great concept! I was just thinking about how I don't truly master something until I attempt teaching it... and it would be helpful to have a platform that provides a little structure to that process. As an enthusiast (vs. an academic), this seems like more my speed than other sites out there which have a much more "serious" view of education.
I know that the pretty "easy as 1-2-3" welcome page is all the rage these days, but my recommendation is to try to get people exposed to and using the site with as little work on their part as possible. Having step 1 be "sign up" means that many people won't ever bother getting to step 2. Ideally, they wouldn't even need to click anything before seeing the product in action. Just a thought...
On 'mastering via teaching', this is exactly what we're talking about! The formal sites look great, but it can be a bit intimidating to a hobbyist with a blog who wants to teach knitting.
On the homepage. You're right. We need a 'this is what it looks like' front and center. This is early on still and we just finished the product, so next step is to make a 'how to make a coursecraft course' course which will also serve as an example of what a course looks like/what you can do with the product.
Thanks for the comments!