When interviewing future students, use Socratic questioning to start a thoughtful dialogue

Allow them to examine their beliefs logically as you uncover the need and how you can help

Here are some ideas for questions
Clarification questions

– e.g., Could you give an example of…?
Implication and consequence questions

– e.g., What effect could that have?
Origin or source questions

– e.g., What caused you to feel this way?
Viewpoint questions

– e.g., How would you answer this objection to that point?
Assumption questions

– e.g., What are we assuming here?
Reason and evidence questions

– e.g., What led you to believe that?
Notice how all the example questions are open-ended?

That’s the key

Yes/no answers won't get you anywhere
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7 Dec
Don't forget to measure your course ROI

I see a lot of creators leaving out this critical step

If you want to take your course seriously, consider using Kirkpatrick's model for this 👇
🔰Student reaction

Did students enjoy the course?

Deliver post-course surveys instantly upon completion to get the best response rate and, most honest, immediate responses.
🔰Student learning

Did students learn something?

Use pre-and-post course assessments to measure knowledge gain

@CharlotCrowther does an excellent job at this
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7 Dec
When finalizing your online course, I highly recommend using Gagné's Checklist

Robert M. Gagné pioneered the science of instruction during WWII working with the Army Air Corps training pilots

Here are his 9 Events of Instruction 👇
1/

Does your experience start by grabbing the attention of the student?
2/

Does your experience inform the student of each learning outcome at the appropriate time?
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27 Nov
Never forget you’re dealing with adults

Frame everything you do around the motivational needs of adult learners

Malcolm Knowles formulated 6 assumptions related to an adult’s motivation for learning

🔽quick thread 🔽
🔰1 - Need To Know

Adults need to know the reason for doing something
🔰 2 - Foundation

Experience (including trial and error) provides the basis for learning activities
Read 7 tweets
26 Nov
A lot of people ask me, what kind of questions do you ask when ghostwriting an online course?

So I decided to make a running list. Here goes...
🔰If you could pick 3 things, what do students absolutely need to know to achieve the transformation you're promising?

3 is the sweet spot for retention. Any more and you risk them missing one

You can also apply this per module or lesson of your course
🔰What skills do students need to complete the transformation?

This one is all about actions - write these with clear verbs, in which the actions can be measured
Read 7 tweets
25 Nov
🎙 New Episode!

Coming early for Thanksgiving

This week I spoke with @DaveWessels, coach of @MelbourneRebels

Dave combines humility, authenticity, and being an ultimate student of the game in his career as a professional rugby coach
This episode was special. Dave is an old friend - 20 years almost. This was our chance to catch up on what he's done
QUESTIONS WE EXPLORE

🔰 When and where did his journey start?
🔰 What makes a good coach?
🔰 Coach vs team, what is more important to reach success?
🔰 How do you approach a mentor?
🔰 What did a day-to-day upskilling look like for Dave?
Read 12 tweets
9 Nov
Emotional connection produces motivation

For students to become and remain motivated, online courses must satisfy four conditions:

☑️capture and maintain attention
☑️hold relevance
☑️promote confidence
☑️deliver satisfaction
Check out my tweets earlier this week about Attention.

For Relevance - knowing the prior knowledge levels of your audience is key

See more here -

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Promote Confidence by including knowledge checks and opportunities for feedback throughout.

The more often your students can test themselves and get recognition for progress, the more they'll connect with that progress and want to continue
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