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<p>[QUOTE="Ardatirion, post: 1904506, member: 9204"]This is an admirable effort, but there is some major work needed. First and foremost, the sentences themselves are painful to read. You need to brush up on your grammar and overall writing style before you put out more 'lessons.' Grammar is the clothing for your digital persona - posting something with bad grammar is akin to walking in with a sloppy, stained shirt and expecting to be taken seriously. </p><p><br /></p><p>The next thing you need to work on is the structure of your course. What is the first thing that a student gets when they walk into the first class? A syllabus! We need to know where the course is going, what it will cover, and when it will cover topics. It wouldn't hurt to add some additional reading, too. </p><p><br /></p><p>I would also advise you polish things up a bit. Do not <b>ever </b>post an unfinished rough draft. If you don't take it serious enough to clean things up before you present them, why should your 'students'? Along the same lines, I don't think Cointalk is the best venue for this endeavor. Your first lesson is little more than a slightly more detailed discussion post with a fancy name. If you're serious about this, develop a new platform. Design a website or an app that can deliver these lessons in a better way than our forum. Free education is the wave of the future. If you can design this in a clean, easily accessible, and entertaining way, I have no doubt that there will be a great demand. I bet you'll even be able to monetize it somewhere down the road. </p><p><br /></p><p>One final thought: I urge you to consider your audience. Thusfar, you are focusing on extremely basic lessons. Who wants those? Why would a potential student choose your lessons over the myriad of other better designed and better written courses? </p><p><br /></p><p>I wish you the best. I can't wait to see the finished product![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ardatirion, post: 1904506, member: 9204"]This is an admirable effort, but there is some major work needed. First and foremost, the sentences themselves are painful to read. You need to brush up on your grammar and overall writing style before you put out more 'lessons.' Grammar is the clothing for your digital persona - posting something with bad grammar is akin to walking in with a sloppy, stained shirt and expecting to be taken seriously. The next thing you need to work on is the structure of your course. What is the first thing that a student gets when they walk into the first class? A syllabus! We need to know where the course is going, what it will cover, and when it will cover topics. It wouldn't hurt to add some additional reading, too. I would also advise you polish things up a bit. Do not [B]ever [/B]post an unfinished rough draft. If you don't take it serious enough to clean things up before you present them, why should your 'students'? Along the same lines, I don't think Cointalk is the best venue for this endeavor. Your first lesson is little more than a slightly more detailed discussion post with a fancy name. If you're serious about this, develop a new platform. Design a website or an app that can deliver these lessons in a better way than our forum. Free education is the wave of the future. If you can design this in a clean, easily accessible, and entertaining way, I have no doubt that there will be a great demand. I bet you'll even be able to monetize it somewhere down the road. One final thought: I urge you to consider your audience. Thusfar, you are focusing on extremely basic lessons. Who wants those? Why would a potential student choose your lessons over the myriad of other better designed and better written courses? I wish you the best. I can't wait to see the finished product![/QUOTE]
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