In this lesson, we will focus on generating ideas for the course content.

I believe this is a straightforward task—at least, it is for me. For example, when preparing for this lesson, I was able to jot down all my ideas in about 30 minutes.

I’m confident that if I share my technique with you (which I believe I covered in the previous lesson) and demonstrate it practically, you’ll be able to complete this task just as quickly.

But first, let’s address the AI elephant in the room.

Should We Use ChatGPT?

For this part of the work, we will not be using ChatGPT—at least, not yet.

We’ll use it later on, but not in this practical task because this is where your expertise, passion, and understanding of the solution you’re providing to your students come into play.

Let ChatGPT assist you further down the line, but don’t let it do the work that you should be able to handle with ease. To be honest, I’ve noticed that when people rely on ChatGPT for educational content like course creation or book writing, they often struggle with self-identification as the author.

So, for now, let’s rely on our own understanding.

Milestones as Your Starting Point

I’ll use the milestones—those small achievements that my students will reach—as the starting point for generating content ideas.

This shouldn’t be difficult because all you need to do is write down what your students should do to achieve each milestone.

Let me demonstrate.

I’ll start by taking the list of my milestones. I’ll copy and paste them into the document as plain text.

To differentiate the milestones from the ideas, I’ll make the milestones bold.

Now, we’re ready to start writing. Remember, when you’re writing down ideas, they should not be in bold.

You can frame these ideas as instructions or questions. Personally, I find it easier to think in the form of questions, so that’s how I’ll approach it.

Example of My Ideas

Let me explain why and how I wrote what I did.

Although the content may seem organized, we still need to develop the course structure. In the next video, we’ll focus on structuring the content, and I’ll show you how to do this using ChatGPT.