Our team of Lesson Wranglers has been helping teachers build lessons from the start - an experience that’s been both incredibly rewarding. We’ve learned a lot of things along the way (another story for another time) and tackled some hairy challenges to create a tool that teachers can use to create quality interactive video-based lessons. Not to mention, we’ve had the opportunity to learn how to rock climb, locker hook, and refinish a flea market chair!
Although Sadie and I are a bit sad that we can no longer claim to have helped build every lesson on the site, we are overwhelmingly excited to share that…
We've officially released the Curious LessonBuilder to the public - so that anyone can create interactive lessons on any topic. We’re looking forward to seeing what amazing, intriguing, and inspiring lessons the world of online teachers (including you!) will create. To get your creative juices flowing, we wanted to share some prime examples of lessons that our teachers have already built using LessonBuilder:
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Heather Boyd, wire artist and online teacher, has the distinction of being our first teacher to build and publish her own lesson on Curious! We love Heather because she captures CEO Justin’s vision of how LessonBuilder might be used: she films her lessons in a single take and then uses LessonBuilder as her primary video editing tool. Heather’s lessons highlight how - using the built-in features of LessonBuilder - someone can easily take their one-shot video and build lessons with clearly marked sections that break content into bite-sized pieces. |
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We always knew that exercises would be helpful - for jogging memories and for keeping students engaged as they watched lessons. We were excited, however, when Learn French with Alexa took exercises one step further. In her French Essentials course, Alexa combines both oral and written cues (using a combination of video and exercises) to help reinforce pronunciation, spelling, and understanding of the French language - check it out for yourself. |
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Guy Badger, of Motion Training, is one of our resident Microsoft Office experts - you may have seen his lessons on Excel, Word, or PowerPoint. Guy has found that his students learn best when they’re able to practice the concepts for themselves. To make this easier, Guy creates practice spreadsheets for students to test their knowledge of formulas, formatting, and more. He includes these practice documents and other resources as attachments to each of his lessons to create a more complete learning experience. |
How will you leverage the LessonBuilder to create interactive lessons? Get started today by learning how to put your lessons onto Curious - or sign in and click on ‘LessonBuilder’ to dive right in.
Cheers,
Kristen & the Curious Crew
