Providing a learner with expectations and predictability in their learning environment, helps them to relax, and it produces serotonin, giving them confidence to learn what we actually want to teach them.

Below are generic components/considerations we strongly recommend to structure any given lesson. The author should refer to these ideas throughout. A broader and deeper version of these ideas is linked below.

Please refer to academy.developerdao.com NFT track for live examples

Empowering Web3 Developers: Guidelines for Creating High-Quality Tutorials and Content

A meaningful title

Intro paragraph to clarify assumptions, and build confidence:

• Greet learner and state their proficiency regarding the learning material + developer tools.
• Clearly state intended learning outcome (refer to relevant previous lessons and set context for subsequent lessons)

2nd paragraph to introduce our pedagogy and lesson structure:

• We assess prior knowledge and test learning through mini-quiz checkpoints.
• We engage learners with prediction activities and a final quiz.
• Offer min.-max. lesson completion times depending on learner competencies.
• Encourage well-being & regular breaks.

Lesson Components:

• Warm-up mini-quiz to assess previous knowledge + content prediction
• List of contents
• List of relevant tools.
• A lead-in to lesson.
  • Learning extends far beyond the 'what' and 'how'. Provide the essential 'why', by showcasing real-world examples e.g. for positive social-environmental impact.
• Lesson structured into meaningful chunks of max 40 minutes, each with checkpoint questions.

What is a meaningful chunk?