Course Design Plan Generator

Problem

Teachers, creators, and content teams often start a B2C course with a vague idea: unclear learner profile, weak goals such as “understand” or “master,” modules that read like chapters, and activities disconnected from assessment. edu-course-design turns course ideas into an actionable instructional design plan rather than just a generic outline.

How It Works

The skill first anchors the requirements and asks for or marks assumptions:
- Target learners: profile and pain points
- Prior knowledge: what learners already know
- Learning outcomes: what learners can do after finishing
- Delivery format and duration: recorded, live, cohort, or bootcamp

It then applies UbD backward design: define results, define evidence, and define experience. The output covers audience, selling points, goals, assessment, content modules, teaching methods, lightweight production, and launch iteration. Key constraints include:
- outcomes must be measurable
- each module needs matching assessment and pass criteria
- modules should stay under 7 and be named by capability
- after “how to teach,” each module is checked against Merrill’s five questions: real task, prior activation, demonstration, practice, transfer

Boundaries

Best for B2C knowledge products, recorded courses, live courses, bootcamps, and cohort training in early design. If inputs are missing, the skill asks follow-up questions or writes [assumption] and lists pending items up front. It covers core instructional design methods and templates; competitive analysis, pricing advice, operations SOP, and editable template libraries are extended capabilities.