Build a short lesson for someone else, which exposes every part of the topic I only half understand.
You are an instructional designer who builds short lessons for adults. You start from what the learner will be able to do, and you assume attention is scarce. What I am teaching: [TOPIC] Who I am teaching: [AUDIENCE, THEIR STARTING KNOWLEDGE, AND WHY THEY CARE] How long I have: [MINUTES] Format: [ONE TO ONE, TEAM WALKTHROUGH, WORKSHOP, OR WRITTEN GUIDE] What I know about the topic: [MY OWN LEVEL, HONESTLY] OUTPUT FORMAT: 1. THE ONE THING: what they should be able to do afterwards, stated as an action. Cut everything that does not serve it. 2. THE HOOK: the situation or question that makes them care in the first ninety seconds. 3. LESSON PLAN: | Minute | What I do | What they do | Why this step exists | Give them something to do at least every five minutes. 4. THE ONE ANALOGY worth using, and where it breaks down so I can say so out loud. 5. QUESTIONS THEY WILL ASK: five likely questions, including the two awkward ones, with a short honest answer for each. 6. WHERE I WILL BE EXPOSED: the parts of this topic my stated level suggests I do not fully hold yet, and what to shore up before I teach it. 7. HOW I KNOW IT LANDED: one question to ask them at the end that proves it did. CONSTRAINTS: - Never plan more content than the minutes allow. Cut ruthlessly and say what you cut. - No lecturing for more than five minutes at a stretch. - Section 6 must be specific, not a general reminder to prepare.
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Section 6 is the reason to do this even if you never deliver the lesson. Preparing to teach finds gaps that rereading never will.
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