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Quick Course: Make a P2PU Course in 1/2 hour.


Short on time? Take this crash course on P2PU.

Your task:

  • Explore the elements of a stellar P2PU course. 
  • Make a list of what peers will learn, make and how they will help each other. 
  • Brush up on copyright, P2PU-style
  • Create your first P2PU Course.

Step 1: Core Elements of a P2PU Course. 

Step 2: We <3 Lists. 

This task is best completed with a partner in crime. Just ask a friend to help you or pair up with another peer who is taking the same course. 
 
To begin write down on pieces of paper or index cards the words from the three lists below and separate them accordingly in three piles; skills, peer help and projects.
 

List # 1 Skills; knowledge or abilities earned in your course

  • precise feedback
  • design thinking
  • community engagement
  • video production
  • teamwork
(add your own here)

 

List # 2 Peer power; feedback loops or group activities

  • design critique
  • peer accuracy check
  • "helpful feedback" badge
  • webinar

 

List # 3 Projects; things your peers can make in their course

  • make a video tutorial
  • write a song
  • craft a mockumentary
  • produce a drawing, photo or game
  • hack together robots
  • draft a recipe
  • (add your own here)

 

Step 3: Mad Libs Your Way to P2PU. 

 
Complete this task by coming up with as many one sentence ideas for courses. You can use this sentence  as a guide;
 
In my _______(catchy title) course my peers will master _______(skills)  by doing _________ (project) and __________ (peer interactions) .
 
Here is an example:
 
In my "Web; The Movie" challenge my peers will understand how the web works by producing a mockumentary and giving design critiques.
 

Step 4: Flesh out your P2PU Course. 

The rest of this course will help you flesh out the rest of the steps of your P2PU Course. You've got the black and white outline, now let's give it some color!

 

Task Discussion


  • Chloe said:

    In my "Web; The Movie" challenge my peers will understand how the web works by producing a mockumentary.

    on Jan. 16, 2012, 2:12 p.m.