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Create a course for PlanB Network #1163
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We had a call last week with PlanB Network about potentially creating a structured online course for their education platform. This would be a similar effort to the Learning Bootcamp we created in February (used by Summer of Bitcoin during their bootcamp), where we take some of the guide content and put it in a format that facilitates self-guided learning for a broader audience.
The platform has a lot of flexibility. We could have a very basic course with mostly written material, maybe supported with videos. Or we could include tasks and challenges for learners to do, all the way up to scheduled online classes with a teacher. Lots of options there.
For more involved online courses, we would probably need someone to step up and take on that role.
They also have a volunteer-powered translation program, which would make the material more broadly accessible.
Seems like a good opportunity. I would probably start with a basic, self-guided introductory course, to get a feel for the platform, how people use it, what they like and dislike, etc. And then see what the response is.
What do you think? Yay? Nay?
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swedishfrenchpress commentedon May 1, 2025
What do you think content of the basic introductory course should cover? Should it take a more meta approach? Like what the bitcoin design guide is, how to use it, how to navigate it, and what type of content is included?
If so my concern about making the introductory course meta-focused is whether it's truly a learning course. It sounds more like a help guide or informational section on how to use the design guide itself. Ideally the design guide should be intuitive enough that we don't need show people how to use it. If that's not what you meant then just ignore this comment.
Considering that the average user has decided to use a bitcoin learning platform, we can assume that they're here to learn new concepts,. With that assumption I think would be useful to have the self-guided introductory course focuses on specific UI/UX best practices that we highlight within the guide. We could start by explaining the importance of design in bitcoin applications and introduce common design patterns users are likely to encounter, along with best practices for addressing them.
Highlight design patterns like:
yashrajd commentedon May 2, 2025
very, very cool development!
nisargpatel7042lva commentedon Sep 20, 2026
Hi, this looks like a great initiative. I've completed Bitshala's full Bitcoin/Lightning cohort track and have experience in technical content writing. Is this still moving forward? Happy to help draft the introductory course structure if so.
swedishfrenchpress commentedon Sep 20, 2026
Any ideas on how it should be structured? Written? Video? Tasks / challenge based?
nisargpatel7042lva commentedon Sep 20, 2026
@swedishfrenchpress I checked how courses are actually structured on the platform (bitcoin-educational-content repo): they're markdown chapters with embedded images/slides plus a native per-chapter quiz system. Video and podcasts are handled as a separate "resources" type, not the course format itself. So written-first with quizzes as checkpoints is what the platform is actually built to support with the least friction, not just a preference.
Building on your point above about keeping this UI/UX-pattern-focused rather than meta/navigation-focused: I'd structure the intro course as one short chapter per major Bitcoin UX pattern (seed backup confirmation, address formatting, fee selection, etc.), each with a short written explainer pulled from the existing Guide content, the "wrong way vs. right way" visual comparisons already in the Guide (maps directly to the platform's slide/image support), and a short quiz at the end matching the platform's native format.
That keeps this a genuine reuse of existing Guide material rather than a new production effort, and doesn't need any capability the platform doesn't already handle well.
swedishfrenchpress commentedon Sep 21, 2026
Sounds great! I think you should go for it!
nisargpatel7042lva commentedon Sep 22, 2026
Done, Raised a PR! @swedishfrenchpress