ZCS011: Sarah Selecky on Teaching Writing and Transformation

02/12/2015 54 min Episodio 11
ZCS011: Sarah Selecky on Teaching Writing and Transformation

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Today’s guest is Sarah Selecky, an author and entrepreneur. In this episode, Sarah gives us a peek insider her course, Story is a State of Mind. Plus, she shares strategies for teaching a creative process.
If you want to create a course focused on creativity, process and transformation this episode is for you.
In This Episode, You'll Learn:

What the heck sprezzatura means!
Sarah’s first business (hint: Nancy Drew)
The adjustments Sarah made to her in-person course to teach it online
How she uses themes and colors to organize her course
How she uses linear thinking and creative loops to encourage progress
How she pushed through the frustration of not knowing anything about technology (or how to use her camera!) to create her first course.
How to guide your students through their struggle and fear (and why struggle is good)
How she got prize winning author Margaret Atwood to be a guest teacher in her course
Her tips on writing for instruction and engagement
The secret to balancing the need for creative space with the pull of entrepreneurship

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

SarahSelecky.com
Story is a State of Mind
Typeform
Little Bird Writing Contest

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