Today’s guest post is by Jelena Woehr

Say you’re a teacher developing next semester’s lesson plans, when the principal walks in.

“I’ve made some changes,” he says.

“Instead of giving you a student roster, I won’t be telling you anything about your students—not even their grade level—until they’ve completed your teacher evaluation form.

Oh, and, by the way, you have 10 seconds to catch and keep their attention.”

That’s what developing free educational modules for an online community is like.

The good news? It’s also been one of the most rewarding projects of my (admittedly short) career. (more…)