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		<title>Outsourcing Experiment: Curriculum Development</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In reading the Harvard alumni magazine online this evening, I came upon this interesting article which discusses some of the benefits of spaced learning, a learning technique that &#8220;can increase knowledge by up to 50 percent, and strengthen retention for up to two years.&#8221;  The article links to the website of SpacedEd, a startup that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reading the Harvard alumni magazine online this evening, I came upon <a title="this" href="http://harvardmagazine.com/2009/11/spaced-education-boosts-learning">this</a> interesting article which discusses some of the benefits of <em>spaced</em> <em>learning</em>, a learning technique that &#8220;can increase knowledge by up to 50 percent, and strengthen retention for up to two years.&#8221;  The article links to the website of <a title="SpacedEd" href="http://www.spaceded.com">SpacedEd,</a> a startup that implements spaced repetition in the form of Q&amp;A-style courses that are delivered to paying subscribers daily by email, text message, or RSS feed.</p>
<p>While investigating SpacedEd&#8217;s site, I learned that they are seeking new courses.  In fact, they offer of a $100 <a title="royalty advance" href="http://www.spaceded.com/info/advance">royalty advance</a> and 60-80% royalties for courses added to their site.  Conveniently, they also posted a list of the courses requested most often by subscribers.</p>
<p>I do not feel particularly interested in preparing such courses, but I am interested in hiring someone to write them for me.  So I threw together a quick job offer and posted it <a href="http://manila.craigslist.com.ph/edu/1450714600.html">here</a> on Craigslist Manila.  My hope is that in the next few days someone will respond with course proposals.  I will turn around and submit them to SpacedEd.  If SpacedEd accepts them, I will pay the proposer to complete the course, which I will then turn over to SpaceEd.  In the short run, I will net $75 per course, since I am offering $25 to the course writer.  In the long run, each course should become a small source of residual income that requires little effort to maintain.  I will continue to publish updates on this experiment as it progresses.</p>
<p><strong>Initial investment:</strong><br />
Time: 1 hour<br />
Money: $0</p>
<p><strong>Current return:</strong><br />
$0</p>
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