I think that the lessons are pretty comprehensive. I can't think of a topic that should be added.

I do have a couple of ideas here:

1)
I think that video would be invaluable here. Whether it be a short "Lil' Jeffy Hord" video clip (or whoever) complimenting the written points with spoken word or screencast type demos showing new recruits what to do where (again with a voiceover), people will really get the message if Mahalo's massive video power and knowledge is put to use.

I'm not thinking a "sitepal" type of thing, but rather an honest Mahalo Answers guide who can give some friendly advice to compliment and maybe expand on the written text.

2)
Is the system smart enough to pass the correct "lesson" when presented alongside actionable content points?

For example, when a new user is viewing the points charts, can the system pass "page 8, what are the belt levels" into the lesson widget?

If it can, this will mean that relevant content is being presented to the user at the best time. This is the goal of any LMS.

3)
Jason, would this question be a good one to ask with the automated question asker system? While I'm sure that "question asker system" is not the official class name, there is an automated system where an admin user can automatically ask a user a question when a certain point threshold is reached. Maybe shortly after Yellow Belt, the user could be asked if they have any questions about the system?

These questions could be automatically logged (tally for insertion into the lesson system) and answered by a staff or community member.

The system will (presumably) continue to change and evolve. Putting this automated question jobbie in place would ensure that relevant lessons are displayed.

Anyway, just some ideas.

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