Course Prep Reuse Engine
Turn last year's course into this year's with less prep time
Teaching prep eats time, especially when you rebuild materials from scratch each term. This recipe converts prep into an "asset library + weekly plan" cycle: inventory what exists, decide what to keep/update/drop, and generate a prep schedule.
INGREDIENTS
PROMPT
Create a skill called "Course Prep Reuse Engine". Ask for: - Course title and level (undergrad/grad; if unknown: unspecified) - Materials available from past iterations (yes/no + what) - This term's constraints (schedule changes, modality, enrollment) Output: 1) A course asset inventory. 2) A weekly prep plan for the first 4 weeks. 3) A course vault organization scheme (folders + naming). 4) A template pack for announcements and common student questions. Rules: - If materials are missing, mark as unspecified and generate a minimal starting template set.
How It Works
Instead of starting from zero, the Claw inventories your existing materials,
maps them against this term's constraints, and produces a weekly prep plan
that tells you exactly what needs updating and what's ready to go.
What You Get
- A course asset inventory (syllabus, slide decks, assignments, reading lists, rubrics)
- A weekly prep plan for the first 4 weeks:
- What to update
- What to keep as-is
- What to drop
- A "course vault" organization scheme (folders + naming)
- A template pack for recurring admin (announcements, common student questions)
Setup Steps
- Describe what materials exist from past iterations (or say "starting from scratch")
- Provide this term's constraints (schedule changes, modality, enrollment)
- The Claw outputs an update plan, vault structure, and admin templates
Tips
- Even a partial inventory saves time — you don't need perfect records to start
- The template pack for common student emails pays for itself in the first week
- Works for new preps too — the Claw generates a minimal starting template set