The Full Brain method
Six steps, every single lesson
Most online courses are a video and a quiz. Watching feels like learning and rarely is. Every lesson here moves through six steps, and the lesson editor will not publish one with an empty slot — so the method is built into the page rather than left to whoever wrote the course.
Step 1
Hook
What you do
Sees a real problem or story that makes the topic matter
On the page
Short intro video or scenario card
Step 2
Picture
What you do
Understands the idea visually
On the page
Diagram, animation or annotated screenshot block
Step 3
Logic
What you do
Follows the structured explanation
On the page
Main video plus written notes with key terms
Step 4
Do
What you do
Applies it hands-on
On the page
Guided exercise, lab steps or interactive widget
Step 5
Recall
What you do
Retrieves it from memory
On the page
Quiz with instant feedback; flashcards in Phase 2
Step 6
Reflect
What you do
Connects it to own work
On the page
One-question reflection saved to the learner's notes
How the method shapes the platform
Progress counts steps
Your progress reflects steps completed, not minutes of video played. Finishing a lesson means working through all six.
Spaced review
From Phase 2, Recall questions come back after 1, 7 and 30 days, because retrieval at spacing is what moves knowledge into long-term memory.
A capstone that combines Do and Reflect
Each course ends with a small real-world task, so you finish with something you have actually produced.
Why levels matter
Every skill is graded by the support line it serves, so a course can tell you not just what a topic is, but what your next role up will expect you to do with it. The same topic appears at all three levels, with different depth.
| Level | Support line | What you can do | Typical learner |
|---|---|---|---|
| L1 Foundation | 1st line | Logs, triages and fixes known issues without breaking validated state | Service desk staff, graduates, career changers |
| L2 Practitioner | 2nd line | Builds, configures and repairs lab PCs and accounts under change control | Desktop / field engineers, lab IT analysts |
| L3 Specialist | 3rd line | Designs standards, leads root cause, owns qualification and lifecycle | Senior lab IT engineers, system owners |
See it in a real lesson
Cloud Foundations is live and free. Open the first lesson and you will move through all six steps in about fifteen minutes.
Open Cloud Foundations