Hi Kerstin, In a sense you answered your own question about how to get ramped up for a course that you really don't care that much about. The key has been for me as well as yourself as mentioned in your forum comment is to find different sections of the course that can get you excited. The other suggestion I would have is to try different kinds of instructional delivery techniques for the course. I have found that these different techniques get me excited because I want to see how they are going to turn out even if I'm not that excited about the content. Before I know it I am excited about both the content and the delivery. Gary