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MEGATHREAD: Black Friday Sales are Here!
Udemy's Black Friday sale is officially live! This is one of the biggest sales events of the year for all of us instructors, bringing massive traffic and activity across the platform. What are your thoughts and experiences with this year's Black Friday event? Whether you have insights to share, observations about the…
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Instructors: Are You Ready for AI's Impact on Teaching?
Hey Instructors, You've always adapted to new tools and methods. Now, AI is reshaping how people learn and work, and that includes the teaching landscape. Here's what our latest research reveals and how you can stay ahead. The Reality Check We All Need A study with YouGov across four major economies, revealed an important…
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AI Policy Clarification: Course Quality Standards and New Disclosure Requirements
Hello Instructors, In light of the various AI policies and features, we have heard some of your feedback regarding lack of clarity for what policies exist around the use of AI in Udemy courses. We encourage all Instructor Partners to familiarize themselves with the following current policies around course quality and use…
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Make Better Course Videos with the New Production Hub
Hey there instructors! At Udemy, we’re dedicated to helping you reach more learners and deliver engaging, high-quality learning experiences. Over the past year, we’ve heard from many of you that producing professional-looking videos can be one of the most challenging — and time-consuming — parts of creating a course.…
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A Redesigned Course Experience Is Launching to Learners
Hey instructors, Today, we’ll be rolling out a redesigned course experience to learners in a beta experiment, starting with 1% of all learners and gradually widening our experiment size over the next few months. What is it? This new course experience reimagines how learners engage with your courses, offering a more…
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*Coffee Chat Invite* Let’s talk about Udemy Tools on October 30th
Hello Instructors! It’s now October and this month’s theme is Udemy Success Tools! We’d love for you to stop by our coffee chat and network with fellow instructors while sharing your experience with various tools that Udemy offers. What is a virtual coffee chat? The community virtual coffee chats are hour-long informal…
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New Month New Theme: Udemy Success Features!
Hey there instructors! It’s now October and that means there’s a new theme for the month, Udemy Success Features. Udemy has a ton of various tools and features that can help you throughout your instructor journey. Whether you’re just getting started or are looking for more ways to connect with your learners. We have…
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September Instructor Updates Recap
Hey everyone! 👋 Our September Instructor Insider newsletter just dropped with some exciting updates. Here's a quick recap of what's new and coming up for instructors: New Course Bundles Feature You can now package your courses together for the ultimate upsell! This long-requested build-it-yourself bundles feature is…
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Addressing Instructor Community Concerns with Personal Plan
Dear Instructors, We have heard some of your concerns regarding Personal Plan (PP) and its impact on revenues. We want to address these openly and transparently. Our Commitment in Action We've assembled a dedicated team actively investigating and developing solutions for the key challenges facing our instructor community.…
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NEW Head of Content and Instructor / Creator Strategy
Hello community! We’re excited to share some big news that directly impacts all of us. We are pleased to welcome a new member to the team, Zane Vella. Zane is our new Head of Content Strategy and Instructor / Creator Ecosystem. Zane joins us at a pivotal moment for the business, where we are exploring new content formats,…
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🗳️ Poll of the Month: Personal Brand vs. Individual Courses 🗳️
Hi Instructors, We know you wear a lot of hats. Many of you aren’t just educators, you're also course creators, marketers, brand-builders and more! With limited time and energy, it’s not always easy to know where to focus. As we wrap up Marketing Month, we’d love to hear your take: Do you prioritize building a personal…
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📊 Introducing A Powerful New Insights Feature for Instructors 📊
Dear Udemy Instructors, We are thrilled to announce the launch of another powerful insight feature designed to help you better understand and meet the needs of your learners: AI Assistant Insights. This tool is specifically designed to enable you to unlock key insights quickly and efficiently. Instructors who have opted…
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📣 Save Announcement Drafts in Your Instructor Dashboard! 📣
Hi instructors, Today we’re sharing an update to the Announcements page in your instructor dashboard! Starting May 27, 2025, you can now draft both educational and promotional emails and save them for later without sending them immediately. This new feature is designed to give you more flexibility and control over your…
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🐛 Only Seeing 5 Posts? You're Not Alone – We're on It! 🐛
The issue has been resolved—thank you so much for your patience! ————————————————————Hey everyone, You may have noticed that things are looking a little off in the English community at the moment. Currently, only the latest 5 posts are visible on the main community page, and featured posts have disappeared as well. Other…
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✨ Announcing the Launch of the Udemy Innovation Studio: "AI for Business Leaders". ✨
Dear Instructors, We are excited to announce the launch of the Udemy Innovation Studio, a new initiative that embodies our commitment to visionary and bold innovation. The Udemy Innovation Studio will serve as an incubator for new learning experiences, where we will experiment, prototype, and take bold risks to push the…
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🎉 Welcome Neeracha Taychakhoonavudh as Chief Customer Experience Officer 🎉
Hey there instructors, We're excited to announce that Neeracha Taychakhoonavudh has joined the Udemy team as our first-ever Chief Customer Experience Officer! 🎉 Neeracha brings impressive experience from her previous roles as Chief Customer Officer at Asana and Executive Vice President of Global Customer Success at…
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💬 *MEGATHREAD*: Say Hello to Role Play! 💬
Hey instructors! We're excited to announce our brand-new feature designed to make your courses more interactive — Role Play! Here's how it works: While creating or editing an English-language course, you can now add a Role Play. Simply fill out a quick form with a scenario, select a coach avatar, and choose an audio track.…
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🚀Announcement: Career Accelerator is here🚀
Hello Instructors, We're thrilled to introduce Career Accelerator, a new initiative designed to enhance learning and growth in professional fields. Our aim is to make professional development more accessible, practical, and results-driven for learners around the globe. To learn more check out our FAQs on Career Accelerator…
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☕️ *Coffee Chat Invite* Let’s talk about AV on May 9th ☕️
Hello Instructors! It's April and this month’s theme is AV! We’d love for you to stop by our coffee chat and network with fellow instructors while sharing your experience with improving the audio and visual quality of your online courses. What is a virtual coffee chat? The community virtual coffee chats are hour-long…
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✨Unlock New Possibilities with Our AI-Powered Review Insights Feature!✨
Hi Instructors, We’re delighted to introduce you to a new feature, Review Insights, now live on your instructor dashboard! Designed to allow you to analyze your reviews faster and more efficiently, this feature employs AI and ML technologies to analyze your course reviews and identify the top recurring themes. With Review…
