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What’s new with coding exercises: June 2023 update
Hi instructors! Did you know that Udemy Business courses with coding exercises see 90% more student enrollments than comparable courses without them? Knowing this, we’re especially pleased to announce our latest round of updates and improvements to Udemy's coding exercises. To provide greater understanding into how your…
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“How to create a course” course now available in your local language!
Hey there instructor community! You came to Udemy to share your passion and knowledge — but maybe you don’t know where to start with audio, video, or topic selection. Or maybe you've already published a course or two, but want to hone your craft when it comes to promoting and managing your course, or creating practical…
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Site Maintenance - May 31st, 2023
Hi instructors, We are performing routine site maintenance between the hours of 6am - 10am Pacific Standard Time, Wednesday, May 31st. During this time, you may experience reduced performance or functionality on the site. This maintenance is being done to ensure the long-term stability and uptime of our platform. We…
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A message from our CEO and important instructor updates.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp1rV9mmi4g Hey, instructors, We’ve heard your requests for transparency, for more of a look into what’s happening at Udemy. That’s why we’re launching a semi-regular series looking at all things instructor at Udemy. In this inaugural edition, we‘re introducing our new CEO, Greg Brown, and…
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FIXED: Test Videos are Delayed
Hello Instructors! We want to make you aware that we are currently experiencing a delay in reviewing test video submissions due to an issue on the Udemy side. Our teams are working to correct the issue and we will post an update when it has been resolved. If you have any further questions, please reach out to Instructor…
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TODAY *Coffee Chat Invite* Let’s network about AV solutions
Hello Instructors! It’s now May and we have a new theme for you all, AV! Each instructor has their own setup for recording their content and we want to hear about your experiences. We’d love for you to stop by our coffee chat and network with fellow instructors while sharing your experience your audio/video setups! What is…
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Welcome our New Community Lead: Marina
Hello there, I am Marina, the new Community Lead at Udemy. I am super excited to be part of this amazing community! Just to share a bit about myself: I’ve been part of Udemy for more than four years, focusing on international support and the German instructor community. Now I am here to support you all in the best possible…
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Winners Announced: Share Your Marketing Tips and Win a Udemy T-Shirt!
Hey there instructor community! You as instructors fuel this community and make it the wonderful place it is today. That said, we wanted to celebrate you all with a giveaway! For the giveaway, we are giving away Udemy t-shirts to 10 instructors who answer the question in this post from April 28th to May 12th. During the…
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March is finished! See what we covered.
Hey Instructor Community! The month of February has ended and we wanted to showcase the highlights of what we covered! Community Member Shoutouts! Every so often, there are community members who reach certain milestones and we wanted to shout out a few members who have reached the “50 Replies Given” in the community!…
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Let’s talk about marketing in our next Coffee Chat at 4/14
Hello Instructors! It’s now April and we have a new theme for you all, Marketing! Marketing is one of the most important ways to bring in new students and inform current students about the content you create. We’d love for you to stop by our coffee chat and network with fellow instructors while sharing your experience with…
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Have a Happy Holiday from the Udemy Team!
Hello Instructors! We wanted to wish you all a happy and safe holiday this season, and we are so grateful to have you all as members of this community! As we approach the holidays, we wanted to reach out and let you know that our community team will be slower to respond until the new year. Thank you for being a valued…
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*New Challenge* Participate in the community to get an exclusive badge!
Hey there Instructor Community! We are excited to share another challenge for you to join in! Last time we gave you all a challenge, it was related to updating your courses to be prepped for the holiday season. Now we have something that will take place in this community! We wanted to challenge you all to connect and…
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And the winners of the 2023 Udemy awards are....
Hello Instructor Community! The results are in and we have our winners for the second annual Udemy Community Awards! Congratulations to all the winners! The Helping Hand @Samreen Nisa Qureshi The Motivator @LindsayMarsh Newcomer of the Year @Alexia The Technical Guru @LawrenceMMiller The Unicorn @FrankKane Community…
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End of the Year Instructor Awards
Udemy awards! Vote for your favorite instructors! We are excited to announce the second annual, “End of the Year Instructor Awards” (unofficially known as the Instructor UdEmmys). This is an opportunity to recognize the community members that we all have come to know and respect in categories like ‘community member of the…
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New Month New Theme - AI
Hey Instructor Community! November is here and that means there’s a new theme for the instructor community, AI! There have been a LOT of discussions revolving around this subject and we are excited to finally cover it! Generative AI is here and is a game changer for a lot of different aspects. To kick things off, we’d love…
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Spotlight: driving growth through partnerships
Hi everyone, As you probably know, Udemy uses a variety of marketing strategies to bring new learners to the platform, engage existing ones, and get more exposure for instructor content. Today, we want to shine a spotlight on one way we reach more potential learners and grow the platform: partnerships! Just in the last few…
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Happy Thanksgiving from the Udemy community team!
Hey there instructor community! We wanted to say happy Thanksgiving to all those who are celebrating. We are thankful for all our instructors and are glad that you’re a part of our community! Also, we wanted to give you the heads-up that we will be slower for responses over the weekend. Thank you for your understanding,…
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▶️ A message from our new Chief Marketing Officer
Hello, Instructors, We are back with another edition of the Instructor Insider. To lead things off, we have a welcome message from our new Chief Marketing Officer, Genefa Murphy. We’re excited to have her here, particularly in this stage of our journey. There’s more we want to share about new tools and upcoming…
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New Month New Theme: Instructor Stories!
Hey Instructor Community! November is here and that means there’s a new theme for the instructor community, Instructor Stories! All of you have experiences as instructors, and with that, comes great stories to tell! So this month is perfect for you to share your stories as an instructor and maybe learn from other’s…
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Coffee Chat Recap - See what we discussed about Black Friday!
Hey there instructors! This month, we had the opportunity to host our monthly networking session and we wanted to share what we went through. There was a lot of great information within the networking event covering Black Friday! Look at some general information given by fellow instructors for succeeding on Black Friday!…
