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 year’, ‘the technical guru, or ‘most motivating’.

We will be kicking off the nomination process today and it will be open until 12/12/23 @ 11:59pm ET.

How does it work?

• Use this form to nominate your favorite instructors & discussions in each of the categories listed.
• Form will be open from 12/5/23-12/12/23
• Come back to the community on 12/14/2023 to see who made the nomination list and then cast your final vote for a single winner in each category.
• Winners will be announced on 12/20/23

Leave us a comment or post a gif below once you’ve nominated your instructors!

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.

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! 

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, and we hope you enjoy some turkey and festivities! 

Sincerely,

The Udemy Community Team

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 improvements. But for that, you’ll have head over to the Teaching Center to watch the video and read more.

Teach on,

The Udemy Instructor Team

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 experiences.

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! 

Hey there instructor community, 

Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting one of our webinars featuring Mark Lassoff and Kyle Pew! We were able to record our AMA session for those who weren't able to attend the webinar live. 

Hey there instructor community,

In August, we sent an update with the pricing and deals program for course eligibility for promotions and sales.

Hi all,

We're making an update to our tax form policy. Beginning January 1, 2024, a valid tax form will be required to receive payout from Udemy. So if you're one of the few instructors who's actively earning on Udemy, but hasn't yet submitted a valid tax form, you'll need to do so in order to continue to get paid out each month. You can read more about the updated policy in the Teaching Center. 

We are excited to bring you another live community event this month! On October 20th at 1:00pm ET, we’ll be sitting down with Kyle Pew and Mark Lassoff in webinar discussing Teaching Best Practices, and Black Friday! For a bit of context, here’s some more information on our guest speakers.

Hey, Udemy Business instructors,

We often hear that you’d really like to know what it is that Udemy Business learners and customers want to learn next, so you can create new courses — or update the ones you’ve already got. So we’ve created a new tool, currently in beta, that allows you to see what’s in demand.

Hey Instructor Community! The month of September has ended and we wanted to showcase the highlights of what we covered!

Hey there instructors! 

Last 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 the topic of teaching best practices! Take a look at the questions below and the responses that your fellow instructors gave!

Hi all,

As you might have seen, there is currently a visual issue with the revenue report, where the expected payout date is displaying as November 8th.

We want to reassure you that August payouts were paid out today, October 6th.

We're working to resolve this visual issue, and we apologize for any confusion or alarm it's caused.

Please let us know if you have additional questions.

Hey there, Instructor community!

Today is World Teacher's Day and we want to take a moment to celebrate all the incredible educators among us. 🎉📖

To mark this special occasion, we've put together a heartwarming video that highlights the inspiring stories of some of our very own instructors. These dedicated individuals have made a positive impact on countless lives through their teaching, and we're thrilled to share their journeys with you.

Hello Instructors! 

It’s now October and we have a new theme for you all, Black Friday! The holiday season is just around the corner and we’d love to have you all get together and talk about preparing for Black Friday! We’d love for you to stop by our coffee chat and network with fellow instructors while sharing your experience with Black Friday preparations.

Hey Instructor Community!

October is here and that means there’s a new theme of the month, Black Friday. We’ve got a lot in store to help you succeed during the holidays! Be sure to tune into the community discussions for various posts and events that will help you prepare.

So if you’re a Black Friday veteran or if this is your first holiday season, there will be value for all levels.

Hey there Instructor Community!

As you continue your instructor journey, your teaching area will change. It’s important to ensure that your content is always up-to-date to provide your students with the best possible learning experience. With that, we have a challenge for you to complete by the end of the month!

Those who complete the challenge, you will receive this exclusive badge to show you completed the challenge!

Hello community 😊, 

We're excited to introduce our newest community moderator, @DavidV. 👏 . 

David joins @Leonor C., @Bessy, and me to support you on your teaching journey. 

Please help me welcome @DavidV.! 

Hello Instructors! 

It’s now September and we have a new theme for you all, Teaching Best Practieces! With this subject, we’d love to dive deep into sharing online teaching knowledge and how to create the best possible experience for your learners. We’d love for you to stop by our coffee chat and network with fellow instructors while sharing your experience with teaching courses.

What is a virtual coffee chat? 

The community virtual coffee chats are hour-long informal networking sessions held via Zoom. During these sessions, you’ll have the opportunity to network with and get to know other Udemy instructors worldwide.

How does it work?

September’s theme is course creation, so for the first 30 minutes, we will discuss various questions and scenarios about teaching best practices. Then we will open the floor for some questions you may have for other instructors regarding expertise as an online instructor.

How do I sign up?

Glad you asked! You can sign up for the coffee chat here!

We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, September 21st at 10:30am PT! 

*We understand that this time may not be ideal for all time zones, however, we will change the times of the coffee chat each month to accommodate different locations.

Hey there instructor community,

We’re now in September and our new theme for the month is teaching best practices! This subject is dedicated to helping you learn about what the best methods are for teaching online!

Hi instructors!

We've released the updated version of the Practice Insights report which is dedicated to providing you with more data and insights into how your students interact with coding exercises. With this report, you’ll be able to:

• See how learners engaged with your coding exercises
• Review all coding exercise data for a course in one place
• Take action on where your learners might be getting stuck

For instructors with coding exercises, check out the report and learn more about your coding exercises today!

Beyond the practice insights improvements, you can now create exercises faster with new “Generate with AI” for Javascript. In addition, we’ve added React 18 to our language library and a "run code" functionality for learners to test their Python and Javascript exercises.

For full details on these exciting coding exercise improvements, check out our Teaching Center Article. Code on.

Hi, instructors! 

At the beginning of the year, we shared some ways to improve our pricing strategy so learners have an easier time seeing differences in course value and quality. After rigorous testing, we’re happy to give you an update on our list price experiment results and share the following upcoming changes.

What’s new and coming soon — to help you do what you do best

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!  

Hi, instructor community, 

Please help me welcome our new community moderator @Bessy‌👏‌.

Check out the image below to learn more about her! 😊

Hey Instructor Community! The month of July has ended and we wanted to showcase the highlights of what we covered!

Hello Instructors! 

It’s now August and we have a new theme for you all, Course Creation! With this subject, we’d love to dive deep into your experience creating your Udemy courses. We’d love for you to stop by our coffee chat and network with fellow instructors while sharing your experience with creating courses.

Hey there instructor community! 

Last week, we had the absolute pleasure of holding our monthly webinar AMA featuring Global Social Media Manager Molly Hampton and Social Media Specialist Grace Hatakeyama! With our time, Molly and Grace answered some pre-selected questions within the community and took additional questions towards the end of the presentation.