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LawrenceMMiller · ‎05-09-2020

I think I'll skip those.

LawrenceMMiller · ‎05-04-2020

This really should be of interest to all instructors. Online Education Steps Up: What the World is Learning (from Home) Although this report focuses on online learning trends emerging during the COVID-19 pandemic from the last two months, we believe that it also may provide a preview of more lasting changes in the ways we work and learn. https://research.udemy.com/research_report/online-education-steps-up-what-the-world-is-learning-from-home/?fbclid=IwAR0MTg38ixBgVxR3NbfrbWMl8mOFAE_weZvQ1dGp2GMRNZcvEbNuFuVDKFM Key Findings There are spikes in Udemy enrollments (425% overall increase), course creation (55%), and Udemy for Business consumption (80%) as people are required to shelter in place and are turning to online learning to help them remain engaged and active in school, work, and life. Online learning enrollments have significantly increased all over the world with surges in Spain (280% increase), India (200% increase), and Italy (320% increase) after shelterin-place orders took effect. In addition to strong growth in technical categories like Web Development (60% increase) and Data Science (58% increase), online learning is increasingly being used for lifestyle and health support, with courses on Pilates (402% increase) and Meditation (111%) surging. There is increased interest in online courses to feed personal interests and new hobbies, such as Ukulele (292%) and Technical Drawing (920%). Demand for particular online learning topics also varies by country/geographic area, such as Communication Skills in India (606% increase) and Piano in Spain (466%). Learning Trends Perhaps unsurprisingly, as people are looking for ways to be productive while sheltering in place, we’re seeing a surge in online learning enrollments for individual learners across the entire Udemy marketplace. In addition, people may be proactively looking to upskill or reskill in response to the uncertain economic situation. In these times of challenge and change, Udemy’s mission to improve lives through learning is more vital than ever. We remain committed to being a learning partner for every phase of life, providing people around the world affordable access to the skills needed to meet the demands of our changing world. There are bunch of downloadable graphs, like the following.

LawrenceMMiller · ‎05-03-2020

What is your area of expertise? First be an expert in something. Then teach others. Why should I take a course from you?

LawrenceMMiller · ‎04-27-2020

I don't know the answer to either of these questions. You can always contact support@udemy.com for help.

LawrenceMMiller · ‎04-22-2020

We cannot answer your question, except to ask you, "What is your area of expertise?" What are you enthusiastic about teaching. Don't develop a course on motivation if this isn't a genuine area of expertise for you. There are lots of courses on motivation, and other topics, by people who have genuine training and experience and expertise. If you aren't expert in anything, than set about to make yourself expert in something.

LawrenceMMiller · ‎04-17-2020

@KumarsM664 I am pretty sure that no one in the forum can answer your question. You will need to write to instructorsupport@udemy.com. I am sure they can clarify for you.

LawrenceMMiller · ‎04-15-2020

Just one data point on corporate training. I have been working/planning a major training event/process with a very large corporation, that would involv more than 1000 mid and senior level managers both going through online courses, doing assignments, and then attending a one week workshop at the corporate training center. Now, we are redesigning it to be entirely online and dropping the week of live sharing, etc. They are going to spend the money on the virtual work, but not on the more traditional workshop that would involve flying everyone to a central location. If that is indicative, the budget cutting will be connected to the safety issues of travel and congregating. I believe this is going to have more of a lasting effect than many imagine.

LawrenceMMiller · ‎04-14-2020

@StephaneMaarek "Please note this growth is particularly true for non-tech courses" I wonder why that is true. It is normally the other way around.

LawrenceMMiller · ‎04-13-2020

I think all Udemy courses are self-paced. Students have access 24/7 for life and generally take them at their own pace.

LawrenceMMiller · ‎04-13-2020

So, this graph is more information than you want, but it is pretty much across the board. If you look at last month I had a huge increase in my Leading Virtual Teams course, which is understandable (that is the third from the bottom puke green bar). But, it was all up and this month, if you double the bar on the right, which is just through April 13th, you can see how it will compare to other months unless sales just die. I have heard from other instructors who are also seeing a big increase so it isn't just me. Not sure how it works for other instructors.

LawrenceMMiller · ‎04-13-2020

I am thinking about the difference. My courses may be more focused on personal improvement, how to be a better team leader, etc. Maybe people are thinking "if I lose my job..." what will help get the next job. I haven't added any courses in the past year or changed anything of any significance, so I am not sure why the difference.

LawrenceMMiller · ‎04-13-2020

Many, if not most of us, are seeing a very significant explosion/increase in enrollments this month. If the data for the first 13 days represents half of this month's sales, the total for this month will be far higher than any previous month and close to 3X April last year. Now, we all recognize that the Covid-19 shut down is working in our favor. We are among the very fortunate few who are actually benefiting from this crisis. The question is, does this represent a statistical blip on the graph, or does this represent a lasting trend. In other words, six months from now will we be seeing a continuation of this performance, or a regression to the mean? Scenario 1: Business is changed forever. This is a permanent change in how people learn. In my area of management training corporations are not going to want to bring their people together in groups at some corporate training event for a very long time and will continue to assign them to online courses, now having recognized the efficiency of these courses. Less corporate travel, more comfort with online learning and conferencing. Things have changed forever! Scenario 2: In six months (for example) when everyone goes back to work, this will be remembered as a bad dream that you can tell your kids about. Companies will want to get their people together in groups to share experiences, listen to their corporate trainers in all their brilliance, and our online sales will return to the long term trend line that is being violated by the current data. Things haven't really changed. Which is it?

LawrenceMMiller · ‎04-09-2020

@AmritaSriva193 This Udemy Community is not a place to promote your course. It is for sharing and problem solving among fellow instructors.

LawrenceMMiller · ‎04-06-2020

Yes.

LawrenceMMiller · ‎04-03-2020

I think we can all add our voices to that thank you.

LawrenceMMiller · ‎03-31-2020

I both record and upload in 1080p. As to size: the research says that lectures are most effective when they are no more than 5 minutes. If you keep you lectures around that length, you shouldn't have a quality or size problem.

LawrenceMMiller · ‎03-26-2020

I like this. One of the things you gain by developing a course, writing a book, etc., is that it forces you (or should!) to do research, to think deeply about your topic, and to try to serve as a funnel for your students of all the relevant knowledge. You do research both to discover knowledge, but also to serve your students by relieving them of the work of researching everything available on a topic. Research is like exercise, it is often painful, tiresome, challenging, while it strengthens the muscle that can then be put to work in the development of your course.

LawrenceMMiller · ‎03-25-2020

I think you will find that most instructors, myself included, do not try to track what time of day sales appear on our revenue report. I track sales from month to month and other than that, I don't really care what time they appear on our report. But, maybe someone else does.

LawrenceMMiller · ‎03-20-2020

Unless you are living in a cave you have certainly watched the news reports of massive disruptions to the economy of every country - shutting down every hotel, restaurant, airline, manufacturing, etc. A lot of people are really suffering even without contracting Covid-19. Millions of people are wondering whether or not they will have the money to pay their rent or buy groceries. And here I sit watching my Udemy course sales as if nothing at all is happening in the outside world. This month's sales have already exceeded March a year ago with no help from me. I am certain that my Udemy income will come in this month as it does every month. No fear, no anxiety. It almost is not fair. It is like this is some Divine undeserved blessing. Every one of us instructors who are making a living working online and on Udemy are truly blessed and this is a good time to recognize our good fortune. As someone in the most vulnerable category (old and with a history of respiratory problems) I am keeping my social distance. I hope you are safe as well.

LawrenceMMiller · ‎02-19-2020

"The $50 million will be used as expansion capital for investing in new markets, with a particular focus on India and Brazil. The company will also use the money to hire a “significant” number of new employees in its San Francisco office from across all positions: marketing, sales, product managers and engineers. " https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2020/02/19/s-f-education-tech-startup-levels-up-to-2b.html

LawrenceMMiller · ‎02-16-2020

@Zenis The same message is here: https://community.udemy.com/t5/First-time-Course-Creation/Plan-Your-Course-Marketing-Before-You-Publish-Here-are-Proven/m-p/8558

LawrenceMMiller · ‎02-15-2020

I think you would know best. It depends so much on your subject. 15 hours is much less than 50!

LawrenceMMiller · ‎02-14-2020

@Mona364 May I humbly make a suggestion? Udemy now has 50 million students in the marketplace. Udemy is very analytic and bases their design decision on experiments and data analysis. May I suggest that you just take your time and reconsider. You are very unlikely to make the money on YouTube that you can here, if your course is of high quality. I haven't seen any significant change in my course landing pages so I can't see the changes that you are referring to. I can't see that you have yet published a course so I am not sure how you can see this horrible change. Can you provide a link? I would like to see it. I would like to make another suggestion. Why a fifty hour course for your first course? Most people do not want to take a fifty hour course. Why not develop a few shorter courses, say five to ten hours, and start building a student base. I think that is a more likely path to success. It will also simply be less frustrating that trying to build a fifty hour course as your first course. It is a bit like taking your first dive off a diving board that is 100 feet above the water. Anyway, good luck to you.

LawrenceMMiller · ‎02-12-2020

@FahadSarwar750 I really do understand that when you publish your first course you are anxious about seeing results quickly. But.... reality bites! It takes time to build up a student base and begin cross selling from one course to another. A while back I wrote a post recommending marketing strategies which you can find here: https://community.udemy.com/t5/Marketing/How-can-I-market-my-course/m-p/435 Think about where you will be in five years in terms of a steady income if you take a genuine marketing approach.

LawrenceMMiller · ‎02-12-2020

When I first read this I thought you were joking. You uploaded it a few days ago and you are complaining about how Udemy processes reviews??????????? Come on Man!!!! How do you even know you have reviews? Obviously these are from free coupons you gave out or friends and family. They will likely be blocked. How may people do you think have actually bought your course that you uploaded a few days ago? If you approach this seeking immediate gratification you are going to be very disappointed. This is a business that you have to build and develop over time. You should also know that February is one of the slowest months of the year. Sorry. I suggest you now work on your marketing efforts and on developing your next course. You don't succeed here with one course, or without doing some of your own marketing. Good luck.

LawrenceMMiller · ‎01-19-2020

I think it is OK, but I would reduce the distracting elements like the little smurf guy to the left of you. The simpler the better.

LawrenceMMiller · ‎01-11-2020

There are a lot of resources to help you get started. Check out the articles available here: https://teach.udemy.com/. And, the discussions here: https://community.udemy.com/t5/First-time-Course-Creation/bd-p/Course_Creation Good luck.

LawrenceMMiller · ‎12-14-2019

Your focus will shift from "what is required?"; to "what will be attractive and help sell my course?" Downloadable resources like case studies, assignments, articles, even ebooks, all make your course more attractive next to your competition.

LawrenceMMiller · ‎12-14-2019

@AhmedYehia , When you say "I'm an academic center", do you mean that you work for an academic center? If so, you may have some contractual obligations to them. I would ask them. If you do not have contractual obligations I would definitely publish under my own name and work to build your personal brand. In the future you might leave that academic center and you don't want to have to revise your courses or have created a legal obligation to that center.

LawrenceMMiller · ‎12-14-2019

@JocelynH Jocelyn, you have been terrific, a pleasure to work with. Know that you are loved and appreciated by the members of this community. If I can ever be of assistance to you in any way, do not hesitate to get in touch. Good luck in your next adventure.

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