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5 Deadly Mistakes To Avoid When Creating an Online Course
5 Deadly Mistakes To Avoid When Creating an Online Course 5 Deadly Mistakes To Avoid When Creating Online Courses from Sarah Cordiner If you are a course creator, online instructor or entrepreneur who aims to generate revenue through the new trend of ‘edupreneurship’ (educating your market profitably), then don’t create anymore of your course until…
How To Teach a ‘Skill’ in Your Online Courses
Are you teaching a new ‘skill’ to your learners in an online course? Teaching online requires very different approaches to teaching face to face for obvious reasons. But from my experience working with online instructors, what is not so obvious, is HOW to do it differently. There are many ways to skin a cat, and…
8 Doubt-Busters For Online Course Creators
8 Doubt-Busters For Online Course Creators It never ceases to amaze me how many entrepreneurs I speak to who are dreaming of making a positive difference to the world, but never seem to get off of the starting line in making it happen. When I ask them why they havn’t done anything substantial to get…
Workforce Planning & Development Skills for Learning & Development Managers
Workforce Planning & Development Skills for Learning & Development Managers ****EDIT: This workshop has now passed, but you can now get the eCourse version of this workshop HERE*** Workforce Planning & Development Skills for Learning & Development Managers Whether you have a couple of employees or are a multi-national corporate, planning your…
The 8 Fundamental Principles Of Adult Learning That Every Course Creator Should Know
The 8 Fundamental Principles Of Adult Learning That Every Course Creator & Training Professional Should Know As professionals in the training and education space, it is essential that we understand the unique learning requirements of our adult learners to ensure that our training interventions are effective. The process of engaging adult learners in a learning…
‘Cheap’ Online Courses: Are They ‘Bad Quality’?
Cheap Online Courses – Are They Bad Quality? There are lots of online learning platforms and online course marketplaces out there and they all have their pros and cons. One of the most well-known platforms for selling online courses is the marketplace ‘Udemy‘. (I talk more about whether you should sell your…
3 Ways To Maximise Staff Training on a Minimum Budget
3 Ways To Maximise Staff Training on a Minimum Budget So you’re a training manager, a learning and development manager, or you have a role that oversees the growth and development of employees within an organisation. We DON’T have to reduce the quality of training in our organisations when budgets get tighter; and in this article…
5 Ways To a Best-Selling Course on Udemy
5 Ways To a Best-Selling Course on Udemy **Edit: Udemy algorithms may have changed since writing this article What makes an online course a ‘best-seller’? Many online instructors think that getting a course to best-seller is all about simply getting a truckload of people to join your course, and therefore use the strategy of giving…
How To Price Your Information Products & Programs
How Do You Price Your Information Products & Programs? It can be tough trying to decide how to price our information products and programs. Although there are many criteria to consider, this brief guide should help you identify where on Sarah Cordiner’s ‘value scale’ your information products may sit. If you already have an online…
The biggest mistake educators make when managing classroom behaviour
What is good behaviour, and how do you get a certain group of people to behave in a certain way that allows for teachers to teach, and learners to learn in the most productive ways possible? These questions have been asked for many years, and there are many oppressive theories behind resolutions to ‘bad’ behaviour….