Behind the scenes of creating an online course
Last summer I signed up for an online course on making online courses from Leonie Dawson.
I thought it was so funny to tell people "I'm taking an online course on making online courses." It's not even that funny now, but I was in the middle of a lockdown with the hubs and a preschooler, so I was a bit on edge.
Looking back, one wonders how much coffee played a part.
Anywho... online courses.I remember the first day of class.... Peppa Pig was playing (again) on the TV but I had my earphones in, I was logged on, pencils sharpened, and clicked Begin Course. Lesson 1, lesson 2, lesson 3... taking notes, filling out worksheets, watching videos.
It was all so FUN inside the private world of my earphones and printable PDFs.
Around me was the chaos of summer in lockdown with a young kid, but all I felt was the peace that comes with finally figuring out how to give myself something GOOD for ME. Midway through the lessons it dawned on me:
Making online courses could be... FUN.
No experts ever said this. They all go on about making money and the best microphones to use, but I thought if I was having fun taking an online course, it might be fun making an online course as well.
As you know, because I've mentioned it a few times, I went ahead and made three writing courses.
It was a little stressful to figure out the tech, to decide on what content stayed and what went, and to look at my uncomfortable video face... but by the third course, I basically just got over myself.
If you have ever wondered about making online courses, check out Leonie Dawson’s course.
This is an affiliate links, so if you choose to buy the Leonie Dawson course, clicking the link is no extra cost to you but it adds to my coffee fund. Look at you go!
Plus she has a monthly live call where we can all ask her questions so shoot me a message and we can join the call at the same time. We can sent each other secret hand signals. FUN!
