Hmmm.....it seems you might wanna do a sample course or beta test and see if companies are interested first BEFORE building this thing.

I foresee you spending a lot of money/time on something the company may not even want.

Make sure to do A LOT OF HOMEWORK before launching this course. Ask your friends in the positions you are trying to sell to if your course would be what they would buy. VALIDATE FIRST!

Great list Teri....I am screenshotting this and saving for reference :)

I am striving to make sure my videos are all complimented with PDF's, transcripts, and even audios.

Funny and engaging?? I always TRY to go for that as default :)

Awww thanks for the shot of me + Boron! ::flattered::

I think you and a lot of other people still highly prefer PDF's over videos for CONCEPTS. I agree that courses about programming and hands-on stuff do well through video as you can obviously just WATCH what the instructor is doing. Good reply :)

Thank you for the reply!

I have decided to set this up because going to the company for a 1-2 day training is sometimes a pain in the butt as they try to gather their team for 1-2 days. One company has already ok'd a video course as it is easier and more in their budget. So, that is why I have started on this path. Once it is set up, then we have a few more that want the training and we may push to do the online course rather than in house live.

The training videos is the easy part...setting up the site is a bit more confusing. My other 1/2 is going through different platforms and my hope is that he can narrow the best down and then it will be a matter of choosing options. (Fingers crossed).

Best learning style, for me, is being an apprentice and learning by the side of a master.

— They lead by example.

— Their knowledge saves you days, months or even years of work.

— They keep you motivated (in my case with the help of a bamboo stick - shinai).

— They may teach for a salary but they mentor because of a shared passion.

— They inspire you; making you want to become better.

— They constantly challenge themselves (and are always open to learning from others).

Visual - Audible - Tactile - Cerebral + Practical & Emotional

— If you touch on all aspects, from a teaching perspective, you will address most learning styles. Short, blocks of instruction followed by practical application (real world) will help ingrain the information. My former instructor would always say "Action! Sweat!"

Thanks for putting together your blog and sharing your knowledge!

Thanks for being a Master and Mentor!!

You are helping a lot of people!!!

Welcome for the reply :)

You might wanna even find someone on Upwork.com to setup the initial membership site for you really quick, then give you some training on how to use it (usually really easy when already setup).

Try Wishlist Member (onetime fee, works with Wordpress), or Memberium.

Jim this is great, very NevBox-worthy feedback! I completely agree with you. We have ALL these different mediums to teach, why not use all of them combined (if necessary).

Thank you!

Neville,

Thanks for taking the time to respond back. I hope my comment proves to be useful to you and others.

A NevBox-worthy comment... I am very grateful, thank you for your compliment and generosity.

Keep up the great work. I look forward to your next post.

Have a great weekend.

If I were making a new course I would also check out wpmudev.com (These guys rock) and use their coursepress plugin.

I subscribe to their pro members area and it rocks for support and help. We own a few multi-site installs where we have a lot of people on their own blogs.

If I were not using WPMUDEV then I would utilize thrive themes.

Great post Nev, and I just wanted to share this with everyone here.