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Guiding educators through online teaching, stress-free
Hey there, fellow educators! I'm Ashlee Espinosa, a professor with an MFA in Musical Theatre. I've been teaching online at the collegiate level for over a decade, alongside offering virtual teaching and coaching in my own courses and 1:1 sessions independently. I understand how challenging it can be to transition from in-person to virtual teaching, whether it's asynchronous, synchronous, or a hybrid model. Navigating Canvas LMS, Zoom, virtual lectures, and even hosting your own independent courses can be tough at first, so I'm here to help you feel confident and cool.
Hey there, fellow educators! I'm Ashlee Espinosa, a professor with an MFA in Musical Theatre. I've been teaching online at the collegiate level for over a decade, alongside offering virtual teaching and coaching in my own courses and 1:1 sessions independently. I understand how challenging it can be to transition from in-person to virtual teaching, whether it's asynchronous, synchronous, or a hybrid model. Navigating Canvas LMS, Zoom, virtual lectures, and even hosting your own independent courses can be tough at first, so I'm here to help you feel confident and cool.
The Ultimate Guide to Building a Profitable Online Teaching Business!
Ready to turn your teaching skills into a profitable online business? 🚀 I’ll walk you through the exact steps to building a sustainable and profitable online teaching business. From picking the right niche to scaling your services, this guide will help you thrive in the world of virtual education!
What you'll learn:
🎯 How to identify your niche and audience
🌐 The best platforms for online teaching
📚 Strategies to create high-quality, engaging content
📈 Marketing tips to grow your audience and increase revenue
💡 Scaling your business for long-term success
This video is perfect for educators, trainers, and anyone wanting to transition into the world of online teaching. Whether you're just starting or looking to improve your existing online teaching business, this guide has you covered.
All my fav teaching online items:
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Chapters:
00:00 Why Build an Online Teaching Business
00:49 Step 1: Identify Your Niche
02:56 Step 2: Build Your Personal Brand
05:05 Step 3: Create and Package Your Courses
06:42 Step 4: Hosting Your Course
08:41 Step 5: Building Your Online Presence
12:18 Step 6: Pricing and Scaling
14:43 Step 7: The Big Mistake to Avoid and Call to Action
If you found this video helpful, make sure to subscribe for more tips on navigating online teaching and building a thriving online teaching business!
Other videos you should check out:
How to Record Engaging Online Lectures with Loom (free for educators!):
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How to create a countdown (10 min!) timer in Canva:
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What *ACTUAL* Equipment I Use to Teach Online - No Fluff Here:
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Connect with me:
Website www.ashleeespinosa.com/
LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/ashleeespinosa/
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What you'll learn:
🎯 How to identify your niche and audience
🌐 The best platforms for online teaching
📚 Strategies to create high-quality, engaging content
📈 Marketing tips to grow your audience and increase revenue
💡 Scaling your business for long-term success
This video is perfect for educators, trainers, and anyone wanting to transition into the world of online teaching. Whether you're just starting or looking to improve your existing online teaching business, this guide has you covered.
All my fav teaching online items:
amzn.to/3HLpFHI
Chapters:
00:00 Why Build an Online Teaching Business
00:49 Step 1: Identify Your Niche
02:56 Step 2: Build Your Personal Brand
05:05 Step 3: Create and Package Your Courses
06:42 Step 4: Hosting Your Course
08:41 Step 5: Building Your Online Presence
12:18 Step 6: Pricing and Scaling
14:43 Step 7: The Big Mistake to Avoid and Call to Action
If you found this video helpful, make sure to subscribe for more tips on navigating online teaching and building a thriving online teaching business!
Other videos you should check out:
How to Record Engaging Online Lectures with Loom (free for educators!):
ua-cam.com/video/iUsdnJ6o5rQ/v-deo.html
How to create a countdown (10 min!) timer in Canva:
ua-cam.com/video/nC9zkUtadDQ/v-deo.html
What *ACTUAL* Equipment I Use to Teach Online - No Fluff Here:
ua-cam.com/video/HdIZHRNISEw/v-deo.html
Connect with me:
Website www.ashleeespinosa.com/
LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/ashleeespinosa/
IG ashleelynnespinosa
FB ashleelynnespinosa
This description may contain affiliate links, which means I may receive a small commission if you make a purchase through the links - at no extra cost to you. This helps support the channel and allows me to continue creating content. Thank you for your support!
#OnlineTeachingBusiness #TeachOnline #VirtualTeachingPro
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thank you so much for this video
Super helpful. I just liked/subscribed. Ashley, what stand do you use for your microphone? I like the look of a mic on a stand, vs. a boom-arm mic setup. Thanks!
Wow love your professional manner and your content. Just about giving up on getting another online teaching job and doing my own courses seem to way to go. Thanks for the inspiration!
You’re welcome and glad I was able to offer some inspiration.
how do you delete the black square behind the countdown? i changed the whole background but dont want de black square behind the countdown anymore?
So mindful! Compassionate teaching.
Thanks so much. Compassion and empathetic approach to teaching is part of my philosophy as an educator and mentor.
I really can't believe educators think Canvas is good software. Really really really marginal. A bunch of high school computer programmers could write better software
Then by all means, encourage these high schools to write a better software system. I’d love to see to what they come up with.
TO MUCH YAPPING. you should talk less and explain more.
hope you have a great day too
Awesome thanks!
Fabulous - love your presentation style and energy :-)
Do have an idea of how do I might make this where only the submitting student can see their private posts?
I have a course that need to take/ refresh every year. Is it possible to set/send reminder to students to take every year automatically. Is there a record where I can see each students record like who has taken and who has not taken yet?
Hi! Thank you so much for making this video. I remember you mentioned you would make it soon, and you did! You are amazing! Thanks!
your students are lucky to have you!
Great presentation. Where are you gathering information from for the quizzes?
thanks alot..!
You're welcome!
Nailed it.
🙌
Very nicely done instructional video. Polished. Professional. Pleasant. Thanks much!
Thank you very much!
Hope this helps you launch your online business if you've been thinking about it!
I exported the course content as shown in the video, but when I try to import it into another course, after selecting the file and clicking the import button, it says 'pre-processing' in the 'Current Jobs' section instead of 'queued'. Why could this be happening?
In the insights tab, can you see how many students have "downloaded" a video?
Not that I’m aware of
@@VirtualTeachingPro Okay, thank you!
How can I create a countdown timer for a Wedding Website so that it counts down the days, hours, minutes and seconds until the wedding day & time? We're getting married 02/05/2025 at 15h00... I want to send out the RSVP Website link ASAP, but can't seem to find a timer that will do what I need? Please help!
You are great teaching! Could be better for me if you speak a little slow. Thanks a lot!
Noted!
Thank you!! I was having trouble finding anything over 60 seconds, and really didn't want to make a 5 minute timer from scratch. I appreciate you!
You're welcome!
Very helpful. I went through this when my institution moved from Black Board to Canvas. Even though they moved my past courses to Canvas all of the content I created was gone. But, it is a good lesson learned and this advice helps me in so many ways so that will not happen again. THANK YOU!!
Oh my gosh I’m so sorry that happened! Never again!
Good idea about backing up your courses! That is why I keep my online instructional videos as unpublished videos on UA-cam. It would be nice to use my schools video storage because students don't have to deal with commercials or falling down random rabbit holes, but I rather they suffer the commercials and rabbit holes than I lose all my work if they decide not to rehire me one semester. My school just switched from Blackboard to Brightspace and I think it probably would have been easier to rebuild in Brightspace using your system rather than importing everything and fixing mistakes.
I hear you on this with videos. I have done similar with a few courses as well. I wish UA-cam didn’t put ads on channels that weren’t monetized but they shifted that to all video content a few years ago. I used to host some videos on UA-cam back when they had no ads on channels not with the partner program here and it was great .
@@VirtualTeachingPro Oh yes, I remember that. For years I said I would never monetize my videos so that there were never commercials, but after they started putting commercials on everything, it doesn't matter. LOL! I am still not monetized but if I can I will. 😊 And one note, I don't know if I have this wrong but it seems like the videos I embed in Blackboard or Brightspace don't play commercials if watch in the embedded state.
Your tutorials have saved me from being overwhelmed with Canvas LMS. Now I feel like a fish under water. And this back up of courses strategies, LOVE. Gotta do it for future education journeys 💖🙌🏻
Ahhh I’m so glad I could help! You can do this! One day at a time and one course at a time. Just keep swimming 🐠 🎣
If you want a free copy of the google doc I use in this video here ya go: www.ashleeespinosa.com/course-curriculum-outline-template
What I want to know is: after published, what kind of file type is it produced? If possible, please make a UA-cam video about publishing.
You want to know after publishing the quiz what kind of file is produced? I’m not sure of your question here. When you publish is to be available to your students then they can view it and take the quiz as you have set up.
yeah thanks for this, got what I need
Welcome
I love the idea of using a mobile phone to record video while traveling, I will have to try that out!. No extra "stuff" to carry and quality video. But I am more a fan of the Shure SM58 at one quarter the cost, similar sound and easier to use, but I do keep it off camera because I am not a fan of the look of the hand held mic. As far as best investment in equipment . . . hands down my Stream Deck XL 😀
@@Teacher_Tangents that is definitely a great mic as well. I hear you on wanting to keep the mic off camera. I think it all just depends on what you personally enjoy and find the best for your work online. I’ll have to check out the stream deck XL. Thanks for sharing what you’re currently using! I love hearing it.
@@VirtualTeachingPro Thanks for the reply. And there is a 6 button Stream Deck app that you can try out for free on your phone.
Our district is getting rid of Canvas at the end of this school year.😢 Is there a way to transfer everything to Google Classroom or create a free Canvas and add students manually? I don't want to lose all my modules 😢.
sad day. This is a big shift to be honest. I've done it but it takes lots of time. It's not easy. I need to make a whole video about this. I would not suggest going the free route with Canvas. It is extremely limited and then if you manually add students into it from an institute, district, college, etc you are violating a ton of laws and going down a path of no safety for you and for them. Always stick with the platform the school provides and approves...even if you dislike it. You can't download a canvas course/s and then upload into any other platform. Nothing will transfer in or out if that makes sense. You will want to do this the long way to be honest. Think long term. What do you need to be able to re use all that curriculum development moving forward and how can you create a hub for it all to re purpose on other platforms or in person? That's where I would start. I"ll make a video about this soon. hope that helps a little.
@VirtualTeachingPro Wow, I didn't know it violates laws. Thanks for sharing that. Glad I asked. I look forward to your video. I'd love to move what I can to Google Classroom.
This really helped me out! Thank you so much! Liked and subscribed! :)
Glad it was helpful!
Hope this helps. Don't forget to sign up for Loom Educators account for free if you haven't already!
Is there a way to get a 30 min timer?
Not that I can find. 10 mins is the longest I’ve found in canva.
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Hi there, thank you so much for your tutorials! Can you please tell me how to post assignments over multiple classes or if you have a video on that? I am a middle school teacher and I have 3 of the same classes and don’t want to copy paste all the content.
Hi! Do you connect your microphone to your phone, if not how do you sync audio with video? Thanks!!
recorded this answer for you hope it helps: ua-cam.com/users/shorts9zxivP8bXfs?feature=share
Hello, this is great content! I learned a lot from your VDOs. I noticed you already have small mic on travel, but if I may, would you consider having a portable lav mic? For instance, the super famous and reliable DJI Mic 2, or super small, button-sized Hollyland Lark M2. Both has great sound quality and works with phones/laptops, etc. Thanks again for the knowledge & wisdom, cheers!
Hi there. Glad you find the content helpful. Yes, I have used lav mics before in the past. Some of my videos here on UA-cam you can see the lav mic I used to use in the past. It's a good set up for the right person and right tech needs. For me, I do a lot of singing in my online sessions so the compression isn't as great with a lav mic. It is excellent for speaking though and does have benefits. If you know anyone who works with these specific mics and wants me to test them out please feel free to have them reach out to me via email. Thanks for this suggestion.
@@VirtualTeachingPro You hide it very well with the clothing choice. I learned one more thing already! 😆😆. I thought you were always using the same mic, and yes with high dynamic voices like singing I wouldn't use a lav mic as well.
@@karunsiri 👍 I’ve been thinking about getting a new lav that’s wireless to use for short form content but every time I think about it I just realize it’s going to take more time and energy. Is that worth it to me now and will it make the audio better? I’m not sure tbh. The new Apple phones just have such great quality built in mic and camera that it’s almost unnecessary for certain tropes of content. Game changer!
@karunsiri I have yet to use is but I recently picked up a used Hollyland Lark MAX solo, partially for the rare times I record outside and partially because it looked like a fun gadget to play with.
@@Teacher_Tangents let me know how you like it. I’ve been looking for an outdoor mic.
Hi Ashley! It’s been a while since I’ve written to you, but your “How to Set Up a Canvas HomePage” is my go-to video every semester because I always forget how to do that with each of my classes. Ha! I’m sure you don’t recall our correspondence on your UA-cam channel a couple of years back, but I’m an adjunct for a couple of major college districts in Orange County. I’ve been teaching online since March 2020, when COVID-19 hit. And I’m still envious and ridiculously happy for you with your career choices and changes. You clearly knew when it was time to leave the party. I know first-hand that being an online educator in any college system can sometimes be restrictive and frustrating. Here’s where I find community colleges and students today. Community colleges don’t make as much money for non-credit classes per student. So, I’m seeing fewer classes offered; I’m also beginning to see fewer students enrolling in online classes at both of my districts. Maybe education is changing. Potential students are finding other ways to reach their dreams and goals. On top of that, some students at the CC level have difficulty in understanding what a student does, or entails. Some students think it’s easier to learn online. They confuse convenience with consistent classroom participation. Yet, warming a classroom seat will get you a degree in today's world. Now, don’t misunderstand me. Teaching online has allowed me to rent out my home in Orange County and purchase a sweet condo on a golf course in Rancho Mirage. Not to mention that I’m a hundred miles away from my work - I ONLY work from home. It doesn’t get better than that. Yet, I feel something is missing. Isn’t it any wonder, Ashley, why so many teachers leave the field after five years? I’m so sorry for this long text. I’m here doing some grading on Labor Day, and I saw your video. It’s 108 degrees out here in the Palm Springs area. So, I hope you don’t mind me bending your ear. By the way, I use a “Blue Ball” microphone, but I forgot that I still have a RODE in its packaging, which I bought a few years ago. I guess I need to unwrap it. Thanks again, Ashley! 😊😊
As always, fantastic content. the use of your phone as a camera was unexpected. I teach online via Zoom and have never heard of that. I am definitely going to implement that. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! Yes, zoom Auto picks up my iPhone now so I don’t even have to plug it into my laptop. Super convenient. Let me know how it goes!
What's the best investment you've ever made in equipment that has made online teaching easier?
=) Now that you're a virtual teacher / entrepreneur, do you think getting your PhD was still worth it? If you went back in time, would you still do your PhD program? Do you still think there are benefits to pursuing a humanities PhD if one wants to be an entrepreneur / virtual teacher?
filmed an answer to this question here hope it helps :) ua-cam.com/users/shortsbREWmNHYR6g?feature=share
Thank you! Your explanation was very clear. Really appreciate it!
You're very welcome!
Thank you 🙏🏾 I am doing something similar. But how does the grading work? I have 16 journal assignments. Need one grade. Guidance please.
Welcome! Here’s an idea to try if it helps: 16 Journal Assignments into 1 Grade? #faq #onlineeducator ua-cam.com/users/shortsqb9FK1eKqzA?feature=share