215: Why learning from a course works well for teachers
Do you like taking online courses? It’s truly amazing to see and hear the feedback and motivation from music teachers who complete online courses. These courses help with new concepts within their lessons and offerings, navigating online business, becoming a better boss or studio owner and so much more.
If you’re looking to expand online, let’s connect – Instagram, Facebook, Email or a Zoom call – they all work… and think about taking a few high quality online courses!
Being someone else’s student!
Quite simply the biggest benefit to this is that you know what you want to learn and there are teachers who are creating amazing courses focused on exactly that exact topic. So instead of signing up for a larger program that is bloated and might contain a lot of content that you don’t actually need, taking a course that is very specific to what it is that you want to learn is going to make the whole process faster and easier and better for you.
Flipping the switch
It’s sometimes hard to go from being the teacher to being the student. A great place to start is to pay as much attention to the program that you have signed up for as you want your students to take when they take a program from you.
And then set your intention:
- Why are you doing this?
- What is the benefit to you?
- What is the benefit to your business?
- What is the benefit to your students?
When we’re clear about why we are investing our time, money and energy into something, it is a lot easier to see the process through.
Then allocate the appropriate amount of time to do the course. Block off the time on your calendar for when you’re going to go through each of the components of the course. Most of the time courses are going to involve going through the content from the course and doing practical to apply the concepts.
Being a great student in online courses is not just sitting and watching the instructor – so make sure that you set aside time for the practical application side of things. This will aid you to be really, really successful.
I believe that as a teacher, you also love to be a student. And with online courses, we have the ability to take the most niche micro concept and learn it from the best teacher on the concept, no matter where they are located and what time you’re ready to learn it. There is no need to fly somewhere to learn from them; it’s not like you are taking a one-on-one program or paying by the hour.
When are you most motivated to learn? That’s when you can sit down and take your course!
Think about how you learn… do you learn orally? Do you learn visually? Are you better at typing up your notes or writing things down? Do you have a specific room in your house that is more conducive for learning? Are you going to learn better in your teaching space or is there another space where you’re more likely to be a better student?
Set yourself up for success.
Give yourself the space to learn and apply what you are learning because then you will have become the best student that you possibly can for this teacher and for yourself, which in turn is going to help you be a better teacher for your students.
If you’re thinking about creating an online course of your own, then you have added to your own toolbox. So that you can build a successful course for your own students.
Being a student in someone else’s course is a great way to test the waters, to test the platforms, to test the modality and all of that stuff so that you can then take all of it and do something inside your own business.
Being a really good student helps you become a really great teacher.
Online courses are a great way for you to continue your education without a lot of overhead and with a lot of ease and grace. I encourage you not to pack your schedule too thick. Give yourself some white space in order to really process what you’re learning and give yourself the white space so that your students also get the best teacher possible.
I hope that this was a little bit of motivation and a little bit of inspiration for you!
Now, let me tell you a bit about the online course that I have coming out in the next couple weeks (this section will be updated when it’s available for purchase!)
The course will be covering starting your studio email list the right way, so that you attract the right leads and nurture them in a way that aligns with your goals and values. You will learn how to invite social media contacts to join your list, how to deliver a freebie, how to properly onboard a new subscriber, what nurturing is and what it isn’t and receive templates to get started in real time (that means you’re going to be TAKING ACTION while you go through the course!)
This course is coming soon, send me an email at [email protected] and let me know you’re interested – I’ll add you to early access list!