Setup video course on Tutorac

Here're everything you need to know about setting up your video course on Tutorac. This quick guide covers the best practice for writing course titles and descriptions, selecting the right course levels, categories and skills, and understanding course structure.

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  Craft a captivating course title

A good course title catches the learner's attention, summarizes the course offering and also improves the course visibility in the search result. To achieve this, here are some of the things you can consider while crafting your course title:

• Keep it short: Keep your course title short and precise. The ideal length of the course title can be anywhere between 30 to 70 characters.

• Be specific: Be specific with your course title rather than being general and vague.

This example title clearly explains the course offering and targeting the right audience. It's a graphic design course for beginners where learners will Learn about typefaces and color theory.

• Provide a benefit: Try adding a benefit to your title that appeals to the learner's interest. This will communicate how your course will provide value to the learners.

• Add the right keyword: Keywords are the words or phrases that learners use to search the courses. Optimize your course title with such keywords to ensure your course in highly discoverable in the search results. Learn more about keyword research.

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  Write a clear description

A description provides an overview of the topics covered in the course and the skills or knowledge learners will gain. Here are some of the best practices for writing course descriptions:

• Keep it short and informative-anything between 100-300 words is a perfect length
• Provide an overview of the course and the key highlight of the course content
• Keep the description learner-centered
• Keep the language gender-neutral
• Use short paragraphs, short sentences, and format it well to improve readability

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  Select the relevant level, categories, skills

You’ll be able to select details such as course level, categories, and skills while setting up your course. Tutorac uses this information to display your courses to the intended audience on the platform. So it’s crucial to add the appropriate details to maximize your course’s visibility and meet the right target audience. Here’s an overview of each detail:

• Course level: Depending on the knowledge and skills required to understand your course content, you can choose the levels: Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced. Selecting this appropriately will help you connect with the right level of the audience and also meet their learning expectations.

• Categories: Courses are classified into categories to help learners easily browse and find the right courses for them. While setting up your course, you’ll get the option to select the primary category as well as the subcategory.

• Skills/Topics: Based on your course categories, you’ll be provided with the predefined skills/topics covered in the course. You can select all the relevant ones or even add more manually. Ensure that you select/add all the relevant ones to maximize your course’s visibility.

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  Course structure

Tutorac video courses are organized in a three-part structure that includes an introduction video, the curriculum, and a conclusion video. Here are some of the things to keep in mind while designing the course:

• Introduction video

  The introduction video is a brief standalone video explaining what the course is all about. It’s generally the first thing that learners will watch in the course's video section. It’s also the only video preview available to non-members. So this is your chance to familiarize yourself with the learners, provide adequate course information, and create excitement about what they are going to learn.

• Curriculum

  The curriculum section includes videos lessons, quizzes, and assignments. Here’re the things you need to know:

  • Ensure that all video lessons follow a logical sequence that progresses the learners through the course.
  • We recommend keeping the videos short, covering one topic at a time. This is because short videos help process the information more efficiently and provide a better learning experience.
  • Add a clear title and an optional description for each video lesson.
  • You can even add quizzes and assignments to make the learning more engaging.

Note: Adding assignments is not available for the academic courses.

• Conclusion video

  The conclusion video is the closing of your video course. This is where you can reinforce the learning by providing a quick summary of the key topics covered in the course. You may also provide the next steps the learners can take, and even provide a reference to your other courses on Tutorac.

Record and edit videos

Recoring your course video is easier than you might think. In fact, once you understand the basic and the process, it can be the most exciting and fun part. Here is a quick guide to help you get started with recording videos:

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  Set up your equipment and space

You need to use the right equipment and recording space to create a high-quality video and provide a pleasant learning experience. Here’s what you’ll need:

• Camera: Start recording videos with your smartphone or even the computer’s camera, and check if they can produce optimal quality. If it’s not good enough, consider investing in better equipment, such as a DSLR camera or an HD webcam.

• Tripod: When using a phone or a DSLR camera, you’ll need a tripod to keep the camera at the proper angle, placement, and record steady videos.

• Microphone: A crisp and clear audio is the key to a good online learning experience. So we recommend using an external microphone to produce high-quality audio. Depending on your teaching needs, you can use a clip mic or a USB microphone.

• Software: You’ll need software and tools for screencasting and editing your videos. There are many free as well as paid tools available in the market. Some of the popular software used for course creation are soapbox, Loom, Vidyard, and Vidgrid for recording and basic editing; Audacity and Adobe Audition for audio editing; Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, and Vegas Pro for professional-level video editing.

• Lights: Shoot your video in spaces where you have access to natural light. And if that’s not possible, buying artificial lights-preferably a three-point lighting kit-is a worthy investment.

• Space and setting: The recording space creates a feel and vibe of your course. And a pleasant space can take your course as well as the learning experience to the next level. Consider recording your video in a tidy space with minimum distractions. If you want, you can also add a clean backdrop background screen.

Read more: Suggested equipment and software.

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  Record

Once everything is set up, it’s time to record your video. Here are the things you should consider while recording:

• Practice: Before you record, consider practicing your script and content to get familiar with it. This will help you feel relaxed on camera and deliver lectures with more confidence.

• Record a quiz video: Start by recording a quiz video to get an idea of your setup-camera, lights, audio, and software. Check the results and make tweaks if necessary.

• Remove distractions: While recording, ensure that your recording space and surrounding is distraction-free. When using the screencast, clean your computer desktop screen and browser tabs before recording.

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  Edit and export

To edit your video, you’ll need to import the footage from the camera to the video editing software. Some basic steps of the editing process include the following:

• Transfer the footage from the camera to your computer.

• Import the footage to the editing software.

• Make the necessary edits-syncing the audio and video and cutting the bad takes and fillers.

• Export your video in high quality. We recommend a video resolution of a minimum 1920×1080p and a 16:9 aspect ratio.

Transfer your existing video course to Tutorac

We welcome you to tranfer your existing course from other platform to Tutorac. We offer the highest revenue payout for video course in the marke, full ownership of your course conyent, and exposure to a growing audience. Here're quick guide to help you with it:

Why transfer your video course to Tutorac?

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  Earn higher revenue

  Tutorac offers 50% of its monthly revenue to its tutor (the highest payout in the market).

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  You remain the owner

  You keep all rights to publish and sell your course.

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  Be part of community

  Be a part of the ever-growing tutor-learner community.

tranferring non-exclusive lisence courses

Most of the course platform typically use a non-exclusive license this means you, as a creator, have all the owenership rights of the course, and you can publish you course or its content on any platform you may wish. For such courses, you can simply upload your course content to Tutorac to publish it.

Note: While uploading your course, please ensure the following:

• You are the owner of the course and its content, and it should not be under exlusive lisence by other platform.

• Your course content does not have any brand mention to another platform. E.g. Watermakrs or mentions in videos and documents.

• Your course meets our quality guidelines to provide the best learning experience.

Course quality checklist

We look forward to creating a positive learning community on Tutorac and have set up certain course quality guidelines. Here's checklist of these quality standard that you can follow to create a top-notch video course.

Course content checklist

• The total duration of video course must be of minimum 30 minutes

• The entire video course must have at leaste 3 separate leactures

• All the course content must provide value to the learners

• Add resourses for reference of further readings such as articles, PDFs, practice exercises or worksheet where necessary.

Audo and video checklist

• Videos must be minimum full HD quality 1080p

• Videos must be of a 16:9 aspect bratio

• Video must be steady with adequate lighting and in a aproper frame.

• When using screencast or any other visuals, ensure theyare clearly visible

• Audio must be perfctly synced with the video

• Audio must be loud enough

• Audio must be clear and free from any diaturbance such as background noise, echoes or hums

Course setup checklist

• Add the relevant keywords in the course title and subtitle

• Add a clear course decription of at least 100 words

• Select the appropriate course level, categories and skills

• Add the course features and highlights to help learners better understand the course

• Add a high-quality banner image for your course(Minimum recommended size)

Lesson delivery checklist

• Speak with enthusiasm and energy(But also don't go overboard)

• Use variation in tone

• Pronounce words clearly and try to avoid filler like "Umm" or "Ahh"

• Practice the lecture well in advance