Welcome to the very first episode of Unlock Course Creation: A Millennial Mom's Approach to Online Courses! 🎉 I’m so excited to have you here as I kick off this podcast journey and share my story with you. In this episode, you’ll get to know a little bit about who I am, my background, and why I felt called to start this podcast. I’ll also dive into my passion for the learning experience and how my real-world experience with instructional design (including a fun story about sourdough!) shaped my approach to course creation.
Key Takeaways:
- My Journey: Education & Career
- A look back at my educational background and career path that led me to where I am today.
- How my experiences shaped my understanding of instructional design and online learning.
- Why Start a Podcast?
- The motivations behind launching this podcast and what I hope to accomplish.
- The importance of community and creating a space for millennial moms who want to build online courses.
- Passion for the Learning Experience
- Why learning isn’t just a job for me—it’s a passion.
- The significance of creating a learning experience that is engaging, effective, and meaningful.
- Instructional Design in Action: My Sourdough Experience
- A fun and practical example of instructional design through my experience learning how to make sourdough.
- How the process of learning and teaching others applies to the courses you want to create.
Timestamps:
- [00:00] Introduction: Welcome to Unlock Course Creation
- [02:15] My educational and career journey: How it all began
- [08:45] Why I decided to start this podcast
- [12:30] My passion for creating effective learning experiences
- [16:05] Instructional design in real life: The sourdough story
- [20:50] What to expect from future episodes
Call to Action: Thank you for joining me on this very first episode! I’m so excited to start this journey with you, and I can’t wait to bring you more insights, tips, and inspiration on building your online course. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider:
- Following or subscribing to the podcast so you never miss an episode!
- Leaving a review to help other millennial moms discover this podcast.
- Sharing this episode with a friend who’s thinking about creating their own online course.
Let’s Connect! Follow me on Instagram @cassandra.meszaros for more updates, tips, and behind-the-scenes content. Have questions or feedback? Drop me a message—I’d love to hear from you!
Thank you for listening, and here’s to creating amazing courses together! 🎉