Why we course creators need to comply with applicable privacy laws

Inevitability As online course providers, complying with applicable privacy law is important, because it’s inevitable that we’ll be collecting personal information along the way. Running our own site

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Copyright myth busting

Introduction For today’s post, I thought it might be helpful to do a bit of copyright myth busting. Set out below you’ll find a series of statements that

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Why you need to be careful when having a photoshoot done for your online course

Why do you need to be careful? If you’re a course creator who’s planning on having a photoshoot done with a commercial photographer, this post is for you.

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Do you know that Australian operators of Facebook pages can be liable for other people’s defamatory comments?

The issue of when Facebook hosts can be liable for defamatory comment posted by users has been a fairly hot issue in Australia in recent years, and it’s

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17 practical steps to help you create great course content, protect yourself, and limit your risk

Let’s be honest. Creating a decent online course is not for the faint of heart. It takes a lot of effort. Among other things, we need to: find

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Module 9 intro: Protecting yourself, your cash and your course with disclaimers and terms of use

To get a quick idea of what Module 9 is all about, feel free to have a look and listen to the outline. And here’s the outline in

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Module 8 intro: Understanding privacy statement requirements and preparing and posting your own one

To get a quick idea of what Module 8 is all about, feel free to have a look and listen to the outline. And here’s the outline in

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Module 7 intro: Managing your mailing list like a marvel and not a muppet

To get a quick idea of what Module 7 is all about, feel free to have a look and listen to the outline. And here’s the outline in

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Module 6 intro: Encouraging people to promote your course by licensing content on Creative Commons terms

To get a quick idea of what Module 6 is all about, feel free to have a look and listen to the outline. And here’s the outline in

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Module 5 intro: Including others’ videos in your course content without being struck out

To get a quick idea of what Module 5 is all about, feel free to have a look and listen to the outline. And here’s the outline in

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