How to Create a Course Using AI - 3 Smart Ways
How to Create a Course Using AI - 3 Smart Ways
You feel grateful and empowered about what you know and decide you want to spread it out to the world.
Maybe it's about organizing digital files, baking sourdough, sewing or understanding personal finance.
You know people would pay to learn your system, your way of doing things. But the thought of recording hours of video, editing your ums and ahs, and putting your face out there makes you want to close the laptop and never open it again.
The main thing is you don't know how to start with design graphics, editing videos and creating other assets to showcase what you want to teach.
Solving this is the whole idea of this post.
Today you will learn how to create a course about any topic (materials, videos, edits and other assets) using AI to potentially generate passive income.
There are 3 main ways I use to create these courses.
By the way my name is Julian and if you're new, welcome to the blog.
First, let's fix our mindset.
Before we dive in, let's squash one big worry: "Won't using AI make my course generic?"
Good question.
AI is a tool, like a powerful word processor or a camera. Your unique experiences, your stories, your way of solving problemsโthat's the magic no AI can replicate.
When building a course, I use AI more as research assistant and first-draft writer.
Thinking about the process like that, you remain the director, the expert, the final editor. Your voice, your story is what students will connect with.
Method #1: Using an AI chatbot to beat blank page
Basically, with this method, you use AI (like ChatGPT or Claude) as your brainstorming and outlining powerhouse.
It can structure the chaos in your head.
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Here is one of my processes you can steal:
Start Big: Paste this prompt and watch the magic: "Act as an expert course designer. I am creating a course for complete beginners on [Enter your Topic here, e.g., 'Container Gardening on a Balcony']. Help me outline a 4-module course, with 3 lessons per module. List the key learning objective for each."
Find the Gaps: Ask: "What are the 5 most common mistakes beginners make in [Your Topic]? I want to address these in my course."
Get Creative with Assessments: Use this request I use: "Suggest 10 practical, 'no-busywork' homework assignments for a module about [Specific Skill, e.g., 'Composting Basics']."
I've read about a graphic designer on Starter Story who was paralyzed by starting her course on logo design.
She fed her old blog posts and client FAQs into an AI and asked for a course structure. In an hour, she had a robust outline that felt true to herโit just saved her two weeks of stressful planning.
But what if you're starting from scratch? You don't have a blog, don't what FAQs are (Frequently Asked Questions lol)?
Use the second method I use. Especially if you want to create a course that will include videos and other visual content.
Method #2: Using A Specific AI Course Creation Tool
My problem is I don't want to ramble on camera, but writing every single word from scratch is exhausting. Let alone creating videos from scratch, creating graphics, quizzes, creating certificates for the course etc.
I was dead before starting.
I heard good things about a software, that is not really a software. it's more like an AI tool specialized in the creation of courses.
Another magic tool? Nope.
But something that will reduce the burden.
That's what Course AI is.
You provide it with your topic, what you want to teach.
It creates a written draft in minutes, allowing you to focus on other assets creation.
You edit the draft, adding your own swift and vision, your own story.
You get out of there with a good course already structured in under 30 minutes.
The main benefit is it creates graphics & videos for you. It may look quite generic but the real life scenes you will take to showcase your work will make them even better for your students (people who will get the course).
At the end of the day Course AI helps create a complete course ready to welcome students.
Upon creating the course I suggest making it more personal, adding your own touch will make the course even better.
Method #3: Using Canva
Canva is everywhere online.
If you've wandered out there since a few years on the internet, you certainly heard of Canva, no doubt about it.
The online software allowing to create various assets, and graphics for various tasks and niches.
They recently let a new feature live. The AI course creator.
As the name suggest, it is a course creator. And knowing the number of assets and creators using canva I wouldn't be surprised it's a great tool.
However, upon trying the tool I found out that it's not yet developed or specialized enough like other AI tools offering similar course creation services.
But it uses the same process to generate course. You just can't upload videos yet.
I guess they'll add this feature very soon.
Course creation is one of the smartest ways to generate passive income.
Why? Because you create a comprehensive course, about a topic you know and you really help people,
And you get paid for it, even years after you've created. People will still want to learn what you're teaching especially if it's well conceived using the tools listed in this post.
Hope it will help anyone starting a course creation path to earn passive revenue.
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By Julian Croft
Julian Croft (Jesse) is the founder of The Hustle Nation, a blog dedicated to helping introverts build genuine passive income (not the hyped one) through faceless, sustainable methods. After a decade in data analysis, he now uses his research skills to cut through the online hype and deliver actionable, trustworthy advice.
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