Webinar Recording: Engaging Live Online: Session Design Fundamentals

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Topic

Participants discovered evidence-based approaches to structure sessions with maximum impact, from nailing those first five minutes to understanding how session duration affects learning outcomes. The webinar also tackled the silence puzzle head-on, exploring why participants may not ask questions and offering practical solutions drawn from extensive trials and learner feedback.

Trainers who had mastered these fundamentals were shown to be creating and delivering online sessions that learners genuinely value and remember.

Alignment with RTO Standards 2025:

1. Standard 1.1: Engaging, well-structured training. These resources equipped trainers with practical strategies to create engaging, well-paced, and structured training that actively supported student progression and maintained learner interest.
2. Standard 1.8: Fit-for-purpose resources. These insights provided guidance on selecting, creating, and utilising fit-for-purpose resources, content, and learning design approaches that enhanced the learning experience and learning outcomes.
3. Standard 2.5: Safe and inclusive learning environments. These resources provided innovative participation strategies that promoted and supported student diversity by enabling anonymous contributions, text-based engagement, and other inclusive techniques that allowed learners from all backgrounds to participate equitably without fear of bias or judgment.
4. Standards 3.1 and 3.2: Continuing professional development. These professional development resources supported trainers in developing and maintaining skills and knowledge in engaging, quality training delivery.

What was covered in the session:

• The learner perspective: Purpose, likes, and dislikes
• 10 actions within the critical first 5 minutes
• Learner cameras – on or off – yes, it does make a difference
• The impact of session duration on learning outcomes
• Why learners don’t ask their questions

Webinar content targeted towards:

Perfect for anyone engaging with learners online via live lectures, webinars, or tutorials:

• Indstructional Designers
• Curriculum Developers
• L&D Managers
• Training Managers
• Online Trainers and Assessors

Webinar duration: 90 minutes

Bio of presenter:

Deniese is known as the go-to source for exceptional online teaching strategies that really are effective. Every research-driven strategy presented by Deniese in her PD has been extensively trialled, refined, and proven to work in a variety of VET settings by diverse educators and learners. 

With extensive hands-on experience of her own in the online space, a Masters in online learning, and a PhD in online VET, Deniese is ideally placed to help all educators and teams cut through the noise around teaching online. 

Her ongoing research is what enables Deniese to continuously bring you the latest insights, and her commitment to developing practical strategies is what makes her PD really stand out. Deniese is consistently one of our highest rated presenters, so don’t miss this opportunity to spend an hour with her live online. 

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