Give learners a reason to turn up & take part.

Learners skip live sessions intending to watch the recording, missing the interaction that could help them progress. Use learner research to make live participation worthwhile & turn passive attendance into active involvement.

Self-paced content is booming, & many learners love it. But timetabled lectures & tutorials aren't going anywhere - & that's exactly where the frustration sits. You schedule the session, you prepare the content … & a chunk of your learners quietly decide they'll "just catch the recording" (which, let's be honest, they rarely actually do). This session takes the live-session challenge head-on: why capable, motivated learners skip sessions they'd genuinely benefit from, & the small changes that turn no-shows into regulars, that turn passive attendees into active participants. Grounded in extensive learner research & focus-group insight, sharing moves you can apply to your very next live session.

“I'll just watch the recording" - the four words quietly emptying your live sessions. Here’s how to win learners back.

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Dr Deniese Cox, TeachingOnline.com.au

Dr Deniese Cox is known as the go-to source for exceptional online teaching strategies that really are effective. Every research-driven strategy presented by Deniese 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 VET and workplace training space, a Masters in online L&D, and a PhD in online VET, Deniese is ideally placed to cut through the noise around teaching online. Her award-winning research is what enables Deniese to continuously share up-to-date insights, and its her commitment to developing practical strategies that makes her one of the highest rated speakers at conferences and events around Australia.