Improve your online course completion rates

Did you know course completion rates—and even the results your students achieve—can depend more on the design of the materials than the content you teach?

I sure didn’t, but after speaking with learning design expert Lisa Tussey, it makes perfect sense.

Learning design is all about making it easy for your students to be successful. I was thrilled to learn that we don’t have to radically change how we approach course creation either. Just a few simple tweaks is all it takes to transform a poorly designed course into one that has a real impact on your students.

In this episode, you’ll hear Lisa’s best tips for improving video engagement, practicing inclusivity, and content development. Her backward approach to course design is a gold nugget you won’t want to miss—especially when she shares the dangers of including too much information.

Prefer a transcript? Here you go!

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• How to keep video viewers engaged, even if your lesson videos are long (along with some shocking stats about viewer drop-off rates for longer videos)


• Lisa’s backward planning method for course design


• How to avoid adding too much information to your course (and why it’s a problem when you do)


• Tips to help your students get more out of your courses


• Why it pays to apply these principles to all your trainings

Resources mentioned:

• Understanding by Design


• Tiny Course Empire


• Quick & Easy Course Creation


• The Course Creation Challenge will be open for registration beginning September 24, 2024


• Lost Connections


• Start with Why


• Summit-First Framework Get this free training on better course design


• Lisa’s course review offer Use promo code CINDY50 to save $50 for a limited time