Training Spark Co-Founder Andy Jack and Financial Trainer Martin Mellor were invited by the LearnDash LMS team to share their experiences in creating and delivering cohort-based online courses.

We had over 190 LearnDash and WordPress enthusiasts in attendance to learn more about why a cohort-based course format is so powerful, how to implement it and key considerations when designing a cohort-based course.

You can watch the full replay of our talk, titled ‘Boost eLearner Motivation and Outcomes with Cohort-based Online Courses’ right here!

0:00 – Introduction from LearnDash
3:15 – Introduction to Andy Jack, Director at Training Spark
6:17 – The challenges with on-demand online courses
7:44 – What is a cohort-based course?
12:05 – Introduction to Martin Mellor
13:25 – Inside Mellor Financial Training’s Cohort-based course
20:22 – Connection
24:55 – Motivation
29:20 – Impact
34:27 – Top tips from Martin Mellor
37:56 – Summary of benefits of a cohort-based course format
39:10 – Implementing Cohort-based courses in LearnDash
42:00 – Final thoughts
43:30 – Q&A