How to organise live online learning: A guide to running webinars and virtual workshops

This learning resource is developed to support people in the Cochrane Community who are planning or delivering live online learning, specifically webinars and virtual workshops. It includes video recordings from a July 2020 Cochrane Learning Live webinar and additional materials.

How to organise live online learning webinar recordings:

Part 1: Welcome and introduction [4:23 min]
Part 2: Synchronous vs. asynchronous learning [16:37 min]
Part 3: Platforms for live online learning [5:28 min]
Part 4: Preparing for and running live online learning [16:19 min]
Part 5: Questions and answers [24:52 min]

Additional materials:

Good practice guidance for webinars and virtual workshops [Web page]. Based on the webinar materials, this guide presents different formats of online learning and provides some practical hints and tips on preparing for and running live online learning sessions.

Example virtual workshop schedule [Word Doc]. This document shows a possible approach to planning workshop, including ge

neral information about the workshop, timings, detailed plan of the activities during the session, and specific instructions for presenters and facilitators. This document is based on a virtual workshop on Conflict of Interest Policy for Managing Editors, delivered in May 2020. The example can be adapted or used as a framework for planning your virtual workshop.