#111 The Secret to Course Completion : Insights from Catrina Mitchum
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About Catrina Mitchum
Course Design Innovator and Advocate for Transformation
Catrina Mitchum is a trailblazer in course design, with a career dedicated to making learning accessible, engaging, and transformative. She combines her expertise in user experience, accessibility, and adult learning principles to help creators design courses that don’t just inform but inspire action and create measurable change.
Learn more about Catrina Mitchum -https://www.cmlearningdesign.com/
Get the Course accessibility checklist: https://bit.ly/CourseAccessibilityChecklist
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About this interview
Key Highlights
Simplifying the Complex: Catrina challenges the notion that more content equals more value. She emphasizes designing courses with focused, actionable goals that eliminate unnecessary information, enabling learners to achieve concrete outcomes without feeling overwhelmed.
User-Centric Approach: Her work is rooted in understanding the diverse needs of learners, ensuring that courses are accessible to people with disabilities and accommodating varied learning styles and experiences. This includes providing captioned videos, readable transcripts, and clear pathways through course materials.
Transformation Through Action: Catrina believes that knowledge alone is not enough; courses must engage learners in applying what they’ve learned. Her methods prioritize practical steps and real-world application to ensure learners achieve the transformation they seek.
Auditing and Course Mapping Expertise: For seasoned creators with extensive content libraries, Catrina offers course audits to streamline and optimize materials, making them more navigable and effective. For beginners, she guides them in mapping out courses that are goal-focused and learner-friendly.
Commitment to Accessibility: Beyond legal compliance, Catrina sees accessibility as a moral imperative. She ensures that courses are inclusive, addressing barriers that might prevent individuals from fully engaging with the material.
Why Her Work Matters:
Catrina’s expertise addresses one of the biggest challenges in online learning: low completion rates. By designing courses that are concise, accessible, and focused on transformation, she helps creators scale their impact without sacrificing quality or diluting their message.
Uniqueness
Her approach blends academic rigor with practical insights, creating a bridge between the art of teaching and the science of course design. Whether through detailed course maps, audits, or accessibility enhancements, Catrina equips course creators to deliver their soul’s work in a way that resonates, transforms, and empowers learners.
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Learn more about Catrina Mitchum -https://www.cmlearningdesign.com/
Get the Course accessibility checklist: https://bit.ly/CourseAccessibilityChecklist
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