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About me (Dr Deniese Cox)

From curiosity to impact:
My journey into online education

It's great to meet you! Thanks for taking an interest in my work :)

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My journey into online education began in 2012 with a deceptively simple question: "As an online trainer, how can I ensure my practice is truly effective?" This curiosity led me through a Masters in Learning & Development (2014) and ultimately to a PhD in online education (2020) - but my most valuable insights have come from being in the trenches myself, as an online student and online trainer.​

Having taught across vocational, workplace training, and university contexts, I intimately understand the daily challenges educators face: balancing organisational demands, meeting student expectations, maintaining teaching quality, and mastering new technologies - all while managing a real-world teaching load and resource constraints. When I completed my Masters program as an online student (while simultaneously teaching online for the first time!), I learned more about what doesn't work in online education than a dozen textbooks could have taught me.

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I believe you shouldn't have to compromise on quality - your learners deserve the best, and so do you. That's why I do the hands-on research, so you don't have to. Each year, I empower more than 2,000 trainers with actionable, research-backed strategies that deliver measurable results: more engaged learners, more successful completions, and more time to focus on what matters.

My commitment to hands-on empirical research has yielded significant impact, including:

•Delivered on commissioned research projects for ASQA and publications for NCVER

•Research findings published in peer-reviewed journals, including pioneering work on emerging technologies such as the first iteration of Microsoft Teams

•Recent work on digital skills as barriers to education participation, featured by TDA, ACAL, DSO, and various government departments

•Recognition as the recipient of the 2023 ODLAA award for vocational education research

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Today, I split my time equally between research and professional development, transforming evidence-based findings into practical, actionable solutions for educators. As a regular presenter for Velg Training (maintaining a 4.85/5 star rating across 20+ presentations and voted highest-rated presenter at NVC2024), I specialize in helping busy educators cut through the noise around online education.

 

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My approach isn't about technological wizardry or one-size-fits-all solutions - it's about practical, proven strategies that work for both learners and educators

Every professional development session I deliver draws from:

•Real-world research conducted in actual training environments

•Evidence-based strategies tested in vocational and workplace settings

•Direct feedback from practicing trainers and adult learners

•Ongoing research into what works (and what doesn't) for online educators and students

When I'm not researching or delivering professional development, you'll find me at home in Queensland's beautiful Scenic Rim region, where I live with my husband Jason, our slightly neurotic cavoodle Charlie, and the mob of kangaroos who visit our backyard daily.

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​Let's connect - you can reach me at Deniese@TeachingOnline.com.au

or book a Zoom meeting to chat about where you're at and where you want to go

You shouldn't have to compromise on quality -

your learners deserve the best, and so do you!​

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