Understanding Live Online Workshops
A live online workshop combines scheduled live sessions (via Zoom or built-in webinars) with a course that serves as the home base — hosting resources, recordings, discussions, and assignments. Students register and pay through your course, attend live sessions, then revisit recordings and materials at their own pace.
The Advantages of Live Online Workshops
Here's what makes this model so effective for course creators
All-in-One Hosting
Registration, payment, scheduling, live sessions, recordings, and discussion all in one place. No stitching together separate tools.
Automatic Recording & Replay
Zoom recordings import to your course automatically and stream for students. Miss a session? They can catch up instantly.
Searchable Transcripts
On Pro plans, meetings are automatically transcribed and made searchable, so students can find exactly what they need.
Community Between Sessions
Built-in discussions keep the conversation going between live sessions, deepening engagement and accountability.
Get Started in 5 Simple Steps
Create Your Workshop Course
Set up your course with a module for each live session, plus any pre-work or supplementary materials.
Schedule Your Live Sessions
Connect Zoom or use built-in webinars. Set dates and times, and students see the schedule right in the course.
Open Registration
Launch your sales page with pricing, payment options, and an enrollment deadline to create urgency.
Host Your Sessions
Go live! Teach, facilitate discussion, answer questions. Recordings import automatically when you're done.
Students Rewatch & Engage
Recordings stream instantly. On Pro, they're transcribed and searchable. Discussions keep the learning going.
Everything You Need, Built In
Everything you need is already included—no plugins or integrations required
Zoom Integration
Connect your Zoom account and schedule sessions inside your course. Students join from the course, email reminders, or their calendar — with a secure unique link for every session and automatic time zone handling.
Built-in Webinars
Broadcast live with slides and chat directly in Ruzuku — no Zoom account needed. Perfect for presentations and Q&A.
Registration & Payment
Handle sign-ups and payments in one flow. Offer early bird pricing, payment plans, or free registration for lead-gen workshops.
Resources & Workbooks
Attach slides, handouts, worksheets, and supplementary materials to each session so students have everything in one place.
Capabilities that matter for live workshops
5 of 12 capabilities below are native and built in. The rest are partial, via integration, or honest gaps.
- Yes
Live sessions (video conferencing)
Native live sessions via three implementations: BigBlueButton videoconference meetings, LiveKit-powered presentations, and Zoom integration. Recordings auto-stored.
- Yes
Live workshop series
Live sessions (videoconference, presentation, Zoom) support live workshops. Multiple sessions schedulable sequentially or as a series. Recordings auto-stored.
- No
Real-time group chat during live sessions
No native real-time chat layer in live sessions. BigBlueButton and Zoom have their own native chat that students use during meetings; Ruzuku does not overlay or extend these.
- No
Transaction fees on creator sales
Ruzuku charges zero transaction fees on every paid plan — only standard Stripe or PayPal payment processor fees apply. This 'no' is the answer creators want: you keep the full sale revenue minus only the payment processor's fee.
- No
AI-generated course content
No AI generation of course content (lessons, slides, outlines). Instructors create content manually or use external AI tools and import the results.
- Yes
AI video transcription
Automatic AI transcription of uploaded videos via third-party service (webhook receives transcription data). Transcriptions render as captions/subtitles in the player.
- Yes
AI-generated closed captions
AI-generated captions received from a transcription service via webhook. Captions render in the video player and can be toggled by viewers.
- Yes
Visual branding customization
Customizable colors (primary action, accent, nav, header), fonts (content and layout), logo, favicon, and course banner via visual editor or API.
- Partial
ADA accessibility features
Responsive layout with semantic HTML structure (headings, alt text, keyboard navigation). No formal WCAG 2.1 AA certification; some accessibility audits may reveal gaps.
- Partial
GDPR-compliant data export
Account deletion removes your data, and student and account data export to CSV. There isn't a one-click GDPR Article 15 export — specific data-subject requests are handled case by case.
- No
Import tools (content / students / courses)
No built-in import tools for course content or students. Migration is manual or via custom API integration.
- No
White-glove migration assistance
No formal white-glove migration service. Support offers limited case-by-case help for paying customers.
“I'm having a great experience with Ruzuku. I needed a place to expand the business, to be able to charge what the class was worth, and to be able to have an auto-delivery system that works for me. I'm really liking the experience!”
Becca Syme
Better Faster Academy