The Learning Conference

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It’s not very often that I get the chance to work on my own personal projects but 2020 gave me that opportunity…to run The Learning Conference.

Disenchanted after being asked to pay to speak at a learning conference in Melbourne (as they insisted I was a vendor). It got me thinking, if this conference is charging for their speakers, surely their sessions are going to be sales pitches rather than imparting expert knowledge, like I do when I’m speaking at conferences.

I conducted some research to find out what other Learning Designers wanted from a conference specifically for Learning Designer.

My research identified that:

• 98% of respondants interested in attending the conference classed themselves as intermediate or advanced practitioners
• 78% didn’t feel that sessions in previous learning conferences were targetted towards Learning Designers
• The most popular sessions they were interested in were create (making something led by a facilitator), showcase and discussion panels.

I rolled my sleeves up and started creating ‘The Learning Conference’ – An online conference created by Learning Designers for Learning Designers! A place of inspiration for learning designers around the world who have a desire to create better learning experiences.​ Full of practical sessions, where learners could find out how solutions are created by exploring real examples. Without people left wondering, “How did they do that?”. Lastly, no sell zones, so attendees would be with practitioners like them, not vendors.