Alumni events
2025 webinar series schedule!
These monthly power sessions are exclusively for our instructional design course community – whether you’re midway through or a proud graduate.
Connect with designers who speak your language as they share insights into project approaches and the tools they actually use. Let’s keep learning, growing, and occasionally nerding out over surprisingly good learning design together!
Chameleon Creator: The New Rising Star in Authoring Tools
Thursday 10th April, 11:00am AEST
Presenter: Naomi
Naomi pulls back the curtain on why Chameleon is stealing the spotlight from Rise 360. Get a no-holds-barred comparison of features, workflows, and capabilities that will help you decide if it’s time to make the switch.
Miro: Collaboration that wows clients
Thursday 15th May, 11:00am AEST
Presenter: Bec
Bec shares her proven approach to delivering buzzing discovery sessions, creating visual learning architectures that clients love, organising resources beautifully, and facilitating engaging sessions, whether remote or in-person. Your collaboration game will never be the same!
Stakeholders: Building partnerships
Thursday 5th June, 11:00am AEST
Presenter: Will
Master the art of turning stakeholders into your biggest champions! Will reveals relationship-building strategies that create trust, streamline feedback cycles, and lead to smoother projects from kickoff to launch.
Learning architectures: Designing sticky learning
Thursday 3rd July, 11:00am AEST
Presenters: Bianca & Olivia
Craft learning journeys that deliver real-world impact! Bianca and Olivia reveal how they design the perfect mix of learning experiences that transforms knowledge into action. Discover practical transfer strategies that keep learning alive long after training ends.
From classroom to corporate: Teacher-turned-ID
Thursday 7th August, 11:00am AEST
Presenters: Claire, Will & Daniel
Turn your teaching background into your competitive edge! Three successful teacher-to-ID pros share how they’ve adapted classroom skills to corporate learning. You’ll discover practical strategies for translating pedagogical know-how into design gold and positioning your experience as exactly what clients need.
Designing beautiful Rise 360 courses with Adobe
Thursday 4th September, 11:00am AEST
Presenters: Anthony & Claire
Elevate your Rise 360 courses from good to gorgeous! Anthony and Claire reveal their creative workflow for using Adobe to create stunning visual assets that make courses pop. You’ll learn practical techniques for setting up colour systems, creating custom elements, and exporting high-quality visuals that bring your designs to life!
Career pivots: Bringing your unique experience to learning design
Thursday 9th October, 11:00am AEDT
Presenters: Nicole & Lara
Join Nicole (former head of training at Metro Trains Australia) and Lara (former med comms manager) as they share how their diverse backgrounds became their competitive advantage in instructional design. You’ll gain strategies for positioning your unique experience to win exciting projects and clients!
Impact that matters: Evaluation strategies that prove your value
Thursday 6th November, 11:00am AEDT
Presenter: Will
Will cuts through the measurement noise to show what evaluation data actually drives decisions. Will shares fresh approaches to showcasing real impact that resonates with stakeholders and builds your reputation. You’ll walk away with practical templates and techniques for gathering compelling evidence that your designs make a difference!
More learning, less yawning: How L&D’s shifted, and where it’s headed
Thursday 4th December, 11:00am AEDT
Panel: Bianca, Tarsh, Bec, Will, Naomi & Olivia
Our all-star panel breaks down how we’ve leaped from click-next slides to immersive experiences, sharing their frontline stories of adaptation and innovation. You’ll leave inspired with forward-thinking approaches and practical predictions that’ll position you as an ID trendsetter for 2026 and beyond!