Live Event + Certification
The AI x Instructional Design Mini Summit 2026
The AI x Instructional Design Mini Summit 2026
Discover how AI and instructional design work together in practice in 2026. Learn proven frameworks, actionable workflows, and new AI applications from leading elearning experts.
Agenda:
1) How to make AI work for instructional design
2) Practical AI for L&D 2026: moving beyond generic use
3) Design faster with AI: creating learning experiences that build skills
4) Live Q&A with all speakers
Note: This session will be recorded and sent to everyone who registers.
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Practical guidance isn't.
This mini summit is here to change that. In three live sessions and a hands-on certification workshop, you'll learn how to use AI efficiently and ethically in real instructional design work—everything from planning and audience analysis to writing, sequencing, and improving learning materials, without sacrificing quality or control.
Agenda
Session 1
50 min
50 min
How to make AI work for instructional design
A practical walkthrough of where AI fits into your course design process — and where it doesn’t. This session introduces a 5-layer instructional design framework that helps you integrate AI intentionally, without losing pedagogical depth.
George Palaigeorgiou
CPO & Co-Founder
Panagiota Christodoulou
Instructional Technologies Expert
5 min break
Session 2
50 min
50 min
Practical AI for L&D 2026: Moving beyond generic use
Discover the AI tools that are changing instructional design now. Moving beyond general use, this session focuses on precision and personalization. You'll get a practical walkthrough of how to draw rapid insights from training content, how to train AI to act as your dedicated project partner, and how to distill complex data into trainee-friendly formats.
Theodosis Karageorgakis
Senior Learning Designer & Developer, CARDET360
5 min break
Session 3
50 min
50 min
Design faster with AI: creating learning experiences that build skills
Content creation drains time. In this session, instructional design consultant Marina Arshavskiy breaks down how to scope, draft, review, and ship courses faster with AI — while designing for how adults actually process information and build skills, not just consume content.
Marina Arshavskiy
Instructional Design Consultant, Author & Educator at Your ELearning World
5 min break
Session 4
20 min
20 min
Live Q&A panel
No slides. No scripts. Just a live, honest conversation. Our speakers will come together to answer your questions and share what they're seeing in 2026—how AI is shifting course creation, instructional design, and training delivery.
Who this event is for
Training & program managers
Looking for faster ways to design, build, and improve courses
Instructional designers
Looking to bring more intention to how they use AI
Business owners & creators
Looking for smarter ways to grow their learning business without losing their voice
L&D professionals
Looking to optimize employee, partner, and customer training
Get certified
Complete the self-paced workshop, put what you learned into practice, and earn a certificate in AI-powered instructional design. Add it to your portfolio, share with your team, and use it to showcase your skills.
Hear it from last year's summit participants
“It was fascinating to see how each layer, from foundational concepts to advanced applications, interconnects to create a robust learning experience. The hands-on approach made it easy to visualize how AI can enhance course design.”
Tesfalidet Ketema
“I truly enjoyed going through each step breaking down the engineering of prompts. Also, I loved that it was broken down into digestible chunks with measurable outcomes. Thank you!”
Natalie Gaillot
“It was a great session; I really enjoyed the demos each facilitator shared, and their personal experiences with learning AI are priceless.”
Tania Hung
Don't miss this summit
Join the conversation shaping how we use AI in learning design, and leave certified.