Instructional Design Professionals Conference

A virtual conference from The Teaching Professor

Live: September 15-16, 2026

and on-demand through December 16, 2026

Whether you’re building courses, coaching faculty, navigating last-minute updates, or experimenting with new tools, your work is creative, collaborative, complex, and essential. The Instructional Design Professionals Conference gives you the rare chance to step back, reconnect with your craft, and gather practical ideas that make your day-to-day work easier, smarter, and more rewarding.

Join us live and online September 15-16 for two days of ideas, inspiration, and connection—designed especially for instructional designers. Learn from experts, swap stories with peers, and take part in sessions that spark fresh thinking. And if life pulls you away? All sessions are available on-demand through December 16. You’ll experience motivating plenaries, 20 breakout sessions across six tracks, and honest conversations about the work you’re doing every day.

No airports. No hotels. Just practical learning, real community, and space to recharge your passion for instructional design. Register today and earn a Credly digital badge to highlight your commitment to your craft.

Program

This conference is created specifically for instructional designers and the topics IDs care about most, delivered by experts who understand the field and the challenges IDs face. With two plenaries, six curated tracks, and 20+ breakout sessions, attendees can personalize their experience to match their interests and professional goals.

Plenary Presentations

Interactive Breakout Sessions

Networking

Interact with presenters and other attendees through the conference platform.

Digital Badge

Earn a digital badge from Credly when you attend live sessions.

"Fun to be with active practitioners of instructional design."

"Absolutely loved the conference platform. It was clearly organized and easy to use and interact with the presenter and other attendees."

"The sessions I attended were engaging and provided me with the things I needed for projects I am working on with faculty. I gained some strategies for implementing AI that I have begun using in my work."

"Very impressed. Found a lot of info I could use."

Pricing & Registration

Book early and save!

1 Person

$499

$349

per person

2 - 4 People

$499

$329

per person

5+ People

$499

$299

per person

Earn a Badge

Attend live virtual sessions to earn a digital badge!

Call for Proposals

Now accepting proposals for 45-minute concurrent sessions on 6 conference tracks.