Join the Learning Design Community Awards Ceremony on 11 December

11 December 2025 • 16:00 CET • Streaming live from Amsterdam
Sign up for the awards ceremony: https://feedbackfruits.com/ldc-awards#home

The Learning Design Community (LDC) Awards were created to celebrate the people, ideas, and learning activities that move education forward. On 11 December, we will come together for the first-ever LDC Awards Ceremony, a live online event that brings the shortlisted educators, our expert jury, and the global community into one shared moment of recognition and inspiration.

Whether you want new ideas for assessment, fresh approaches to peer collaboration, or insights into emerging trends in higher education, this event is designed to help you elevate your own learning design practice.

Attend live to discover the winners, hear from leading experts, and get an exclusive preview of what is coming next for learning design in 2026.

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Why join the LDC Awards Ceremony?

This one hour and fifty minute online program brings together the best of the Learning Design Community: creativity, collaboration, and a commitment to improving teaching and learning.

By joining the ceremony, you will:

• Celebrate the 2025 winners and learn more about their recognised learning activities
• Hear from our expert jury in a live panel discussion on the future of learning design
• Get a first look at FeedbackFruits product insights for 2026
• Explore community trends and innovations, including how educators worldwide are redesigning learning for the future
• Connect with a global community of educators, designers, and learning innovators

The ceremony offers practical takeaways you can bring back to your own courses and programs, all while celebrating the people who make learning design meaningful.

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The agenda

Below is the full program for the event.

Welcome | A warm opening from the FeedbackFruits team to set the tone for a celebration of learning design excellence.
The Learning Design Community story | How the community has grown, the impact created in 2025, and what we will build together next year.
FeedbackFruits product insights | An exclusive look at upcoming innovations designed to support structured, engaging, and future ready learning experiences.
Expert jury panel discussion | A conversation exploring the trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the future of learning design.
Introducing the awards | Overview of this year’s award categories and what the jury looked for in outstanding learning activities.
The awards winners | Reveal of the three winning learning designs. Meet the creators and discover ideas you can bring into your own practice.
Closing | Final reflections, key takeaways, and an invitation to stay involved in the Learning Design Community.

Sign up to attend the ceremony:

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Meet the expert jury

To evaluate this year’s submissions, we brought together a panel of leaders whose work spans teaching, digital learning, assessment design, and research. Their collective expertise ensures that each shortlisted activity is recognised not only for creativity, but for its genuine impact on learners.

• Professor Gilly Salmon, Education Alchemists
• Professor Michael Sankey, Charles Darwin University
• Dr. John Liu, Principal Research Scientist, MIT
• Neil Greenley, MBA Director and Principal Lecturer, University of Hertfordshire

Their insights and perspectives will help shape the live panel discussion during the ceremony.

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The shortlisted learning activities

This year’s finalists represent educators who brought bold, thoughtful, and learner centered ideas into their classrooms. Across assessment, collaboration, and engagement, these designs demonstrate what happens when educators rethink the learning experience with intention and creativity.

Shortlisted activities fall into three award categories:

• Innovative Assessment Design
• Collaborative Learning Excellence
• Outstanding Engagement Experience

Each submission tells a story of experimentation, care, and a commitment to helping students grow.
You can explore the full list on the LDC Awards website.

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Why the LDC Awards matter

The Learning Design Community was created to make learning design visible, shareable, and collaborative. Each template contributed to the community expands a library of practical tools that educators around the world can adopt and adapt.

The LDC Awards build on this mission by recognising the educators who push boundaries, spark new approaches, and show what meaningful learning design can achieve. This ceremony is not only a celebration, it is an invitation to keep building, sharing, and shaping the future of learning together.

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Join us on 11 December

We invite you to be part of the first edition of the Learning Design Community Awards Ceremony.
Join us live to discover this year’s winners, hear from the jury, and connect with educators who are redefining learning design every day.

Attend the awards ceremony

We look forward to celebrating with you!

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