Participate | Virtual events

It's up to all of us to create the future we want. And that's exactly what Switchpoint, an annual event that gathers thousands of health professionals from around the world, is aiming to do.

In lieu of an in-person gathering, Switchpoint is hosting a series of highly creative and interactive virtual gatherings, designed to engage an influential global network and featuring many of the speakers and performers who were lined up to participate this year. These virtual gatherings will include keynotes, youth voices, advocate stories, musical performances and interactive activities.

Switchpoint is using a Participate Community of Practice (CoP) as the ongoing space for collaboration, conversation and "switchpoints," synchronous learning opportunities for deeper connections, for its virtual gatherings. Resources, talks and all conference content will be available for attendees after the events and sustain learning for attendees long beyond the gatherings themselves.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, educators were challenged to find new ways to engage their students, provide quality remote instruction and support the social and emotional well-being of their students — a daunting task to say the least. To help educators around the world, Participate Learning, a global education organization that supports thousands of cultural exchange teachers and global education school programs, created the online community, United We Teach.

The community grew quickly, but Participate Learning wanted to grow its impact and reach even more, so the organization hosted the United We Teach Virtual Summit, a week-long virtual conference led by teachers, for teachers.

The virtual summit had 900 registered attendees and grew the community by 375 members. The summit demonstrated how organizations can connect online community structures with virtual learning events using discussion threads, resource pages and member knowledge, providing a connected learning ecosystem as members develop new skills and competencies together.

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Why Participate?

Organizations looking to support virtual events rely on Participate because of our sustained learning solution that can support their events, community and members for learning and connection. Most organizations rely on Facebook groups and online course providers separately to organize professional learning initiatives and engage with community members, but in a Participate community, discussion threads, online courses, resource collections, direct messaging and organized feedback come together to provide a holistic learning experience. Our approach to virtual events is to not just be a one-time platform but to be a long-term solution for users to extend their learning within and beyond your online community.

What support does Participate provide?

Each community package receives a different level of services and support, but here are a couple of services you can expect:

Customized onboarding and resources.
Community learning design workshops.
Technology support and dedicated account manager.
Resource curation and community facilitation.

How does Participate's pricing differ from event platform pricing?

Our virtual event pricing packages are designed and customized to fit the needs of your virtual learning opportunities. We have tiered community packages available that include virtual learning workshops to intentionally design your community and event, priority technology support for synchronous events, community facilitation, resource curation and webinar hosting. Each package comes with a Community of Practice and can be renewed annually.

To learn more about pricing or to get a personalized quote, visit our pricing page.

How can Participate communities support my existing blended learning or online training efforts?

If you have existing content, in-person events or training you’d like to move online, our instructional design team is here to help you transform those learning experiences. We’ll take you through a guided process of online learning experience design and draft courses alongside you. Most organizations come to us with some content, but if you’re just getting started that’s fine too! We can help you develop content and elearning experiences based on your unique needs and goals.

Grow your virtual events through online community

How can I use a Participate community for my virtual event?

Virtual conferencing

Video conferences

Community enrollment

Community cohorts

Parallel tracks

Unlimited users

Two-way communication

Announcements

Credentials

Evidence of learning and connection

Analytics

Knowledge bank

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Communities in action

Building the future we want with global health leaders

Community growth from a member-led virtual summit

Virtual learning resources

[Free download] Virtual learning toolkit

[Infographic] Combining the power of virtual events and community

[Blog] Beyond the panic: Building community in a time of coronavirus

FAQs about virtual events

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