How CELA found "the perfect online event platform" to deliver regular events and training to the early education sector.
CELA had tried multiple online platforms and event experts to deliver their event and training programs, yet none could deliver the features and outcomes they really needed. Then they found Joinin.
Community Early Learning Australia (CELA) is the peak body for Australia’s early and middle childhood education sector. They aim to amplify the value of quality early education across Australia by informing, inspiring and influencing educators and policy makers, through research, consultation and action.
CELA regularly put on online events and training for thousands of early educators across Australia. Recently, they launched their new peer network for leaders in early education. The event was delivered to 100 attendees, featured multiple presenters and ran for one and a half hours - a sizeable and important event, that required proper planning, great engagement and seamless execution.
Having held hundreds of online events before, CELA CEO Michele Carnegie had tried multiple platforms and avenues, from standard meeting applications to external production companies. Yet none of them could deliver the desired outcomes, leaving her and her team with:
Commercial fees for external production experts.
Not enough control over event details
Limited flexibility to make changes or adjustments to optimise the audiences experience.
Ticking every box
Prior to this latest launch event, Michele was referred to Joinin by a mutual connection familiar with the capabilities of the Joinin platform. Looking for more control, more value for their investment and the ability to run events more independently, she thought it was a good opportunity to trial a new option.
Joinin director James ran a demonstration with Michele and her team. From the first minute of the demo, they knew they were onto something good.
"As soon as we looked at Joinin we couldn’t believe our eyes. It was everything we would have done if we’d created it ourselves."
Michele Carnegie, CEO, CELA
Every time the CELA team mentioned a feature they would need, they were amazed to see it already existed with the Joinin platform. It was like a platform had been built to their exact wishlist.
This made it an easy decision for them to try Joinin for their launch event, and they went into it with full confidence the platform was going to deliver everything it had promised.
Features that made a difference
Images & Video
CELA could upload chosen images and pre-recorded video to the Joinin portal to use during their event
Live chat
Attendees were able to engage and be involved with presentations and demonstrations in real time
Multiple Presenters
The CELA team could host multiple presenters in the Presenter Hub and seamlessly switch between them using the control panel function.
Multiple Presenters
The CELA team could host multiple presenters in the Presenter Hub and seamlessly switch between them using the control panel function.
The biggest priority for CELA was being able to run a flexible, DIY event but still deliver the quality and engagement that they knew their audience deserved (and that reflected the organisation).
Joinin is designed to be logical, simple and easy to use, so anyone with any level of skill can get the best quality results without any expert support - and that's exactly what the CELA team experienced.
"You don’t have to be a producer to use it – it’s so simple. If you can use Zoom, you can use Joinin."
Michele Carnegie
An improved experience for all involved
100% internal
Joinin is so easy to use the CELA team can now organise and run all their events internally, with no need for production support. Due to the sheer number of online events CELA runs, this has also significantly reduced costs.
Improved flexibility
CELA can now make any event exactly how they want it, when they want, without having to book a studio and staff. Making changes and adjustments to suit their needs just takes a few clicks.
Attendee-friendly
Even attendees have found using Joinin incredibly easy. The login time of an event is critical for CELA, and not having to allocate resources to take attendee calls and facilitate entry has been a time (and cost) saver.
Post-event data
With Joinin, CELA can get a full list of attendee details, their duration online, and any involvement they had. They can then use this meaningful engagement data to guide and improve their next events.
Rinse & repeat
A lot of CELA events are run more than once or reused for multiple purposes. Joinin allows them to copy events and run them again, eliminating the need to set up a new one every time.
“In a couple of years’ time, we won't even remember other online platforms, because everyone will be using Joinin. It’s just so good”.
Michele Carnegie
The platform can influence the outcome
Putting nearly 7,000 educators through training and events every year - the majority of which are online - Michele and CELA are intent on ensuring the professional learning experience they provide is as engaging as possible.
CELA believes when their educators are learning online, they deserve to be met with a dynamic and engaging presenter, content and platform. And Michele says that now, when they pair their content and facilitators with Joinin, they get exactly the delivery they want for their audience.
"Joinin is perfect. It's going to be our preferred delivery mode from now on."
Michele Carnegie
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