From Knowledge to Income: Monetizing Skills in the New Learning Economy

🎓 Alternative Learning Summit: From Knowledge to Income: Monetizing Skills in the New Learning Economy

📅 Date: Saturday, March 28th, 2026
🕛 Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CST
📍 Location: Live on YouTube | Facebook | LinkedIn | Zoom

🔍 Event Overview

The traditional education-to-career pipeline is being disrupted. In a world where skills—not just degrees—command income, this summit explores how learners are turning digital learning into earning opportunities, leveraging platforms like ADollarClass to master skills, build portfolios, and unlock income streams.

This session empowers learners, educators, and career shifters with insight into the new learning economy.

🗓️ Event Itinerary & Program

🟢 Welcome Session (5 mins)

Convener: Osaretin Agbonavbare
MC: Esther Olaniyan
Quick overview of February's edition and this month’s focus: turning knowledge into income through digital, flexible learning.

🧠 Keynote Address (20 minutes)

🗣️ Keynote Speaker: Dr. Raymond Okeke – EdTech Innovator & Workforce Transformation Advisor
🎤 Topic: “The Rise of the Earn-Learn Economy: How Smart Learners Are Building Careers Outside the 9–5”
Dr. Okeke explores the merging of lifelong learning, gig work, and micro-credentials. He shares how personalized AI tools and non-traditional platforms like ADollarClass are redefining professional growth.

🧵 Panel Discussion (60 minutes)

Moderator: Jennifer Muta – Skill Builder & Youth Empowerment Consultant

🔹 Panel Segment 1: Learning as a Side Hustle (15 mins)

🎤 Speaker 1: Self-Taught Graphic Designer & Freelancer
📌 Topic: “How I Learned Design Online and Now Earn on Fiverr, Upwork & ADollarClass”
A personal story of learning online and monetizing skills through remote work.

🔹 Panel Segment 2: Micro-Credentials & Job Matching (15 mins)

🎤 Speaker 2: Hiring Manager at a Remote-First Tech Firm
📌 Topic: “Why Micro-Certifications Are the New Degrees for Hiring Teams”
Explains how companies are prioritizing portfolios, proof-of-work, and short, verifiable skill badges over diplomas.

🔹 Panel Segment 3: Building Your Personal Learning Brand (15 mins)

🎤 Speaker 3: Digital Coach & Learning Strategist
📌 Topic: “How to Use LinkedIn, YouTube & Online Courses to Become a Learning Influencer”
Actionable strategies for documenting and sharing your learning journey to build credibility and opportunities.

🔹 Panel Segment 4: Local to Global: How Small Skills Go Big (15 mins)

🎤 Speaker 4: Social Entrepreneur & ADollarClass Instructor
📌 Topic: “From My Village to the World: Teaching Local Skills to a Global Audience”
A case study of someone teaching traditional crafts, cooking, or agricultural skills online and earning globally.

💬 Interactive Showcase + Q&A (25 mins)

Facilitators: Tony Umeh & Sarah Abu
Live chat + learner spotlight. Also includes a demonstration of ADollarClass’s Income-from-Learning Toolkit, with walkthroughs of skill monetization templates, digital storefronts, and AI coaching tools.

🎁 Closing Remarks + Next Steps (5 minutes)

Convener: Osaretin Agbonavbare
Wraps up the session with gratitude and invites participants to:

• Sign up for ADollarClass Coaching Labs
• Share their learning-income journeys
• Participate in April’s "AI in Education" showcase

🎯 Event Objectives

• Help learners discover how to earn from learning
• Equip participants with real-world, income-generating skills
• Promote ADollarClass as a monetization-friendly learning platform
• Expand our learner-to-instructor pipeline