Learning Café Learning Café
From Classroom to Cosmos: XR You Can Use
Drop in, explore, and be inspired! This interactive Learning Café invites participants to discover and discuss real-world applications of Augmented and Virtual Reality in education, training, and professional development, in action. In a relaxed, World Café-style setting, You will:
Move between themed tables hosted by practitioners and developers. Try out immersive tools, hear what works and what doesn’t, and share your own ideas.
Whether you are new to XR or already experimenting, this is a practical, informal space for peer-to-peer exchange, hands-on demos, and future-facing conversation.
With topics ranging from training astronauts to hotel staff, the hosts of this Learning Café have a wealth of experience across multiple industries.
Matthew Day
Instructional Systems Designer, European Astronaut Centre, Germany
Matt has over 25 years experience in the training field across a range of industries, designing, developing and implementing Instructor Led, E-Learning and blended courses. Since 2012 Matt has been employed by Telespazio Germany as an Instructional Systems Designer, working at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany. Matt works in the Space Training Team, helping to train Astronauts in preparation for missions to the International Space Station (ISS), and also the ground crew who support their operations. He was instrumental in setting up a video production team at EAC and regularly produces instructional videos for use on ground and in space. Matt is also one of the trainers for the EAC Instructional Techniques Course, which is part of the certification process for Astronaut Instructors at EAC.