--- title: Master LERN's Model and master the 2014 LERN Annual Conference description: Prepare yourself to get the most from the big LERN Conference this year by taking advantage of the brand new  Mastering the LERN Model online pre-co image: https://blog.lern.com/hs-fs/file-1127934056-gif/images/lernlogored_202tag-resized-600.gif --- [LERN Club Sign-In](http://beta.lern.org/club/) [![lern-logo.png](https://blog.lern.com/hubfs/June-folder/lern-logo.png "lern-logo.png")](http://lern.org) ** # Articles # Master LERN's Model and master the 2014 LERN Annual Conference Wed, Aug 27,2014 @ 10:30 AM by Kathryn Will | Prepare yourself to get the most from the big [2014 LERN Annual Conference](http://www.lern.org/conference/) this year by taking advantage![LERN Model](https://blog.lern.com/hs-fs/file-1127934056-gif/images/lernlogored_202tag-resized-600.gif) of the brand new **Mastering the LERN Model online pre-conference session**.  The course is **FREE** for conference participants. For those who are new to the LERN Conference, new in their jobs or new to the field, this pre-conference course will be especially valuable. You’ll get a heads up on the fundamentals of the lifelong learning and continuing education field including: -          LERN terminology -          The 10 right questions to ask -          LERN ratios for effective marketing and programming -          and the LERN Financial Model This two-week, online courses is also open to those not attending the conference for $199. Your instructor, Fred Bayley, has been a popular speaker and presenter at LERN conferences for many years.  A senior LERN leader for 15 years, he co-authored with Julie Coates a program analysis that led to our Program Review and Certification.  From Forest City, North Carolina, Bayley has been in the field of lifelong learning for more than two decades. Bayley is an energetic and engaging presenter and one of LERN’s most popular facilitators. This course is online and asynchronous, so you can login when it fits your schedule. It will be held October 6-19, 2014. [Click here to register today!](https://www.lern.org/registration/conference/preCon.cfm)    [![Register for the 2014  LERN Annual Conference](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/119076/f2453f05-244b-497c-9af9-7ec68267e429.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/119076/f2453f05-244b-497c-9af9-7ec68267e429)               ### LATEST NEWS Video: How to Get the Most From a LERN Membership LERN Video - The LERN Program Review: Position Your Unit for Success LERN Cancellation Rates and New Programs: A Lesson From Netflix Kathryn Lynch-Morin Ready for Liftoff: Drones and Drone Courses are More Popular Than Ever Kathryn Lynch-Morin Working with the University of Nebraska - Omaha LERN [Tweets by @LernUpdates](https://twitter.com/LernUpdates) [LERN Club Sign-In](http://beta.lern.org/club/)