Made by Members celebrates creativity, inspiration, and the incredible work shared right here in the E-Learning Heroes Community.
This month, we’re turning the spotlight on a few of the faces who’ll take the stage at Articuland Orlando 2026!
From design innovators to accessibility champions, these members have been sharing ideas, building connections, and inspiring others long before the event, and now, they’re bringing that same energy to the Articuland stage.
🎤 Featured Speakers
✨Destery Hildenbrand — Instructional Designer, Green State Credit Union
💬Session: Vibe Coding Scenario-Based Games in Rise
“Most instructional designers assume building interactive learning games requires a developer—it doesn't. This session walks through a practical vibe coding workflow where you focus on learning design and interaction structure while AI generates the underlying code, then embeds it directly into Rise. You'll leave with working game templates, reusable AI prompts, and a repeatable process for building scenario-driven interactions—branching decisions, feedback-driven choices, and timed challenges—that reinforce real workplace behaviors without requiring a single line of handwritten code.”
✨Jean Marrapodi — Senior Instructional Designer, UMB Bank
💬Session: Technical Training That Engages: Leveraging Character Stories and Interaction for Sticky Learning
“How do you get Gen Z learners engaged with a legacy DOS-based mainframe system they've never seen before? This session shows how storytelling, quirky characters, and interactive design can transform dry technical content into something learners actually remember—using Storyline to bring it all together with a mix of static images, animations, stock photos, and AI-generated visuals. You'll leave with practical techniques for developing character personalities, building narrative around technical content, and adding interactions that get learners predicting and practicing—not just watching.”
✨Timothy Frost — Supervisor, IT Digital Learning, Orlando Health
💬Session: Stop Showing. Start Doing. Building Practice-First Learning in Storyline
“Most e-learning gives learners information—what it rarely gives them is experience. This session shows how to use Storyline to build interactive environments where learners do the work, make mistakes, and build real confidence before it counts—whether you're training on software, workflows, compliance, or onboarding. You'll leave with reusable templates, a framework for identifying where practice-based interactions belong in your own work, and a new benchmark for what effective training looks like when the goal is performance, not just completion.”
✨Karin Rex — Chief Geek, GeekyGirl LLC
💬Session: Words Matter: The Language of Belonging
“Inclusive writing isn't a courtesy—it's a core professional skill for anyone building content for a diverse workforce. This session combines a hands-on game that introduces common non-inclusive writing hazards—cultural insensitivity, mental health stigma, neurodiversity exclusion, and more—with a practical five-part framework for recognizing and correcting them. You'll leave with a repeatable method for auditing your own writing and a sharper eye for language that unintentionally excludes.”
✨Yvonne Urra-Bazain — Senior E-Learning Developer, Briljent, alawa
💬Session: Streamlining in Storyline: Turn the Media Library into Your Control Center
“Most Storyline users treat the Media Library like a catalog—but it's actually one of the most underused productivity tools in your project. This session shows you how to use it intentionally: organizing and auditing assets, eliminating duplication, optimizing file size, managing characters, and supporting accessibility workflows—including practical strategies for editing media externally and reintegrating it smoothly. You'll leave knowing how to make the Media Library do real work across every project you build.”
🌍 See more of the Articuland 2026 Lineup
These are just a few of the inspiring voices you’ll hear this year.
👉 Explore the list of Articuland 2026 speakers*.
*All speakers and subjects are subject to change.
