Week 1 Welcome & Introductions

Hi, I'm Mary Adams! I live in Eugene, Oregon and I work for Lane County. My official title is a "Data Analyst" for the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). In order for agencies to receive funding to help the homeless, they often have to agree to put the information of their clients into HMIS so we can use the data to figure out what is working best, how the county should best spend it's money on homeless services, and to judge the effectiveness of programs. I do some data analysis, but my main job is to train the people at the agencies how to use our antiquated system. I make one-page quick guides, write articles, create infographics helping people understand the system and the results better, as well as run in-person and virtual trainings. However, my favorite part is creating interactive trainings using Storyline. I have a series of escape rooms complete with stickers that can be earned for each one. They help people practice the more difficult aspects of the data entry.

I use AI for images, videos, text-to-speech, and I tried a little bit of vibe-coding but I'm still not great at writing prompts to get the information I need. I am interested in practicing more so that I can be comfortable using the AI assistant. I'm hoping it can help automate some of the more tedious parts of entering in triggers and images when I create trainings in Storyline.