Week 1 Welcome & Introductions

Hi everyone!

I’m Deirdre, and I live in Portland, Oregon, although I was born and raised in Iowa. These days, I work as a Learning & Development Consultant, helping teams create and deliver learning experiences. While a lot of my work focuses on training strategy and consulting, I also occasionally design new web-based trainings (WBTs) or update existing ones.

One of the reasons I joined this AI Assistant Certification Cohort is that I feel like course development sometimes takes me longer than it should. I recently upgraded to the AI version of Articulate and would love to learn how to use those capabilities more effectively to work smarter, speed up development, and create even better learning experiences. This course seemed like a great way to get started and learn from others who are exploring AI too.

When I’m not working, you can usually find me hanging out with my two furry coworkers, Piper and Bailey, who keep me company while I work from the couch and are always willing to supervise my projects…or nap through them.

Looking forward to learning with all of you!