Week 1 Welcome & Introductions

Hi everyone!

Muhammad Hanif: I'm fulfilled in my role as a learning experience designer, which allows me to explore multiple avenues of impact, including my growing contribution to AI capability enablement and change management, particularly where AI and human‑centered learning intersect. I’m known for simplifying complexity, driving adoption, and helping people build confidence with new ways of working.

It's exciting to be a part of this group. Thank you Articulate team for organizing this certification for us. 

Hi all! I'm Olivia -- living in the Arlington VA area. I work for a consulting firm and lead the end-to-end training development initiatives for my contract. I love playing around with the new AI tools within Rise! I'm hoping to learn more about the different functions I might not know about and hear about other's experiences. 

My dog's name is Mochi, she is a 4.5 year old frenchie! She too is an instructional designer 😬

My name is Matthew and I'm in Charlotte, NC! I work at Spectrum as a Senior Instructional Designer, developing contact center training material for frontline reps such as eLearns and ILTs. 

I joined this Cohort to get more ideas on how to better leverage Articulate and make sure I am staying up to date on the latest info and features! I hope to also get some inspiration from this community to further my ID toolset.

Here's a picture of one of my 2 dogs at home, Winston 🙂

Hi everyone! I'm Monica, and I am a Training & Development Specialist at Nava. Currently located near Atlanta, GA (Canton specifically, if you're familiar). I've been using Articulate for years but more recently have been focused on creating great learning experiences at my company within Rise and Storyline, and I'm hoping to learn more about integrating the AI assistant into my workflows to make these experiences even better. My company is also going through a period of AI discovery and growth, and I feel that this is a great way to play around with AI and learn new things about it!

And of course, here are my pets!! I have two cats (Ziggy, long-hair, and Pidgey, short-hair) and one dog (Luna).

Hello everyone! My name is Julie Hanson (located in Cincinnati, Ohio) and I am a learning and development specialist. I have worked for pre-tax benefits, retirement, and government savings companies. I facilitate and create training programs (self-paced and instructor led) and I also work on a plethora of other projects. I joined this AI Assistant Certification Cohort to enhance my skills, and I am looking forward to learning more tips and tricks along the way!

This is a picture of our fur baby Biscuit 😸 who is 8 months old!

Biscuit (8 months old)

Hi everyone! I'm excited to learn more about Articulate's AI features and explore how we can use them to work smarter and create even better learning experiences.

My name is Cheryl MacLeod, and I live in sunny Jacksonville, Florida. I'm a Senior Manager at Antea Group USA, an environmental health, safety, and sustainability consulting firm. Whenever our clients need training that can be delivered through their LMS, I'm usually involved. I partner with subject matter experts and clients to develop eLearning courses and videos focused on regulatory and workplace safety topics.

One of the things I love most about my job is that I'm constantly learning something new. Over the years, I've created training on topics ranging from heat stress, bloodborne pathogens, MEWPs, lithium-ion batteries, and confined spaces to workplace violence prevention and sustainability for engineers—just to name a few topics. It definitely keeps things interesting, and I have to admit, I find it much more exciting than the six years I spent developing software training!

I joined this cohort because I'm always looking for ways to improve the quality of my work while reducing development and production time. AI is evolving so quickly, and I'm eager to learn more practical ways to incorporate it into my workflow.

And finally, here's a photo of me and my "home office intern," Louis. He's 17 years old, still going strong, and does an excellent job supervising my work from a comfortable spot nearby. I actually have two furry interns, but the other one has pledged loyalty to my husband's office instead!

Hi Everyone, I am Niharika, feel free to call me Niki. I work as a Learning Content Designer at IT Finance Company in Toronto, Canada. My role is to design e-learning training programs for the company. I'm looking to improve my work pace and gain a competitive edge.

I guess I missed out on my bonus. I don't have any pets myself, but I'm a huge animal lover. 

Looking forward to learn and grow with this talented group!

Hi everyone, my name is Ashton Ebarb and I'm located in Texas. My team supports call center operations for our retail energy brands across the U.S. by designing learning programs and e-learnings.

I love learning new things and exploring ideas, so I'm hoping to gain insights here on how to use the Articulate AI features in ways I might not have considered.

My bunny Crispin just celebrated his 12th birthday last month with his favorite treats...banana and blueberries :)

Hello there! My name is Danissa Santos. I am a graphic designer who dived into Instructional Design 4 years ago and want to learn more effectively. I am excited to learn more about how to make educational programs more awesome and smoother. I live in New York City, NY. I want to utilize AI so it can help me to create a better educational course, and it can help me become a better graphic designer as well as an instructional designer. 

Good Morning, My name is Hilary Fryman, RN, and I am the nurse educator for the TN Department of Health Newborn Screening Follow-up Program. I am very interested in instructional design and am toying with the idea of obtaining my master's in instructional design from WGU. I'd love any feedback on Instructional Design- the good, the bad, and the ugly. I have created several training modules for our nurses and I am excited to learn new tricks to improve the modules for our team. I will also be working on module training for hospitals, PCPs, midwives, and Health Departments. I have 5 chickens that are complete nuisances but I love them. Tried to upload the pictures but it didn't like the format :) Any who looking forward to learning more in Articulate.