Week 1 Welcome & Introductions

Hi everyone!
My name is Nandini Barve, and I’m based in Toulouse, France. I'm a Senior Manager Global LMS at Cepheid . Day to day, my work sits at the intersection of learning strategy, technology, and enablement—I partner closely with global and regional teams to design, launch, and optimize learning experiences, manage LMS programs end to end, and ensure our platforms actually drive behavior change and performance, not just course completion.

I joined the AI Assistant Certification Cohort to learn how to use AI in practical, responsible ways, especially to support learning and enablement, so it actually helps people in their day-to-day work.

Hi everyone! I'm Tina, based in sunny Singapore☀️. I'm a Rapid Instructional Designer on the training team, where I specialise in building fast-turnaround training for customer-facing teams. On any given day, you'll find me "converting" complex workflows and policies into engaging, digestible e-learning courses, primarily using Articulate Rise 360. 

I joined this AI Assistant Certification Cohort because I'm genuinely curious about how AI can make training content development faster and smarter. I'm hoping to walk away with practical skills I can apply directly to my work.

Looking forward to learning alongside everyone here!

Hi everyone, 

I'm Mishka, Senior Instructional Designer at the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J Tyson School of Medicine in Pasadena, CA. I do a lot of the conversation of in-person sessions into asynchronous modules using mostly Storyline. I am an resource for the entire institution and thus help faculty in the development and revision of all of their course/program content. 

I joined this cohort to get a better understanding of the AI Assistant tools in Articulate and how they can improve my skills in building high quality modules in hopefully quicker time. 

Hello - I'm Diana Holladay, Teaching & Learning Manager at WSU Tech in Wichita, Kansas. As part of my role, I also am an instructional designer working with faculty on course development and professional development. I have two cats who are litter mates: Katie and Lizzy. They lead quite the life. LOL :) 

Hello! My name is Ryan Caya. I am located in Mandan, ND. I work for Marathon Petroleum Co. as a training specialist, doing all things related to training coordination, include course development for the sites I work with. I joined this certification cohort to further refine my knowledge about AI and using it to improve my course development efforts.

Hi Everyone!

My name is Jill and I am in New Orleans. I work for Expeditors International of WA, Inc. and I am the Global Trainer for two of our products which keeps me on my toes. I am responsible for acting as the SME providing training content for one of my products and the other product, I collect content from their SME. The one product where I am also SME, I provide in-person training for that product's operational teams around the world. 

I joined the cohort because I am very new to AI and want to gain a better understanding of prompts and what AI can do with my gibberish to give me a good prompt. :) 

I have 5 babies at home. One dog and 4 chickens! This my dog, Ariel, and what she thinks is acceptable as "sitting on her bed" while her dad and I eat dinner.

Hello! My name is Marissa Hunsberger and I am a training Coordinator at HIT within the Genentech Organization. I do everything from the paperwork to ensure people are complete on their training to working with internal clients to create and edit new trainings. 

I am located in Vancouver, Washington but my work is in Hillsboro, OR. As an adult I have also lived in Pennsylvania(where I grew up, went to college and had my first post college job), Georgia, South Carolina, Norway, Belgium(my longest stint!), Arizona and now Washington. 

I joined this training to learn more about simplifying the creation of trainings. My team would like to be able to do as much in house as possible in order to shorten the turnaround time.

Hi there! 👀😁

My name’s Zareth, I’m from Mexico, and I work at Schaeffler as an intern in Learning Ecosystem & Core Content. My daily routine usually involves creating educational content, managing and reporting on our LMS, and working on automation projects. I joined this cohort because I want to bring the latest AI tools into the training programs my team and I are building.

And finally... please meet my furry little buddy... Yuji!

He’s super cute and loves embarrassing me with the neighbors by running over to get pets like he’s not loved at home. 😫😭
And of course, he’s gotten pretty chubby because everyone just keeps spoiling him with treats 🤣

(Evidence attached haha)

Hello everyone, my name is Rahul, and I'm based in India and work as a Level 3 eLearning support team member. I joined the Articulate AI Assistant cohort to learn how to use AI to create engaging content and write effective prompts to achieve what I need.

Meet my favourite co-worker, Mithu!

Hello and many apologies for the lateness of this post! 

My name is Amber Lee Mogg, and I’m based in Edmonton, Alberta, where I work with the Government of Alberta. I currently serve as an eLearning Specialist, but my career in adult and workplace learning has spanned a variety of roles, including Training Specialist, Program Coordinator, and Learning and Development Consultant. Across these roles, I’ve built a strong foundation in designing meaningful, learner-centered experiences and partnering with subject matter experts to bring complex ideas to life.

I joined the Articulate AI Assistant Certification cohort because I’m passionate about exploring how emerging technologies can enhance the way we design and deliver learning. I’m particularly interested in how AI can support efficiency, creativity, and innovation in instructional design, while still maintaining a strong focus on learner needs. I’m excited to build my skills, experiment with new approaches, and connect with others who are equally invested in the future of digital learning.

For bonus points, I’d love to introduce my... most of the time furry tornados, sometimes velociraptors, always velcro... dogs. The black and white one (missing his left eye) is Chance, a seven-year-old Border Collie–Australian Shepherd cross, and the red tri is Aria, a three-year-old purebred Miniature Australian Shepherd. Together, they bring endless energy, joy, and just the right amount of chaos to our home.