Welcome & Introductions

Greetings!

I'm Fiona. I've been using the Articulate suite since 2020, and I have more than 20 years' experience in L&D including the last 15 years as an instructional designer. I spend most of my time creating remarkable learning experiences for new contact center reps. I'm looking for ways to accelerate content creation, design captivating visuals, and simply work smarter with the use of AI.

I hope to pick up a few new tricks of the trade with this cohort. Speaking of new tricks, allow me to introduce you to my faithful companion. 😁

Hi! I'm Zoe. I live in Lincoln, NE and I work as a Sr. Learning Architect for SailPoint. I've been working with Storyline for most of my L&D career and I'm really excited to see the AI features. I'm always looking for ways to streamline processes when it comes to development (I love me a good blueprint and template) and I'm eager to see how AI can help automate different aspects of development. I've got two fur friends who moonlight as office managers and Chief of Snack Operations. 

Miss Raja (Husky Mix)

RudyRu Paul (Shepherd Mix)

Brian Waters here from Lydney in the United Kingdom. Am I the only Brit here? I did have a quick scan but didn't see any more. I work for Sage software and am a Senior Instructional Designer.

I produce with Storyline (mostly self taught or taught by watching my colleagues) in various companies over the last X number of years. I have used Rise 360 as well although it isn't tool of choice at the moment. Currently creating learning with AI text to speech and believe the Storyline voices are the best quality there is anywhere. Don't do much else with AI Assistant at all because we are primarily internally template driven, and have fairly strict branding guidelines and style guides to follow. Looking to see how else Articulate's AI assistant can shave time off for time strapped content developers. 

I have a dog (Nacho) 🐕- he's a forever hungry 3 year old Sprocker Spaniel in liver and white colour) and a cat (Sparkle) 😺- She's a tabby, 12 year old, the boss of the house, does what she likes - when she likes, and is very affectionate when she wants something, and when she's not busy sleeping. 

I myself am 62 years of age - and some might say long in the tooth, but am no dinosaur. In other news, I am sitting my motorcycle test on the 6th March, and will be looking to buy a motorcycle of sorts as soon after that as possible - just put it down to a rather late mid-life crisis! 🏍️ *The attached photo is the last time I rode a motorcycle - 41 years ago!

*Oh, and by the way, this piece was written WITHOUT the help of AI - hence the spelling and typos. 

Hello,

I'm Michael and from Kiel in North Germany. I'm an instructor for X-Ray generators at Waygate Technologies a Baker Hughes business and am doing mostly classroom trainings. I'm quite new in the e-learning development and work with Articulate for about 2 years now. I learned a lot especially in the last year but am curious about new features and options to create e-learnings for a more versatile learning experience.

I'm also looking forward to learn more about how AI can help me in e-learning creation. I already worked with the AI voices and was impressed how natural they sound.

When I'm not at work, I like to go out with my wife and meet friends, do weight training and cuddle with our cat Shani. 

Hi All 

I am also excited for this event. Working in a big Pharma company in denmark, and has a title as Training Coordinator, building training material for the entire GMP Warehouse personell. 
I love working with Articulate and have had access to the version without AI in the last couple of years. I mostly use Rise and Storyline, but i need some more knowledge about the different functions. I hope that my company have bought the AI version for us, since we are all invited to this event. And i worked with the AI version when it was launched for 1 month, and in that month i could build training materials using only 30% of the time I normally use. 
I am turning the big round corner of 50 years in a couple of month, live in Denmark, and have 5 Sanct bernhard dogs and a husband. Grandmother of 4 beautifull grand children.
Looking forward to getting to know all of you
Kind regards Tine J. 

Hey Folks, 

I’m Darren. I’m based in Galway, Ireland and for the last 7 years I've been work at EA (Electronic Arts) as a Learning and Development Specialist. I’ve been working in L&D for 20 years, with experience in instructional design, and a masters in eLearning design and development.

Lately, I’ve been especially interested in how AI can support L&D, particularly in rapid prototyping, content generation, personalization and workflow efficiency. I’m excited to connect, learn from this group, and share ideas along the way.

The most important part, here's Buster

Hello from fabulous Las Vegas! I'm Cortney (without the "u") and a Compliance Program and Education Manager for Vituity. I've been with the company for almost 25 years, but began my Learning & Development journey in 2013 and started using content authoring tools in 2016. I am responsible for creating compliance courses for our 13,000+ physician partners, employees, & contractors. I would love to learn how to use all the AI features Articulate has to offer to help streamline course creation as I am a team of one!

Here is a picture of my 2 pitties, Bash (left) and Deebo (right) on our trip to Zion National Park this past weekend. Aren't they so cute in their winter jackets?! 😍 Bash will be 6 in July (he is our COVID era pup) and Deebo will be 4 in April. 

Hi everyone!

I’m Christie Catteeuw, and I’m based in Florida. I’m a Senior Learning Performance Consultant at USAA Insurance, and I’ve been with the company for 12 years across several Learning & Development roles.

In my current role, I partner closely with business leaders to identify performance gaps and design solutions that actually move metrics — not just check a training box. My day-to-day includes consulting with executive sponsors, building learning strategies, designing facilitated and on-demand experiences, and connecting learning outcomes to business impact (sales performance, retention, quality, etc.). I’m especially passionate about aligning learning to measurable results and building scalable learning ecosystems.

I joined this AI Certification Cohort because I want to:

• Integrate AI more strategically into learning design workflows
• Improve speed to development without sacrificing quality
• Explore performance consulting use cases for AI
• And honestly… stay ahead of the curve in our field

AI is already transforming how we design, analyze, and deliver learning, and I want to be intentional about how I leverage it for bo

th efficiency and innovation.

Bonus: At home, I have a red Australian Cattle Dog named Ranger (who sheds like it’s his full-time job), and I’m also a mom — which means I’m very good at context-switching and operating on limited sleep. Outside of work you can catch me at my local airfield flying planes or hanging out with long-legged horses.

Excited to learn alongside all of you!

Hi all! My name is Ally, and I am a Leadership Development Specialist at Meijer in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I've been at Meijer for around 4 years and previously was a 6th grade teacher for 7 years.

In my role now, I build leadership training to support our retail and corporate leaders! I joined this cohort to learn how to get more efficient with the AI tools that Articulate offers. I use CoPilot daily - it is my AI bestie -  and love learning more about AI in general.

 Finn is our original baby at home, that now lives with two human babies. He is a mix - staffy/blue heeler. He is allergic to grass, so winter is his favorite season when it snows. :)

Hi everyone! 😊 I’m El, joining you all the way from the Philippines—where it’s always either sunny, raining, or both at the same time. LOL. I work at ResultsCX as an Instructional Designer, which basically means I spend my days juggling projects, talking to stakeholders, and turning complicated information into learning experiences that (hopefully!) don’t put anyone to sleep. I joined this cohort because I really want to level up my Articulate skills, especially exploring how AI can make our training smarter, faster, and a little more magical. I’m excited to learn new tricks, steal—I mean borrow—great ideas from all of you, and bring everything back to my projects. Oh, and we have two adorable dogs, Roshan and Doraemon. Super excited to learn, create, and grow with this amazing cohort. Let’s make this journey awesome! 🎉