The AI-Assisted ID Workflow: From Intake to Output Without Losing Your Brain

Every instructional designer has felt it: the cognitive overload of managing a full course build from scratch. In this session, we'll walk through the complete course development lifecycle with AI embedded as a practical tool at every phase, from needs scoping and storyboarding to voiceover scripting, assessment writing, and accessibility review. This isn't a session about AI replacing the instructional designer. It's about reclaiming your bandwidth for the work that actually requires you.

Topics will include:

• Using AI to accelerate storyboarding and content structuring
• Prompting strategies for assessment item generation and review
• Accessibility and QA checks you can automate without sacrificing quality
• Building a personal AI workflow that fits your tools and your org

Skill level: Beginner to intermediate.

Facilitator Bio: Lauren Fischels is a Strategic Talent Management Partner at Ruan, a national leader in logistics and transportation, where she specializes in enterprise training, leadership development, and content creation. With a multidisciplinary background spanning client technology consulting, managed IT service leadership, and organizational learning, Lauren brings a people-first, business-minded lens to talent development. She is passionate about designing programs that elevate both individual capability and organizational performance, and serves as Co-Director of Technology for the ATD Central Iowa Chapter.

The Technology/E-learning Special Interest Group (SIG) brings the talent development community together for collaborative discussions and workshops to explore e-learning and technology in training. Tech SIG events are hosted by Shelby Fourez (Athene, sfourez@athene.com) and Lauren Fischels (Ruan, lfischel@ruan.com).

Cost: FREE