Cara North is one of the most recognized named in Instructional Design both for effective Instructional Design practices and getting a solid start in the industry. She is the founder of The Learning Camel and the author of "Learning Experience Design Essentials."

In this episode, we spoke all about how Cara got her start as an Instructional Designer as well as how to make practical use of AI avatars in your learning resources.

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Chapters

00:00 - Intro and Cara's start in Instructional Design

05:17 - Moving from Trainee to Trainer

09:32 - Seek Out Opportunities for Better Projects as an Entry-Level ID

16:20 - Being Proactive and not Reactive in L&D

25:12 - How Cara uses AI Avatars in Training

37:00 - Designing a Learning Journey

45:00 - How to Experiment with New AI Tools

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🖐🏽 Key Takeaways:

1. Social Equity is an instructional designer's super power for getting things done within the business. Who you meet and who you know can help you answer questions, provide context, or be your champion!

2. AI avatars are a way to bring learning design to life.

3. When learning to use instructional design tools, you don't need to reinvent the wheel, but you should find something to base your content around like a nearby book or favorite blog article.

4. Don't just reach for AI tools. Identify a particular problem you're looking to solve and then find the right AI solution to test.

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📚 Resources:

Cara's book "Learning Experience Design Essentials: Amazon

Connect with Cara North: ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠

The Learning Camel (consulting service): ⁠⁠Click here

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🤔 About the Host

Kevin Alster leads the learning team at Synthesia focusing primarily on product education and client services.

With over a decade of experience in education and learning, he has moved from the classroom and into tech to help people create and communicate better through video.

He has been developing enterprise and branded learning solutions in organizations such as General Assembly, The School of The New York Times, and Sotheby’s Institute of Art.

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🧑🏽‍🏫 Check out the ⁠Synthesia Academy⁠ ⁠here⁠:

⁠https://www.synthesia.io/academy⁠ 🗣

Or get in touch with me on ⁠LinkedIn⁠

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