Hi, I’m Carly Becker
I'm an instructional designer and AI workforce capability leader based in Northern Kentucky. My work lives at the intersection of learning strategy, applied AI, and the very human challenge of helping people adapt to a world that keeps changing. I design learning that works, measure whether it did, and use what I find to build whatever comes next.
My Approach
I didn't start in instructional design. I started in Latin. A part-time job in my college's Online Education department introduced me to instructional technology, and I never looked back. That detour taught me something I rely on constantly: the best insights often come from following curiosity somewhere unexpected. I've carried that into every role since, including building AI literacy programs for a 20,000-person healthcare workforce, integrating generative AI into eLearning authoring tools, and helping HR professionals go from "I don't know where to start" to running AI experiments on their own. My approach is the same whether I'm designing a course or advocating for a strategic direction: start with the real problem, follow the evidence, keep people at the center, and report honestly on what works and what doesn't.
The Work I do
I design and lead enterprise learning, from foundational AI literacy curricula to leadership development, safety and compliance, applied AI research, and the governance and strategy work that makes it credible and lasting. I've published on the intersection of AI and eLearning in Training Industry, collaborated on an AI Prompt Lab series and building an AI Champions network, and chaired the AI Horizons subcommittee under my organization's HR AI Steering Committee. If you want to see the work itself, the portfolio and blog are the right place to start.
Beyond the Work
Outside of work, I'm a writer working on a novel, an avid reader, a tarot and oracle card reader, and someone who picks up hobbies with full commitment and occasionally sets them back down. I live in Northern Kentucky with my husband Tim and our Goldendoodle, Toast. I believe curiosity is a professional skill, that learning is fun, and that a dog named after a breakfast food is always a good idea.