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25% launch discount
This course is discounted by 25% until the 31st of October 2024
As soon as it works, no one calls it AI anymore.
John McCarthy
The introduction of generative AI into our workflows presents both an exciting opportunity and a significant challenge. However, because of the unique nature of large language models, it can be difficult to know exactly how to integrate them into our existing systems of work. How do we harness this powerful technology to enhance our productivity and creativity, without losing the essence of our scholarly practice?
This 3-hour course focuses on practical ways to incorporate generative AI (genAI) into your daily academic routines, from reading and writing to creating and learning. You’ll explore how to use AI as a coach, a brainstorming partner, and a project assistant. The goal here is not only to teach you how to use AI, but to help you develop new habits and strategies that can transform your workflow.
Note: While there are many problems with genAI, including bias, hallucination, and the ethics concerns around climate impact, exploitation, data provenance, attribution, and more, that is not the focus here. This course takes a pragmatic approach to genAI, framing it as a tool available for scholarly use. I encourage you to explore the many sources exploring the problems with AI, alongside this course.
Aim and objectives
By the end of this course, you will have developed a practical understanding of how to integrate generative AI into your academic workflow, enhancing your productivity and creativity across various aspects of your work.
The objectives of this course are to:
- Write structured prompts to enhance the quality of genAI outputs.
- Engage more deeply with genAI as a reading companion.
- Write more effectively using genAI as a writing coach.
- Create academic content with genAI.
- Learn more effectively using genAI as a tutor.