If you're new to the world of generative artificial intelligence or just want to brush up on your prompting skills, ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬'s free AI microcourse can help you select the right AI tools, craft effective prompts and generate high-quality visual content.
The self-paced course, AI Whisperer: A Microcourse in Crafting Prompts, is available online through Feb. 28.
"We heard from learners across industries and backgrounds that they wanted more applied, step-by-step strategies for working with AI tools," said John Licato, associate professor in the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing. "We created the AI Whisperer microcourse to meet that need by focusing on real-world practice and helping participants gain the confidence to design effective prompts that generate quality results."
The microcourse is designed to help beginners identify the best AI tools – ChatGPT, Perplexity.AI, DALL-E and others – for a given task. Participants also will be able to create effective prompts and develop high-quality content that they can incorporate into presentations, reports and other visual elements.
Registration for the microcourse, along with other programs, is available through ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬'s Office of Microcredentials. It is the third in a series of free microcourses created by ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬'s Innovative Education, in collaboration with faculty experts from the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Bellini College and the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ College of Education. An optional digital badge is available upon successful completion for $39.
AI courses like this provide practical, flexible and self-paced opportunities for professionals, educators and the general public to build confidence and skills in incorporating artificial intelligence into their work and daily lives.