AI Tools for Everyone: A Hands-On Learning Lab

Build practical AI skills at your own pace with this free online course from Caltech CTME.

AI is quickly becoming part of everyday work, but knowing which tools to use and how to use them effectively can make all the difference.

Caltech CTME's AI Tools for Everyone: A Hands-On Learning Lab is a free, self-paced course designed to help professionals get hands-on experience with tools including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, NotebookLM, and Perplexity.

Through short lessons, exercises, and real-world prompts, you'll explore how to use AI for writing, research, design, learning, and everyday work. You'll also go beyond the basics by learning how to build a reusable AI assistant and connect AI with tools you already use.

No AI or programming experience is required.

What You'll Explore

• Write better prompts and understand how AI tools work
• Choose the right AI tool for different tasks
• Research and verify information with AI
• Use AI for writing, design, presentations, and professional development
• Build your own reusable AI assistant
• Connect AI to applications you already use
• Combine multiple AI tools into practical workflows

Course Details

Available: August 3
Format: Self-paced online
Duration: Approximately 8 hours
Cost: FREE
CEUs: 0.8

The course is led by Caltech CTME educators Jonathan Cheung, PhD, Jen Garcia, and Nicholas Beaudoin, with expertise spanning artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, and generative AI.

Whether you're completely new to AI or already experimenting with these tools, the lab offers a structured way to build practical skills you can bring back to your work.

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