Week 1: The AI Launchpad
Learn faster and build your AI co-pilot
Learn faster and build your AI co-pilot
1.1 AI Learning Roadmap
Objective: Understand how AI learns → mirror that process → build your own learning engine.
Steps to Follow
- Take the AI Learning Style Quiz (connected to → LMS micro-quiz module).
- Export results → Google Sheet or Notion template → your “AI Learning Dashboard.”
- Add weekly checkpoints using AI Learning Roadmap templates.
- Visualize connections between skills using MindMeister or Miro map.
- Create a learning loop (journal → reflect → prompt AI → improve → share).
Suggested Internal Links
- AI Learning Roadmap: Blog tutorial
- Discussion Thread: “Show Your AI Dashboard Prototype.”
- LMS Lesson: How AI Models Learn – From Training to Prompting.
Tools
- Notion
- MindMeister
- Google Sheets
- Miro
1.2. Prompt Engineering Foundations
Objective: Master 20 + prompting techniques and create a reusable library.
Steps to Follow
- Learn the core formula: Role + Action + Goal.
- Re-create examples from 20 ChatGPT Prompting Techniques (#354).
- Experiment with “Agentic Workflows” → chain prompts to automate research or content.
- Save each successful prompt in your Prompt Library sheet or Notion database.
- Tag prompts by purpose (e.g., Ideation, Research, Marketing, Teaching).
Linked Content
- AI Business Challenge (#429) – experiment with prompt-to-profit tasks.
- Ultimate Cheat Sheet (#444) – compare AI tools side by side.
- Prompt Library Starter Pack (download) – free template.
Suggested Tools
- ChatGPT
- Perplexity
- Claude
- Google AI Studio
1.3. AI Literacy for Life & Work
Objective: Learn ethical and responsible AI use → earn your certificate.
Steps
- Review the Five Pillars of AI Literacy (#339 course series).
- Take the AI Literacy Quiz → score your current awareness.
- Play the Bias Mapping Game (#339 – Bias Mapping Module).
- Reflect in discussion thread: “Where did bias appear in your prompt results?”
- Complete the micro-course for a digital badge (optional $12 add-on).
Cross-Links
- 🎓 AI Literacy for CCLAC Pilot Projects (#339) – core curriculum.
- 📈 Data Studio Survey: “AI Ethics Self-Assessment.”
1.4. AI Tools for Projects
Objective: Evaluate and compare AI apps to build your workflow stack.
Steps
- Download the Project Matrix Template (free).
- Score each tool (Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI Studio) on criteria like Speed, Accuracy, Creativity.
- Choose three for your personal AI stack.
- Share your top three tools in discussion → compare with others.
Cross-Links
- 📄 55 + AI Tools for Entrepreneurs (#352)
- 📘 AI Tools Master List (PDF $9)
Suggested Tools
- Gemini
- Claude
- Perplexity
- Google AI Studio
1.5. Learn Anything Faster
Objective: Use AI as a study partner to master any skill.
Steps
- Select a topic you want to learn (e.g., marketing analytics or music production).
- Use ChatGPT or Perplexity to generate 5-day micro-lessons.
- Turn each lesson into flashcards or quizzes with Quizlet AI.
- Apply it to your side hustle (#427 Side Hustle Guide).
- Optional: Use AI Study Buddy ($7 template).
Cross-Links
- 🎯 Use AI to Learn Anything Faster (#353)
- 💼 Side Hustle Guide (#427)
- 💸 Passive Income Projects (#453)
1.6. Build Your AI Stack
Objective: Integrate your chosen tools into a repeatable workflow.
Steps
- Study 15 AI Tools That Will Make You $1M (#428).
- Review Business Automation Design (#320) for “Two-Engine Method.”
- List three core tools (Engine 1: Free · Engine 2: Premium).
- Document your workflow in the Stack Draft Worksheet.
- Commit to using the same three tools throughout the series.
Suggested Tools
Free: ChatGPT · Notion · Canva · Perplexity Premium: Zapier · Make · Gamma · HeyGen
Cross-Links
- 🚀 Business Automation Design (#320)
- 💰 15 AI Tools That Will Make You $Money (#428)
Recommended Reading
20 ChatGPT Prompting Techniques
Prompt Reference Hub
Share Your AI Dashboard Screenshot
Peer Feedback Thread