In this 7-hour, in-person course, you will get an in-depth overview of the expansive field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), covering its principal branches and a range of practical applications suitable for both your personal and professional contexts. You’ll examine the benefits and challenges associated with AI, including considerations of ethics and security. The curriculum includes an introduction to various AI tools, such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and others. In our computer lab setting, try hands-on exercises focused on Gen(erative)AI, explore real-world use cases that enhance productivity in work and home settings, and learn fundamental concepts of Prompt Engineering. Explore the future trajectory of AI, as we prepare for its inevitable, further integration into our daily work and home lives. No prior knowledge of AI is required.

In this 6-hour, in-person course, you will get an in-depth overview of the expansive field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), covering its principal branches and a range of practical applications suitable for both your personal and professional contexts. You'll examine the benefits and challenges associated with AI, including considerations of ethics and security. The curriculum includes an introduction to various AI tools, such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and others. In our computer lab setting, try hands-on exercises focused on Gen(erative)AI, explore real-world use cases that enhance productivity in work and home settings, and learn fundamental concepts of Prompt Engineering. Explore the future trajectory of AI, as we prepare for its inevitable, further integration into our daily work and home lives. No prior knowledge of AI is required.

New to Microsoft 365 Copilot AI? This 4-hour, in-person class held in our hands-on computer lab provides an introduction to Copilot and its integration with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams and other apps. Learn how Copilot assists you with streamlining workflows, supporting communication and decision-making. You'll learn the difference between the basic version bundled with Office 365 and the advanced features of the additional cost version, Copilot Studio. Review practical use cases, learn techniques for crafting prompts, and practice using Copilot to summarize documents, generate content, analyze data, and automate tasks. Walk away with the confidence that you're ready to use Copilot to help you at work and home. No prerequisites.

Already fairly Excel savvy? It's time for the next era: leveraging AI tools to help you build, repair and upgrade your spreadsheets. In this 4-hour in-person class in our hands-on computer lab, learn how to use Copilot, ChatGPT and Gemini to both assist and teach you how to make your Excel and Google Sheets more powerful and productive. Learn to correctly prompt AI to build accurate and more complex formulas, tables, graphs and conditional formatting. Also, learn to oversee and audit the work your AI assistant performs, because it's not perfect...yet. Excel levels 1 through 3, PivotTables and PowerPivot courses are strongly recommended, but not required. The more you know about Excel, the better you can ensure AI tools work for, not against your worksheets.

Learn to work smarter and faster, by expanding your use of AI to apply workflows that automate complex tasks, decision-making processes, and reduce manual work to improve efficiency and productivity. Topics include workflows for sorting emails and customer forms, sentiment analysis, and generating replies and summaries. Participants will learn how to design and implement AI-driven workflows tailored to specific team requirements. The course consists of 8 hours of online, asynchronous instruction delivered in two-hour sessions over the course of 4 weeks. Completion of the "Intro to AI" course is recommended but not required.

In this 6-hour, in-person course, you will get an in-depth overview of the expansive field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), covering its principal branches and a range of practical applications suitable for both your personal and professional contexts. You'll examine the benefits and challenges associated with AI, including considerations of ethics and security. The curriculum includes an introduction to various AI tools, such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and others. In our computer lab setting, try hands-on exercises focused on Gen(erative)AI, explore real-world use cases that enhance productivity in work and home settings, and learn fundamental concepts of Prompt Engineering. Explore the future trajectory of AI, as we prepare for its inevitable, further integration into our daily work and home lives. No prior knowledge of AI is required.