Format: Self-paced in 4 phases with hands-on assignments
Focus: Learning how to use AI tools (like ChatGPT, image generators, spreadsheet AI, automation) for admin, creative, research, and business workflows
Tools: ChatGPT, Google Sheets + AI, Canva, AI writing tools (Grammarly, Notion AI), Zapier, DALL·E or Midjourney, voice AI, and more
🔹 Phase 1: Introduction to AI & ChatGPT
Goal: Understand AI concepts and start using ChatGPT for daily support
Topics Covered:
- What AI is and how it’s being used today (brief, non-technical overview)
- What ChatGPT can and can’t do
- Writing prompts that get better results
- Using ChatGPT for writing, summarizing, brainstorming, emails, translations, etc.
- Intro to AI voice tools like ElevenLabs, Google Assistant, or voice typing
Assignment:
- Create 3 different prompt examples for tasks:
- A professional email
- A list of business ideas
- A lesson plan or schedule
- A professional email
- Use ChatGPT to summarize a document or article you read
- Try using voice-to-text or AI-generated audio tools
✅ Milestone: Demonstrate ability to use ChatGPT for writing, planning, and summarizing tasks.
🔹 Phase 2: AI in Spreadsheets & Automation
Goal: Use AI to enhance Google Sheets and start small automations
Topics Covered:
- Smart formulas using ChatGPT (=GPT, QUERY, IMPORTRANGE, ARRAYFORMULA)
- Using ChatGPT to debug or build formulas
- AI plugins and extensions (e.g., GPT for Sheets, SheetAI, PromptLoop)
- Intro to automation tools: Zapier, Make (Integromat), and Google Apps Script
- Example automations: auto-fill forms, create tasks from emails, track data automatically
Assignment:
- Use ChatGPT to create 2 working spreadsheet formulas
- Create an automated Google Sheet that logs or calculates something meaningful (e.g., expense tracker, CRM)
- Set up a simple Zapier automation (e.g., Google Form → email notification)
✅ Milestone: A smart, partially automated spreadsheet or process built with AI assistance.
🔹 Phase 3: Visual & Creative AI Tools
Goal: Create and edit visual or creative content using AI platforms
Topics Covered:
- AI design with Canva, DALL·E, Adobe Firefly, or Midjourney
- Generating logos, flyers, product mockups, or social content
- AI tools for video (Runway ML, Lumen5, Descript for editing with text)
- Best practices for AI-enhanced content: ethics, editing, human touch
- Generating text-to-image prompts that match goals
Assignment:
- Create 3 visuals using any AI tool (logo, flyer, photo edit, or product ad)
- Write and revise a caption or blog post using AI writing assistance
- Export and share a simple video (like a promo or tutorial) enhanced with AI tools
✅ Milestone: A small media kit or content sample created with AI design + writing tools.
🔹 Phase 4: AI Project – Solving a Real Problem with AI
Goal: Choose a real-world task or challenge and use AI tools to solve or support it
Project Guidelines:
- Choose one of the following project types:
- AI-powered customer support plan
- Simple business system (AI-assisted CRM, scheduling system, etc.)
- Branded content bundle (logos, social media, captions, product blurbs)
- Automated task workflow using Zapier, Sheets, and ChatGPT
- AI-powered customer support plan
- Use at least 2 AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT + Canva or Sheets + Zapier)
- Document your workflow: what problem you solved, what tools you used, how it helped
Assignment:
- Complete your chosen project
- Record or write a walkthrough showing how AI helped with each part
- Reflect on what worked, what didn’t, and how you might improve it
✅ Milestone: A real, useful AI-assisted system or content solution that solves a problem or improves efficiency.
🏁 Final Deliverables:
- A final presentation (PDF, video, or walkthrough doc) showing:
- Your chosen use case
- Screenshots or files from the tools you used
- The result (a system, automation, or content output)
- Lessons learned and next steps
- Your chosen use case