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ChatGPTMicrosoft CopilotPerplexityGrok/xAIOllamaClaudeAI APIsAI Fluency
AllFoundationalChatGPT WorkflowsGrok WorkflowsPerplexity ResearchOllama Local AI LabCopilot WorkflowsCopilot AdoptionCopilot BuildersAgentic DevelopmentAPI & Cloud IntegrationsModel Context ProtocolAI Fluency Framework
AI Fluency FrameworkBeginner

AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations

Start with AcademAI's free AI Fluency foundation course before choosing a paid mastery path.

6 modules2-3 hours
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FoundationalBeginner

Claude 101

Learn how to use Claude for everyday work tasks, understand core features, and explore resources for more advanced learning.

5 modules2-3 hours
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Claude Code & DevelopmentIntermediate

Claude Code in Action

Integrate Claude Code into your development workflow with hands-on exercises and real-world scenarios.

6 modules3-4 hours
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Claude Code & DevelopmentIntermediate

Introduction to Claude Cowork

Learn to work alongside Claude on your real files and projects. Hands-on coverage of the Cowork task loop, plugins, and workflows.

6 modules3-4 hours
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Claude Code & DevelopmentIntermediate

Introduction to Agent Skills

Learn how to build, configure, and share Skills in Claude Code — reusable markdown instructions that Claude automatically applies.

6 modules2-3 hours
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Claude Code & DevelopmentAdvanced

Introduction to Subagents

Learn how to use and create sub-agents in Claude Code to manage context, delegate tasks, and build specialized workflows.

6 modules3-4 hours
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API & Cloud IntegrationsIntermediate

Building with the Claude API

Comprehensive course covering the full spectrum of working with Anthropic models using the Claude API.

7 modules4-5 hours
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API & Cloud IntegrationsAdvanced

Claude with Amazon Bedrock

First-of-its-kind training for integrating Claude models with AWS services through Amazon Bedrock.

7 modules3-4 hours
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API & Cloud IntegrationsAdvanced

Claude with Google Cloud's Vertex AI

Full spectrum of working with Anthropic models through Google Cloud's Vertex AI platform.

7 modules3-4 hours
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Model Context ProtocolIntermediate

Introduction to Model Context Protocol

Learn to build MCP servers and clients from scratch using Python. Master MCP's three core primitives: tools, resources, and prompts.

7 modules3-4 hours
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Model Context ProtocolAdvanced

Model Context Protocol: Advanced Topics

Discover advanced MCP implementation patterns including sampling, notifications, file system access, and production transport mechanisms.

8 modules4-5 hours
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AI Fluency FrameworkIntermediate

AI Fluency for Educators

Empowers faculty, instructional designers, and educational leaders to apply AI Fluency into teaching practice.

6 modules3-4 hours
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AI Fluency FrameworkBeginner

AI Fluency for Students

Empowers students to develop AI Fluency skills that enhance learning, career planning, and academic success.

6 modules2-3 hours
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AI Fluency FrameworkAdvanced

Teaching AI Fluency

Empowers academic faculty, instructional designers, and others to teach and assess AI Fluency in instructor-led settings.

6 modules3-4 hours
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AI Fluency FrameworkBeginner

AI Fluency for Nonprofits

Empowers nonprofit professionals to develop AI fluency to increase organizational impact while staying true to mission and values.

6 modules2-3 hours
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OpenAI FoundationsBeginner

OpenAI 101: AI Foundations

Build a practical map of modern OpenAI tools, responsible use habits, verification loops, and tool-selection judgment for everyday AI work.

5 modules2-3 hours
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ChatGPT WorkflowsBeginner

ChatGPT Practical Fluency

Move from casual prompting to repeatable ChatGPT workflows using context, files, search, projects, custom GPTs, skills, and review discipline.

5 modules3-4 hours
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ChatGPT WorkflowsIntermediate

ChatGPT for Work: Role-Based Workflows

Design practical ChatGPT workflows for writing, marketing, education, small business, and nonprofit work with review, privacy, and quality gates.

5 modules3-4 hours
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OpenAI Codex & BuildersIntermediate

Codex for Builders

Use Codex to plan coding tasks, navigate repositories, run edit-review-test loops, and hand off work safely through Git-aware builder workflows.

5 modules3-4 hours
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API & Cloud IntegrationsIntermediate

Building with the OpenAI API

Build practical OpenAI API foundations with Responses API patterns, structured outputs, tool use, multimodal inputs, streaming, evals, and production safety.

5 modules4-5 hours
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Grok FoundationsBeginner

Grok 101: Practical Fluency

Build a practical map of Grok, xAI account surfaces, everyday prompting, source checks, privacy choices, and responsible workflow habits.

5 modules2-3 hours
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Grok Business & ConnectorsIntermediate

Grok for Business Workspaces

Use Grok in team settings with workspace setup, license activation, sharing norms, privacy boundaries, adoption playbooks, and review gates.

5 modules3-4 hours
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Grok Business & ConnectorsIntermediate

Grok Connectors for Knowledge Work

Connect Grok to email, calendars, cloud files, collaboration stores, and external data with clear permissions, source boundaries, and review loops.

5 modules3-4 hours
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API & Cloud IntegrationsIntermediate

Building with the xAI API

Build practical xAI API foundations with accounts, keys, models, pricing awareness, request design, tools, structured outputs, and production guardrails.

5 modules4-5 hours
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Grok BuildersIntermediate

Grok Build in Action

Use Grok Build for agentic development workflows with repository inspection, AGENTS.md instructions, skills, plugins, hooks, Git, tests, and handoff review.

5 modules3-4 hours
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Grok Media & VoiceIntermediate

Grok Imagine, Voice, and Multimodal Creation

Design Grok creative workflows across image, video, voice, and multimodal inputs with prompt craft, cost checks, safety boundaries, and final review.

5 modules3-4 hours
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Perplexity FoundationsBeginner

Perplexity 101: Research Fluency

Build a practical Perplexity foundation for answer-engine research, source trails, Learn Mode, privacy choices, and verification habits.

5 modules2-3 hours
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Perplexity Research & WorkflowsIntermediate

Perplexity Deep Research and Source Evaluation

Design deeper Perplexity research workflows that compare sources, expose disagreement, check evidence quality, and produce decision-ready briefs.

5 modules3-4 hours
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Perplexity Research & WorkflowsIntermediate

Perplexity Spaces, Connectors, and Team Knowledge

Use Perplexity Spaces for shared research, files, connectors, instructions, collaboration, and controlled team knowledge workflows.

5 modules3-4 hours
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Perplexity Research & WorkflowsIntermediate

Comet and Perplexity Computer for Workflows

Plan browser and Computer-assisted Perplexity workflows with task scoping, source context, approvals, prompt-injection awareness, and handoff review.

5 modules3-4 hours
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Perplexity BuildersIntermediate

Building with Perplexity APIs

Build with Perplexity API surfaces including Sonar, Search API, Agent API, citations, filters, structured results, streaming, cost, and production guardrails.

5 modules4-5 hours
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Perplexity BuildersAdvanced

Perplexity MCP, Embeddings, and Research Agents

Design advanced Perplexity research-agent systems with MCP, embeddings, retrieval, source-aware agents, evaluation sets, and production security.

5 modules4-5 hours
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Microsoft Copilot FoundationsBeginner

Microsoft Copilot 101: Work-Safe AI Fluency

Build a practical Microsoft Copilot foundation for product surfaces, web and work grounding, account context, responsible AI, and verification before action.

5 modules2-3 hours
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Microsoft Copilot FoundationsBeginner

Copilot Chat Practical Fluency

Turn Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat into a disciplined work assistant for drafting, summarizing, researching, comparing, planning, and safe daily use.

5 modules3-4 hours
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Microsoft 365 Copilot WorkflowsIntermediate

Microsoft 365 Copilot App Workflows

Design practical Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint workflows with source-aware review and reusable job patterns.

5 modules4-5 hours
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Microsoft 365 Copilot WorkflowsIntermediate

Prompting Copilot: Repeatable Workflows

Move beyond prompt tips into reusable Copilot prompt systems, source packages, critique passes, team prompt cards, and quality rubrics.

5 modules3-4 hours
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Copilot Adoption & GovernanceIntermediate

Copilot Adoption, Governance, and ROI

Plan Copilot adoption with readiness checks, champion networks, risk tiers, department workflow playbooks, feedback loops, and value measurement.

5 modules3-4 hours
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Microsoft Copilot BuildersIntermediate

Copilot Studio and Agent Foundations

Design business agents with use-case fit checks, knowledge boundaries, instructions, actions, connectors, testing, analytics, and governance.

5 modules4-5 hours
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GitHub Copilot BuildersIntermediate

GitHub Copilot for Agentic Builders

Use GitHub Copilot across developer surfaces with repository context, tests, PR workflows, agent mode, MCP, responsible AI, privacy, and secure coding habits.

5 modules4-5 hours
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Ollama Local AI LabBeginner

Ollama 101: Local AI Lab Foundations

Build an AcademAI Local AI Lab foundation for installing Ollama, running first models, choosing local or cloud fit, and verifying privacy boundaries.

5 modules2-3 hours
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Ollama Local AI LabBeginner

Running Models with Ollama

Operate Ollama models through the CLI with pull, run, list, ps, stop, tags, context habits, troubleshooting, and repeatable lab checks.

5 modules3-4 hours
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Ollama Model CraftIntermediate

Modelfile and Model Craft

Shape model behavior with an Ollama Modelfile using FROM, PARAMETER, SYSTEM, TEMPLATE, adapters, imports, licensing review, and behavior tests.

5 modules3-4 hours
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Ollama Builder IntegrationsIntermediate

Building with the Ollama API

Build Ollama-powered applications with local and cloud base URLs, generate, chat, embeddings, official libraries, streaming, and server-side boundaries.

5 modules4-5 hours
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Ollama Builder IntegrationsIntermediate

Ollama Tools, Search, and Retrieval

Create source-aware Ollama workflows with tool calling, web search and fetch, embeddings, simple RAG, MCP integration, and hallucination controls.

5 modules4-5 hours
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Ollama Agent LabIntermediate

Ollama Launch and Agent Workflows

Use ollama launch, Codex-style tooling, Claude Code, OpenCode, and OpenClaw workflows with model fit, permissions, context, and review discipline.

5 modules3-4 hours
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Ollama Local AI LabAdvanced

Ollama Operations, Safety, and Lab Playbook

Build a complete local-AI lab playbook for logs, hardware constraints, cloud fallback, evals, privacy, security, model fit, and capstone governance.

5 modules4-5 hours
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