an introductory level ai workshop

Introduction to Generative AI
Prompt Engineering & AI Agent Development

Upcoming Workshops (2025):

September 16 - 19th | Tuesday - Friday
September 30th - October 3rd 
| Tuesday - Friday
October 14th - 17th 
| Tuesday - Friday
October 28th - 31st 
| Tuesday - Friday
November 11th - 14th 
| Tuesday - Friday
December 9th - 12th 
| Tuesday - Friday
Day 1 & 2 Agenda

Day 1 (2 Hours)

  • Welcome and Icebreaker

  • Demo of What We'll Build in The Workshop over the Next 4 Days

  • Signing up for ChatGPT & DeepSeek

  • Workshop Tools - Sign-up and Use 

  • Introduction to Chat GPT & LLMs

  • Effective Prompting: Basics

  • Chaining Basic Prompts to Create an Outcome

  • Hands-On Exercise - Workshop Competition

  • Offline Work | Open Office Hours with Workshop Facilitator

Day 2 (2 Hours)

  • Students Demonstrate Their Homework

  • Introduction to Advanced Prompting Techniques 

  • Prompt Optimization Tools

  • CINDEF + Persona 

  • Prompt Engineering Certificate Project

  • Offline Work | Open Office Hours with Workshop Facilitator

Included in Workshop Price

Free to AILA Members
Non-Members: $700

  • Introduction to Generative AI

  • No prior experience required

  • Instruction on ChatGPT 4o Use in L&D - from beginning prompts to advanced prompts

  • Instruction on building a Custom AI Agent for yourself or your organization

  • Use of ESource's L&D Expert Assistant and Prompt Optimizer on a private and secure server during the class.
    Security Disclosures.

  • Free use of an AI Agent platform provided by Chatbase.

  • Copyrighted ESource tuning code to expedite your course implementation. Currently benchmarked by ChatGPT 4o at up to 99.98% reduction in course development times and 4,340x faster than traditional methods. The fastest L&D AI Agent on the planet (LINK)

  • Two take-away manuals. One 80-page manual on ChatGPT commands and use; and One 69-page manual on Creating Chatbots and AI Agents. 

  • Two AILA/ESource certificates *awarded on merit*: Prompt Engineering & Chatbot Development.

Day 3 & 4 Agenda

Day 3
(2 Hours)

  • Introduction to AI Agent Development

  • Using LLMs as a Collaborator

  • Using Vibe Coding 2.0

  • Developing Markdown Code

  • Designing Your AI Agent's Tuning

  • Using an LLM to Simulate Your AI Agent

  • Defining Your AI Agent's Knowledge Base

  • Designing Your AI Agent's UX

  • AI Agent Deployment and Prompt Testing

  • Offline Work | Open Office Hours with Workshop Facilitator

Day 4
(2 Hours)

  • Demonstrating Your AI Agent

  • AI Agent Certificate Award

  • Examples of Other AI Tools

  • Questions & Answers

  • Graduation and Awarding of Certificates

  • Wrap-Up, Resources, Contact Information

Carlos Andres Borrero
This was a very exciting workshop, with lots of jaw-dropping moments. I can't believe how much we covered. The time flew by. Worth attending!
Pamela Lambert
A huge shoutout to our instructor, Joe! His knack for making complex concepts accessible and engaging was truly impressive. If you’re ready to get your hands dirty and your mind buzzing, this class is your ticket to mastering prompt engineering with a side of pure enjoyment. I Highly recommend it!
Ron Ateshian
It was a great workshop and you did an awesome job running the session Joe. Thank you!!