Prompt Smarter: The Parent's AI Survival Guide
Eligible for 1.5 CPD hours
The world has changed overnight. While students are leveraging AI to study, write, and accelerate, many parents are left watching from the sidelines. If you don't understand how AI works, you cannot protect, guide, or prepare your child for the future.
What you'll learn
- Recognise how children and teenagers use AI for studying and homework. Understand why vague prompts produce generic answers. Apply the Role-Context-Task framework to real family needs. Refine AI responses through a practical correction loop. Spot hallucinations and protect family privacy. Use AI as a thinking partner rather than a substitute for a child's work.
Course structure
- Part 0: Meet Your Trainer
- Part 1: The Wake-Up Call - Why Your Kids Are Already Ahead
- Part 2: The Anatomy of a Great Ask (Prompt Engineering)
- Part 3: Hands-On Workshop - Putting Prompts to the Test
- Part 4: Safety, Guardrails, and the Next Step
- Part 5: Meet Your Child's AI Copilot
- Part 6: Q&A and Your Next Step
Target audience
- Parents and guardians of school learners.
- Adults seeking practical AI literacy without a technical background.
- Families supporting homework and revision more safely.
Who should attend
Parents who want to understand their child's AI use and set clear household expectations.
Prerequisite
No prior AI or technical experience is required. Bring one real homework or revision question to use during the workshop. A free ChatGPT and/or Gemini account needed.
Course methodology
A practical workshop combining short explanations, realistic family scenarios, guided prompt exercises, live experimentation, reflection, and a family action plan.
Course duration
Approximately 90 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need prior AI experience?
No. The course is designed for parents and guardians without a technical background.
Will I learn how to write useful prompts?
Yes. You will practise the Role-Context-Task framework with realistic homework and revision scenarios.
Is this course about letting AI do my child's homework?
No. The course focuses on using AI as a thinking partner, checking its answers, protecting privacy, and keeping your child's own work at the centre.
I'm not a parent, is this course still suitable.
Yes. The core concepts of Role-Context-Task framework is transferable to your existing workflows, be it software engineering or daily productivity with large language models such as ChatGPT or Gemini.