- An Automation Sample for My Work
Here is a quick, human, non-polished post to keep a record of a sample automation that I used, found helpful and wanted to share: As I prepare my new class in “AI in Marketing,” I wanted to give… Read more: An Automation Sample for My Work - Getting Started to Use AI in the Classroom
A Brief Video Summary of the Article Below (by Notebook LM) Let’s start with a video summary of the article below to show an example of AI-based transformations we can use for teaching purposes. The video below was… Read more: Getting Started to Use AI in the Classroom - Love It or Hate It, We Must Deal with It
Love It or Hate It, We Must Deal with It: AI vs. Student Learning and Assessments As educators, how can we adapt our assessment strategies to counter the impact of AI? I’d like to begin by sharing the… Read more: Love It or Hate It, We Must Deal with It - A Tale of a Professor and AI: Where is Higher Ed Going and Who is Driving?
Note: To keep that precious human imperfection, this essay got zero help from AI or any other assistance tools (except for the news links/excerpts). Apologies in advance for any typos or errors, but I hope the 100% authenticity,… Read more: A Tale of a Professor and AI: Where is Higher Ed Going and Who is Driving? - Prompt Customization Guide
The following list is not something I have written, but it is something I have been thinking of. There are just too many elements to think about when prompting on a chatbot. I wanted to list those items,… Read more: Prompt Customization Guide - Is AI a skill-leveler or -divider?
A significant question circulating about AI nowadays is this: Is AI helping everyone catch up, or is it merely allowing top performers to widen the gap? Depending on which study you read, you’ll either become more optimistic about… Read more: Is AI a skill-leveler or -divider? - DEMO: No Code AI-Coding
Today, I read about the Gemini 2.5 Pro (Experimental) update and how easily you can code with that. This was possible even before with many other tools, but I gave it a shot and created a simple code… Read more: DEMO: No Code AI-Coding - DEMO: Multiple AI Tools Showcase (to be continued)
In this blog post, I’ll share brief notes on some AI tools I’ve tried and found useful. While these tools might not warrant an entire article individually, they each offer niche features that could be significantly valuable for… Read more: DEMO: Multiple AI Tools Showcase (to be continued) - Teaching with AI: My Practices to Enhance Student Learning
My Hands-On Approaches in the Classroom These days, AI has become a practical teaching tool that can help students learn more effectively. Here are some examples on how I’ve integrated AI into my courses, along with key takeaways… Read more: Teaching with AI: My Practices to Enhance Student Learning - Risking It All for AI: The Secret Struggle Between Productivity and Job Security
Imagine that you’re drowning in work. Deadlines pile up. Then you discover AI. Suddenly, things that took hours take minutes. Reports write themselves with a little tweaking. You feel like you can finally breathe. But there’s a problem:… Read more: Risking It All for AI: The Secret Struggle Between Productivity and Job Security - How AI is Changing Education: Notes on the Good and the Bad
Just like every day now, I came across a new article about the use of AI on education. It was talking about Praxis AI, a digital education company, partnering with Anthropic to create AI-powered “digital twins of professors.” The… Read more: How AI is Changing Education: Notes on the Good and the Bad - Understanding Generative AI
Nowadays, one of the most fascinating and impactful tech trends is about generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI). If you are reading this, you’ve definitely heard of ChatGPT, seen AI-generated images, or even listened to AI-composed music. All these… Read more: Understanding Generative AI - Simple Tips for Using ChatGPT
ChatGPT is a powerful tool that can boost your productivity and creativity. Here’s a concise guide in table format to help you master ChatGPT. Actually, the table guide below applies to all AI assistants in general. However, the… Read more: Simple Tips for Using ChatGPT - AI Assistants (Chatbots) Compared
Update for Research Model Comparisons: AI Tool Strengths Limitations Response Time OpenAI Deep Research Most rigorous; challenges assumptions, resolves source conflicts, produces academic-level reports Slower; tasks take longer to complete 15–30 minutes per task Google Gemini Fast and… Read more: AI Assistants (Chatbots) Compared - Crafting Effective Prompts in Sales
Sales is not just about persuasion. It’s about understanding your customers, responding to their needs, and delivering value at the right time. AI can supercharge that process, but only if you ask it the right questions. Sales professionals… Read more: Crafting Effective Prompts in Sales - Another Prompting Framework: RACE (Role, Action, Context, Execute)
RACE Framework Explained AI is an incredible tool—but only if you ask the right way. Vague prompts lead to vague answers, while clear, structured prompts unlock AI’s full potential. I already wrote about the TCR (or TCREI) framework.… Read more: Another Prompting Framework: RACE (Role, Action, Context, Execute) - How Can Small Businesses Use ChatGPT?
An Analytical Guide of ChatGPT for Small Businesses Artificial intelligence is no longer just a buzzword—it’s a practical tool transforming how small businesses work. ChatGPT, one of the fastest growing AI products ever, has the potential to support… Read more: How Can Small Businesses Use ChatGPT? - DEMO: Chatting with Spreadsheets – AI Tool: Quadratic
For some simple data analysis, I used Quadratic- a browser-based spreadsheet analysis tool. It blends AI with code and database connections. I built simple charts and did data filtering by chatting with the tool rather than typing formulas… Read more: DEMO: Chatting with Spreadsheets – AI Tool: Quadratic - DEMO: Web Data Extraction – AI Tool: Firecrawl
Recently, I tested Firecrawl, an AI-powered scraping tool, to automate data collection from the web. Here’s what I did: This entire process was very straightforward. Please see it in the video below. - Three types of AI tools
AI tools are everywhere now, but not all of them work the same way. Broadly, they fall into three categories: Type What It Does Examples Best For Standalone AI Tools Works independently, no setup required. ChatGPT, Midjourney, Fathom… Read more: Three types of AI tools - Creating Infographics
Tool I Used: Infography I’m always curious about AI tools that help make content creation easier, so I decided to give Infography a shot. It’s an AI-powered infographic generator that takes a blog post URL, a PDF, content,… Read more: Creating Infographics - AI in Academic Research
I was reading an interesting section from the economist Noah Smith’s Substack blog Noahpinion. The section is about “How AI will change the science field, according to AI.” An academician, Kevin Bryan, asks Open AI’s Deep Research to… Read more: AI in Academic Research - Google AI Studio and Gemini Live as Your Personal Tutor
We’re used to thinking of AI as a tool for quick answers. We ask a question and it spits out facts but doesn’t really engage. Google Studio AI, and especially Gemini Live, are something else (so far). Instead… Read more: Google AI Studio and Gemini Live as Your Personal Tutor - DEMO: How did I use Claude Artifacts to create an app/flashcard trainer
I learn something every day on a new AI use case. So, I want to combine a list of these little AI experiments as a post here. In this practice, I am using Claude Artifacts to create an… Read more: DEMO: How did I use Claude Artifacts to create an app/flashcard trainer - Prompting Basics and Methods
I came across this online book about Large Language Models (LLMs): Xiao, Tong, and Jingbo Zhu. “Foundations of Large Language Models,” 2025. I found it more on the technical side, but the Prompting chapter was an interesting read.… Read more: Prompting Basics and Methods - Prompt Engineering: Enhance AI Outputs with TCREI Simplified
What is Prompting? First, what is prompting? Prompting, or prompt engineering, is the practice of designing clear, structured inputs to guide AI in generating accurate and useful responses. Instead of asking vague or open-ended questions, effective prompting ensures… Read more: Prompt Engineering: Enhance AI Outputs with TCREI Simplified
BLOG ARCHIVE
- An Automation Sample for My Work
- Getting Started to Use AI in the Classroom
- Love It or Hate It, We Must Deal with It
- A Tale of a Professor and AI: Where is Higher Ed Going and Who is Driving?
- Prompt Customization Guide
- Is AI a skill-leveler or -divider?
- DEMO: No Code AI-Coding
- DEMO: Multiple AI Tools Showcase (to be continued)
- Teaching with AI: My Practices to Enhance Student Learning
- Risking It All for AI: The Secret Struggle Between Productivity and Job Security
- How AI is Changing Education: Notes on the Good and the Bad
- Understanding Generative AI
- Simple Tips for Using ChatGPT
- AI Assistants (Chatbots) Compared
- Crafting Effective Prompts in Sales
- Another Prompting Framework: RACE (Role, Action, Context, Execute)
- How Can Small Businesses Use ChatGPT?
- DEMO: Chatting with Spreadsheets – AI Tool: Quadratic
- DEMO: Web Data Extraction – AI Tool: Firecrawl
- Three types of AI tools
- Creating Infographics
- AI in Academic Research
- Google AI Studio and Gemini Live as Your Personal Tutor
- DEMO: How did I use Claude Artifacts to create an app/flashcard trainer
- Prompting Basics and Methods
- Prompt Engineering: Enhance AI Outputs with TCREI Simplified