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AI for Students: Creative hacks for academic success (an illustrated study guide for academic skills and AI in education) (Promptly Books) Kindle Edition

by Josh Thorpe (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 28 ratings
Unlock Your Academic Potential with AI
Are you a little uneasy about gen AI in education? What if you could transform study habits, rediscover the joy of learning, and recharge your creativity...all without cheating or selling out?

Fear not! This fun, comic-style guide reveals secrets to smart, safe, and effective AI use in school, college, and university.

You'll learn to:
  • Collaborate with AI chatbots: Gain practical ‘prompt-design’ secrets to work smarter with ChatGPT, Copilot, and similar tools.
  • Boost performance: Do better work without cheating or outsourcing your brain.
  • Build healthy habits: Blend AI with study, reading, writing, planning, and brainstorming, while increasing your autonomy and critical thinking skills.
  • Stay ahead of the curve: Get involved, get confident, and get creative while the tech is still fresh.
Perfect for those who want to excel in their studies while enjoying the process, this guide is a must-have for anyone looking to stay competitive and stay sane in today’s tech-driven academic world. It's a perfect addition to any educator's library and an ideal gift for teachers and students alike.

So click 'Buy Now' to take your academic game to the next level while the tech is still young.

Josh Thorpe is a lecturer, learning developer and academic skills expert. For over 15 years he has worked with students and educators in Canada and the UK to make learning and academic work more fun and effective. He works currently at University of Stirling as an advisor to students and staff.
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I love it! It has really changed how I approach things. I would never have known how to use AI beyond creating dungeons and dragons character art if I hadn't bought this book. —Wesley Lyster, post-graduate student in Housing Studies, Unviersity of the West of Scotland

As a teacher, I love this resource. Simple, fun and appealing. —Sheila MacTavish, teacher, Vancouver School Board

This book is great! I really like the gentle humour and the illustrations. It has just the right tone, structure, and content to help students get to grips with AI as a learning tool. —Dr. Steve Rolfe, Undergraduate Programme Director, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling

The thing I love most about this book is how inclusive it is for people with additional support needs. The careful choice of the font and layout of the book makes it much easier to read than some traditional books. —Nicky, student and filmmaker, University of Stirling

My teenage daughter said that AI4S arrived just at the right time and she seemed unintimidated by the uncomplicated format. I had been looking for something for her and it turns out I found something for myself, too! —John Mark Sherlock, musician, Toronto

As a recent student, I found this book super helpful. Thorpe simplified a new and complex topic — AI — with clear, engaging explanations and examples. Its well-organized structure and made it easy to grasp. —Abdul Z., Urban Planning Manager, Vancouver

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DFJ5247W
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Promptly Books
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 27, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 34.4 MB
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Josh Thorpe is a writer, artist, musician and educator living in Glasgow, UK. He has been an academic advisor and writing instructor for over 15 years. He currently teaches at University of Stirling in Scotland. His work focuses on learning design that's effective and humane.

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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great primer for students that asks the right questions
    Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2025
    This is a great book, especially for anyone just getting started with Generative AI.

    My favorite aspect is how he argues for a measured approach, so that individual users are making decisions how they do (or do not) use this technology. So many books push for a one-size-fits-all approach, focusing on prompting and other smaller concerns without really grappling with questions like "should I use this?" or "does this use help me or hurt me?" Thsoe are the questions students need to ask.
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  • Shareen Grogan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Readable and Timely
    Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2024
    I loved reading this quick, positive book. It's conversational tone and fun footnotes deliver excellent content about creative, helpful, and ethical ways to use AI to enhance learning.
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  • THR42
    5.0 out of 5 stars Will Be Trying Out An AI Chatbot After Reading This!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2024
    This is a great little book about how to integrate assistance from AI chatbots into ones life for study, academic research, writing, and much more. Josh Thorpe makes it clear that the idea is to work smarter with what you know and are learning, not to have AI do the work for you. The book focuses on how to do this using effective prompts. Many examples are provided. As someone with no experience using AI chatbots, I found this introduction very informative and helpful and now I can think of many reasons to use one.
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  • Skyrock
    5.0 out of 5 stars straightforward approach
    Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2024
    AI for Students is a concise and engaging guide on leveraging AI tools like ChatGPT to enhance creativity and productivity. Thorpe's practical, straightforward approach emphasizes using AI to sharpen your own skills rather than doing the work for you. The comic-style format adds a fun touch while delivering solid advice on study habits, brainstorming, and managing long texts. I particularly valued the balanced view on AI's limitations and the practical tips for transforming notes into effective study aids.

    I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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  • Ana MC Budeanu
    4.0 out of 5 stars Short and Sweet
    Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2024
    I have been reading AI for Students: Creative hacks for academic success by Josh Thorpe, a book on Computer Science focusing on the use of AI.

    The book aims to provide hacks for students to use AI to their advantage without having ethical issues with the results of their work. It is short and sweet as it is informative and to the point and one must remember that the book provides hacks and is not a user’s manual for AI.

    I enjoyed the illustrative style, the examples and the fact that is relied heavily in presenting AI as a tool to enhance the student’s capabilities as in learning, brainstorming, planning and organization. I found it to be original and to my knowledge, it brought details I haven’t really seen around when it comes to the use of AI.

    I would recommend it as it does help students turn AI into that study buddy all students need with a touch of teacher/educator. With proper guidance, any student can find the help they need in a more professional manner in the AI they can access rather than a study buddy.

    I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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  • DG
    5.0 out of 5 stars Visually Fun Learning!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2024
    AI is rapidly becoming a big part of every aspect of our lives, and it will be critical for our young people to know how to leverage it for success. This book is an excellent resource for students who want to use AI to improve their academic performance. The illustrations make the content easier to understand and fun to read, especially for those who are new to AI concepts. Perfect for students who want to stay ahead of the game!
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  • C. Lambert
    5.0 out of 5 stars A good orientation
    Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2024
    This book is a good orientation to the potential uses of AI in support of learning. It encourages and provides examples of how AI can be used as an aid for thinking and studying, rather than as a shortcut. I appreciate that it includes notes of caution about the potential impacts, shortcomings and risks involved in using these tools.
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  • MonkeyDust
    5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommend!!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2024
    This is just what our active son needed to give him some positive ways on to using AI. He loves games, and some of the ideas in this book really resonate…
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  • John Mark Sherlock
    5.0 out of 5 stars Right book, right time in AI and education
    Reviewed in Canada on August 31, 2024
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    AI for Students (AI4S) is an inviting, unthreatening look at the technology the everyone is talking about.
    This transparent and airy volume with its focus on education is particularly timely and necessary in these somewhat early times.
    This new take brings us the positive side of AI in light of the burgeoning adoption of AI.

    However, AI4S also presents the cons honestly and frankly and up front - not glossing over or sweeping under the rug the many difficult topics.
    Illustrations move the themes ahead and present human centric examples of what prompt engineering/generativeAI can achieve.
    AI4S presents a number of "creative hacks for academic success" as it promises in the title.
    Everything from study aids to exam prep to brainstorming.

    I found the tips on processing ones own notes, analyzing long texts and rapid prototyping the most compelling.
    My teenage daughter said that AI4S arrived just at the right time and she seemed unintimidated by the uncomplicated format.
    I had been looking for something for her and it turns out I found something for myself, too!
    But ultimately, as it pertains to AI - "good ideas in, good ideas out" really says it all.
    AI for Students has a lot of good ideas and is really worth checking out.
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  • SPR
    5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what students need to use AI productively
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2024
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    As a university lecturer, this is exactly what I've been looking for to help student learn how to use AI tools. Amidst all the panic about the implications of AI for higher education, it's wonderfully refreshing to find a book like this which focuses on enabling students to use AI in creative ways. And crucially, the emphasis is on how AI tools can enhance students' own learning, not replace the learning process.

    The book works through a range of different approaches to using AI tools in a really accessible and engaging way - the illustrations are just great and I love the sense of humour too. Each chapter takes the reader through the process of prompt engineering (without using jargon like that!) to help students do everything from processing their own notes to clarifing their thinking and planning essays. And the author isn't afraid to tackle the ethical issues around AI usage along the way, so the book should help students to develop a critical understanding of AI as well as learning how to use it.

    I'll definitely be recommending it to my students!
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  • Louis Boyd
    5.0 out of 5 stars Clear and engaging guide for older students
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 14, 2024
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    I work in a secondary school and bought this book as I was searching for ways to use AI in my teaching. The guide is full of useful advice for older students, presented clearly and organised into sections based on different uses for AI. I'll be sharing lots of Thorpe's tips with my GCSE students when they start their revision. It would also be great for students completing project qualifications.
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  • Abdul Z
    5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful and accessible!
    Reviewed in Canada on August 30, 2024
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    As a recent student, I found this book super helpful. Thorpe simplified a new and complex topic — AI — with clear, engaging explanations and examples. Its well-organized structure and made it easy to grasp. I highly recommend this book for anyone seeking to better understand AI in educational contexts!
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  • Nicky
    5.0 out of 5 stars Super inclusive and informative
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2024
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    The thing I love most about this book is how inclusive it is for people with additional support needs.
    The careful choice of the font and layout of the book makes it much easier to read than some traditional books.
    I love that the emphasis is on us as humans using AI as just another tool, which is basically what it is!
    Examples of productive and helpful ways to use and interact with AI, make the whole concept much more digestible.

    Would recommend this book if you are struggling with where AI fits into education and how best to interact with it.
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