PRACTICE NOTES · 2026
A practical course for vocational learners and beginners. Learn to collect questions, check sources, improve content, and report what the evidence shows.
Build a small, reviewable evidence package for a fictional campus bicycle service. Start from the supplied local pages and recorded answers. Finish with a fact-checked FAQ, a measurement sheet, and a short report that a classmate can verify.
You need basic browser, folder, and spreadsheet skills. Coding, API keys, and paid accounts are not required. All case observations are labelled as teaching examples; they are not measurements of a live AI service.
Each pair of workshops connects two dependent outcomes. Support gradually decreases: study a worked example, complete a guided attempt, and then apply the method independently.
Keep facts stable and turn user needs into a question set.
| Workshop | Submit for review |
|---|---|
| P01 Start with a project and a fact register | A project card, eight checked facts and one folder screenshot. |
| P02 Build a query set around user decisions | Twelve frozen queries, a merge/exclusion log and a coverage check. |
Preserve the complete answer, then investigate its sources.
| Workshop | Submit for review |
|---|---|
| P03 Capture answers without changing the record | Six observation records, five complete answer texts and a retained failure. |
| P04 Investigate who is behind each source | A six-source map and a short explanation of independent corroboration. |
Connect each claim to evidence before revising a page.
| Workshop | Submit for review |
|---|---|
| P05 Check each claim against the source text | Eight claim checks, three factual corrections and one unresolved-evidence example. |
| P06 Revise one FAQ without changing the facts | A four-question FAQ, a fact-lock check and a before/after change log. |
Inspect the page and summarize repeated observations.
| Workshop | Submit for review |
|---|---|
| P07 Inspect a page and describe the limits | An eight-item page inspection, a prioritized repair list and one recheck. |
| P08 Measure repeated observations in a spreadsheet | A checked summary table, a two-stage comparison and a limitations paragraph. |
Resolve disagreements and deliver a project someone else can reopen.
| Workshop | Submit for review |
|---|---|
| P09 Review a partner’s evidence and prioritize fixes | A peer-review record, a simple agreement count and a one-week action list. |
| P10 Deliver a project another person can reopen | A one-page report, an indexed evidence ZIP and a three-minute demonstration. |
Retrieve the previous task and identify today’s question.
Follow one complete example and explain the decisions.
Create your artifact using the supplied files and steps.
Compare evidence and resolve one disagreement.
State what is supported, what is missing, and the next step.
The design combines seven publicly readable learning resources, the supplied Shenzhen Polytechnic University training exercises, and the earlier GEO course plan. We selected useful teaching patterns and adapted them to source-based work. The comparison supports these design choices; it does not establish that one format is experimentally superior.
Google AI Essentials ↗One useful workplace artifact at a time.
Elements of AI ↗An accessible core with optional technical extensions.
Microsoft Learn ↗Observable objectives, exercises, and a knowledge check.
Data Carpentry ↗Repair messy data and record missing states explicitly.
SIFT ↗Investigate publishers and trace claims to their origins.
Cornell University Library ↗Check authorship, purpose, dates, and supporting passages.
Edinburgh MANTRA ↗Use clear names, versions, and a reconstructable handover.
The student kit contains local web pages, recorded answers, editable tables, and submission templates. Keep a clean copy of the originals. When you are ready for retrieval algorithms, causal reasoning, and research design, continue with the Core Notes.