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Harnessing the power of AI for Publishers

​A comprehensive course designed for publishing organisations in the ELT and Educational sectors. The modular workshops focus on real publishing tasks that move your current publishing plan forward by using live projects. This approach means that delegates aren't giving up valuable time in the pursuit of future gains but are making immediate progress and efficiencies with today's tasks as well as cementing skills and expertise that will help them in the future. Led by industry expert Paulo Dantas, whose expertise consistently receives excellent feedback, the course explores how publishing teams can implement AI tools effectively while maintaining editorial excellence and respecting any institutional restrictions. 

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There will be options for public group sessions or bespoke in-house training. Details will be released in the coming months. Click here to express interest in upcoming 'Harnessing the power of AI for Publishers' courses.

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Registration now open!
Getting Ready for AI:
Future-proof your career as a freelance publishing professional

A series of six live interactive workshops

The publishing industry is currently going through unprecedented change, driven by the rapidly evolving capabilities of Artificial Intelligence. These developments do raise ethical concerns and practical issues, but also promise to offer exciting opportunities. Many publishing organisations have begun to engage with AI as we wait for copyright laws to stabilize and confirm how AI can be effectively embedded into workflows and production processes. This course will enable freelancers working in Educational and English Language Teaching publishing to master the skills and tools needed to harness AI's potential, equipping you to work collaboratively and flexibly with Educational and English Language Teaching publishing organisations going forward.​​

 

The fourth iteration of this course will run from 1 to 2.30pm (UK time) on the following Tuesdays: 29 April, 6 May, 13 May, 20 May, 27 May, 10 June (there is no session on 3 June). Jump to the bottom of the page to see module overviews and register. If you are not able to attend this course, you can join the waiting list to be notified of alternative workshop dates.​​

  • Who is the 'Getting ready for AI' course for?
    The course is specifically designed for freelancers working in Educational and English Language Teaching publishing. We will be launching a course specifically designed for publishers and in-house staff in due course. Sign up to our mailing list to hear more. ​ ​
  • What new skills and knowledge will I acquire?
    In this course of six interactive workshop sessions, you will gain strategies and knowledge to efficiently integrate artificial intelligence into your workflows. You will learn to optimize prompts for quality content generation, leverage AI for assessment design, refine machine-generated text, automate fact-checking and localization, mitigate bias and implement ethical AI. Through hands-on practice, sample analysis, and custom workflows, you will build a toolkit to harness AI's power for productivity, relevance, and quality. Join us and take your writing and editing skills to the next level with AI collaboration.
  • What is the course format?
    The course comprises six weekly online workshops that cover a thematically designed progressive syllabus, but which can also be attended as standalone sessions. Each 1.5-hour workshop is limited to a maximum of 20 course members to allow space and time for everyone to actively participate in practical tasks, breakout room discussions and meaningful feedback and Q&A opportunities. Registration for one or more modules also includes: Recordings of two related introductory webinars by Paulo Dantas: Generative AI: what can we expect in the year ahead? (January 2025) What developments can we expect from generative AI and how might they impact the ELT and Educational publishing industry? (January 2024) A follow-up recording of the live workshop module to review at your leisure. Post-workshop quizzes that cement learning in an engaging way. Access to a course WhatsApp group where participants can share ideas and experiences with like-minded course participants and ask the trainer questions.
  • What are the modules?
    The workshops take place weekly over a six-week period. All workshops are 1.5 hours and take place online via Zoom. Group size is limited to 20 per workshop. Please join the waiting list to hear about upcoming repeats of the course.
  • Who is the course tutor?
    Paulo Dantas is a founding partner of Troika and is a specialist in digital education and project management with a keen interest in the impact of technology on the learning and teaching process. He has developed a range of apps, learning platforms, games and other digital products, edited and written learning materials, designed language-learning syllabi, trained teachers and publishing professionals. In recent years, he has participated in several white paper editorial boards in the digital education industry, such as the Horizon Higher Education Report (2016, 2017 and 2019). He has also served as a lecture curator for the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). He studied social sciences at the Federal University of Pernambuco and is certified by the University of Cambridge (DELTA). He is currently pursuing a Masters at the University of Chichester in Professional Development for Education.
  • How much does each module cost?
    Pricing is £50 per module and subscribed Freelance Publishing Professionals members receive a discounted rate of £35. To access your personalised discount coupon code, log into your FPP account and navigate to the Member Discounts area. Input your coupon code at checkout. Not yet a Freelance Publishing Professionals member? Why not become a directory member today and take advantage of the member discount on this course? The annual subscription fee of £65 also includes regular online CPD webinars and social events and a substantial discount on your Awayday ticket, amongst other benefits. Find out more and join today.
  • What are previous participants saying about the course?
    I'd experimented a bit with ChatGPT previously and hadn't been impressed, but my eyes have really been opened in terms of what's possible when you really get your head around how to prompt and refine the results efficiently. The very specific examples of creating IELTS practice tests made me see immediately how I could apply what I'd learned. ​The session on identifying and effectively mitigating bias was fascinating and impressive. Lots of food for thought there! I've enjoyed the sessions I've been to. It definitely helps to attend more than one session to gain a real overview.​ It was really useful that the example applications were all highly relevant to our work as educational editors/writers. I now feel much more aware of the huge potential as well as the issues. Paulo is so knowledgeable! Really personable, diplomatic, encouraging. Thoughtful answers to all our questions. [Paulo is] well prepared, including sending us links before the module so that we're ready when it starts. I've been thinking about it and telling everyone constantly.
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Click on the tiles below to see module overviews and to register. Please note that each module must be booked separately. If you are a subscribed member of Freelance Publishing Professionals you can access your course discount code in the logged in Members' area of our website. ​

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