Getting Started with AI-Assisted Learning

Skill

Getting Started

Why AI is a learning accelerator (not a shortcut), and how to structure your first study session.

AIBeginnerStudy

How Skills Work

Skills are markdown files that extend your AI agent's knowledge and behaviour. Place them in ~/.claude/skills/ to make them available. Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf read relevant skills automatically based on context.

Getting Started with AI-Assisted Learning.md

A complete introduction to using AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude to accelerate your learning.

## What You'll Learn

–Why AI is a learning accelerator, not a shortcut

–The difference between asking and prompting

–How to structure your first study session with AI

–Common mistakes beginners make (and how to avoid them)

## The Core Principle

AI tools are most powerful when you treat them as a thinking partner, not an answer machine. The quality of your output depends entirely on the quality of your input.

## Getting Started

1.Choose your tool: ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini all work

2.Start with a clear goal for each session

3.Use the prompt templates in this library

4.Always verify important facts from primary sources