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Live Labs for Learning Designers
Starts 10th September 2025
AI in Learning Lab
Integrate AI into Your Professional Practice
This short course series starts 10th Sept 2025 gives you the tools, techniques, and confidence to put AI to work right away. In five hands-on, 3-hour live online workshops, you’ll get practical experience with leading AI tools and frameworks. Go from the basics to advanced prompting, research support, assessment design, and full course creation. Everything is practical, ethical, and built for immediate impact.

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Event Details
This course is delivered over five Live Labs, scheduled on the following dates.
Lab One - 10th Sep 2025
Lab Two - 23rd Sep 2025
Lab Three - 7th Oct 2025
Lab Four - 21st Oct 2025
Lab Five - 4th Nov 2025
Career Transformation
The Digital Learning Institute provided me with the tools and network to apply new learning strategies and elevate my career.
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Emily Kotecki, Principal at High Beam Strategies - New York, USA
Key Transformation
Enrolling in the Digital Learning Institute gave me the skills and portfolio I needed to pivot my career into instructional design.
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I wholeheartedly recommend this course. The ongoing support, practical toolkits, and the overall community spirit make it an invaluable experience!
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What You'll Learn
Syllabus Summary
Along with a certificate from the Digital Learning Institute, this course qualifies for ATD CPD learning points and supports professional development for CPTD and APTD certification.
Gain a practical understanding of what AI is and how it’s transforming everyday tools, learning environments, and workplace productivity.
What you'll learn:
What is AI?
Definitions, key terms, and real-world applications in work and education.
Tool Exploration
Hands-on comparison of top chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, and more.
Practice and Trends
Create your own AI image, try prompting tools in real time, and explore where AI is headed in 2025.
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Tutor: Joe Houghton
Joe Houghton, Assistant Professor at UCD Smurfit Graduate School of Business has written 3 books on AI in Education and has a weekly LinkedIn newsletter on the subject with approaching 3,000 subscribers. A long-time associate with the Digital Learning Institute, he delivers engaging and up-to-date online workshops that introduce AI tools and approaches to audiences, leaving them better equipped to use this fast-evolving tech in their daily lives.
The Digital Learning Institute (DLI) is the global standard for education and certification in digital learning and instructional design. Our mission is to shape the future of education by making high-quality digital learning accessible anytime, anywhere.

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5x 3 hour focused labs
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Yana Smolvannikova
I trusted DLI because I knew their standards. This time, I didn’t need more tools—I needed a method to use them wisely... The live sessions and exchanges with other participants made a huge difference. I felt supported and not alone in the chaos.
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I was looking for a course that would offer an opportunity to see online learning from a holistic perspective. I wanted a program that aligned with what I already knew, but would also push me to think differently.
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Andrew Gross
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Blythe Armitage
The motivation to take the course was really to formalize my knowledge and ensure I was applying best practices in digital learning. I wanted to be confident that I was supporting my team with the most up-to-date and effective tools.
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James Hammer
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Ben Dadds
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Rebecca Jones
The ability to experiment with new techniques and see the impact on my teaching was incredibly satisfying. The passionate tutors and up-to-date content made the learning experience both engaging and practical.