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Common questions about AI workshops

The questions we hear most about AI Foundations, the three formats, what is and is not safe to put into AI, and how to bring training to your team.

What does the AI Foundations workshop actually cover?

The workshop runs in three movements. First, AI literacy from zero: how the model works at a working-knowledge level, what it is good at, and what it is not. Second, framing prompts using CRAFT (Context, Role, Action, Format, Tone) so you get useful output without trial and error. Third, building a working Claude Artifact you can use in your real work. The day ends with everyone holding a tool they understand because they built it.

How much does AI training cost?

$350 per seat for the in-person full-day Workshop and the six-week online Bootcamp. Lunch is included in the full-day. Custom one-on-one and small-team engagements are quoted by scope after a discovery call. Groups of five or more from the same organization get a group rate. Ask through our group intake form.

Do I need an AI background to attend?

No. We assume zero prior experience and scaffold from first principles. By lunch you have the vocabulary and judgment to evaluate AI tools. By the end of the day you have built a working tool yourself. If you can write a text message, you can build a Claude Artifact.

How long is the workshop?

The in-person Workshop is one day, seven hours total: three hours of morning instruction, one hour for lunch, three hours of afternoon build time. The Bootcamp delivers the same curriculum over six weekly one-hour live sessions. Custom engagements are scoped to your calendar.

What is the difference between Workshop, Bootcamp, and Custom?

Same curriculum, three formats. Workshop is one full day, in person, $350 per seat, capped at 25 people. Bootcamp is six weeks online, one hour live each week, $350 per seat, minimum five and maximum ten per cohort. Custom is one-on-one or team coaching scoped around your goals and schedule; pricing varies. See all three formats.

Why choose an in-person workshop over a remote option?

Both formats deliver the same curriculum and ship the same working Claude Artifact. The right choice depends on your situation. In-person works best for full-day immersion with nothing competing for attention, hands-on learning with both instructors in the room, the cohort energy and post-workshop relationships you only get in person, and one-and-done scheduling versus six weeks of recurring sessions. Remote works best when travel or schedule constraints rule out a full day, when a team cannot give up an entire day at once (Bootcamp is six weekly hours instead), when one-on-one or small-team needs require flexible pacing (Custom), or when learners live outside the Indiana corridor. When in-person is logistically possible, retention is higher because nothing competes for attention. When it is not, the Bootcamp and Custom formats deliver the same outcome on a different rhythm.

Is it safe to use AI with student records, patient information, or other regulated data?

Free Claude (what we use in our workshops) is not appropriate for FERPA, HIPAA, PII, or contract-protected data. We teach the boundaries clearly. Workshop participants build with clean, hypothetical, or anonymized data. If your organization has signed an enterprise AI contract with Anthropic or a comparable vendor, that tool may permit real data entry through your approved channel. That call belongs to your compliance, IT, or legal counsel, not to us. The regulatory floor your work already sits inside caps how AI can be used. Read our full AI disclaimer.

What is a Claude Artifact?

A Claude Artifact is a small, working AI-built tool you create inside Claude. Past participants have built an email reply assistant tuned to a specific office, a single-paragraph-to-a-week social content generator, a customer-message tone analyzer, and a student services email assistant. See working examples on our Samples page.

What is the difference between a Claude Artifact, an AI Agent, and an Agentic workflow?

Three scales of AI use, same fundamentals underneath. A Claude Artifact is a single working tool you build inside Claude (an email assistant, a tone analyzer, a content generator). You drive each request and see each output. An AI Agent is an AI you have authorized to take actions on its own across a defined set of tools. You set the goal and the guardrails; the agent decides which steps to take inside them. An Agentic workflow chains multiple agents and tools together to handle a multi-step process from start to finish, with the AI making choices along the way. Most everyday work belongs at Artifact level, where you stay accountable for each output. Agents and Agentic workflows require more guardrails, audit trails, and human-in-the-loop checkpoints. AI Foundations starts you at Artifact level and builds the judgment you need before going further. Custom engagements scope into Agent and Agentic territory when your team is ready.

Who teaches the workshops?

Mike Jones founded AI Engines and authored the HUMAN-HEART AI Resilience Framework. He has coached more than 250 faculty, staff, administrators, and instructional designers through AI onboarding and is a Level 3 Certified AI Agent Developer through MindStudio. James Weaver is a Java Champion, JavaOne Rockstar, and Quantum Developer Advocate; he has taught thousands of developers at conferences worldwide. Both are in the room for every full-day Workshop. Read the full instructor bios.

Where do you run AI workshops in Indiana?

Marion (our home base), Muncie, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Kokomo, and Wabash. See our Indiana city pages for local details. Private cohorts can be booked anywhere in Indiana, surrounding communities, or neighboring states. Remote options are available: the six-week Bootcamp and Custom formats run online from anywhere.

Can I bring my whole team?

Yes. We cap each public cohort at 25 seats so it stays high-touch. For groups of five or more from one school, business, or organization, we offer a group rate and can scope a private cohort with your dates and venue. Use the group intake form.

What if I have to miss part of the workshop?

For the in-person Workshop, the full day is sequential. Missing the morning makes the afternoon build harder. We work with you on a case-by-case basis. For the Bootcamp, weekly sessions are recorded so you can catch up between live sessions. Read our cancellation policy for the formal terms.

How do I bring AI training to my school district, business, or organization?

Start with our contact form. Tell us how many people you have, what your timeline looks like, and which format fits (one-day onsite, six-week online, or fully custom). We respond within one business day with a scoping conversation.

Question we did not answer?

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