Prompt Lab
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Dr. Stephanie Garay's FORGED Framework

Think first.
Then prompt well.

Prompt engineering taught through a responsible AI process — not just tips and tricks. Follow FORGED: Form · Organize · Refine · Ground · Evaluate · Debrief.

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Modules
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Quizzes
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Challenges
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Reference topics
🎓 Who it's for

Use it in class, at work, or for yourself

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🧑‍🎓 Teens

Learn step by step

Short lessons, clear examples, and quick practice help students stay focused and confident.

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👩‍🏫 Teachers

Teach with structure

Use the slide-style modules, classroom-friendly examples, and challenge pages for guided instruction.

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💼 Young professionals

Practice useful work prompts

Try prompts for emails, summaries, planning, brainstorming, and clear communication at work.

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📖 Curriculum

13 modules for building strong, safe, and responsible prompts

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1

Introduction to Prompt Engineering

Learn what prompt engineering is, why it matters, and how to set a clear goal before asking AI for help.

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2

LLM Settings and Basics of Prompting

Learn how settings like temperature, tone, and length change the answer, and how to start with a simple prompt.

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3

The Anatomy of a Prompt

Build stronger prompts by combining task, context, audience, examples, format, and constraints.

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4

Core Prompting Techniques

Learn when to use zero-shot, few-shot, role prompting, and other control techniques.

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The FORGED Framework — Using AI Wisely

A six-step framework for using AI as a thinking partner — not a replacement for your own ideas. Form, Organize, Refine, Ground, Evaluate, Debrief.

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Step-by-Step Reasoning

Use chain-of-thought style thinking, self-consistency, and careful checking for harder problems.

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Prompt Chaining and Planning

Learn how one prompt can feed into the next, and how to plan a bigger task in small pieces.

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8

Knowledge, Retrieval, and Tool Use

Learn how prompts can use facts, documents, and tools to support better answers.

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Prompt Optimization and Evaluation

Learn how to test, improve, and measure prompts so they work better.

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Practical Applications and Model Awareness

See how prompts are used for real tasks like writing, coding, summarizing, classifying, and creating data.

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Safety, Security, and the Future

Learn how to keep prompts fair, secure, truthful, and ready for future tools like multimodal AI and automation.

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12

The EU AI Act — Your Rights in the Age of AI

Understand the world's first comprehensive AI law: what it bans, what it regulates, and what it means for you as a student, teacher, or professional in Europe.

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13

Privacy, Security & Spotting Fake Information

Protect what you share with AI, recognise fabricated answers, and learn the verification habits every AI user needs.

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Practice and challenge options

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🧪 Playground

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🎯 Practice

Try one challenge after each module

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Basic Structure

Count to Three

The simplest test of a working prompt: write a clear, direct instruction that makes Claude count from 1 to 3. No tricks — just practice the basics of being clear and getting exactly what you ask for.

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System Prompts

Make Claude Talk Like a 3-Year-Old

System prompts set Claude's persona before the conversation starts. Write a system prompt that makes Claude talk like a curious 3-year-old child — simple words, short sentences, lots of enthusiasm.

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Clarity

Stop the Hedging — One Definitive Answer

Claude often gives balanced 'on the one hand / on the other hand' answers. Your challenge: force Claude to pick ONE specific answer with NO hedging, caveats, or 'it depends'.

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