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Official courses from the teams behind Stanford's supported AI tools — reviewed, annotated, and organized so you can choose the right one without wading through a catalog.

Featured track · 3 courses

OpenAI: AI Foundations path

OpenAI Academy's own progression — from everyday prompting habits to agent-assisted workflows. Free, with a certificate for each course.
Directory · Beginner

OpenAI Academy

OpenAI's learning hub with tutorials and courses for ChatGPT and the OpenAI platform, from getting started to advanced workflows.

Free
OpenAI Course · Beginner

AI Foundations

Start here if you've never used ChatGPT or GPT-based tools seriously — this is OpenAI's own on-ramp, and it pairs well with Stanford's ChatGPT Edu access.

Free
OpenAI Course · Intermediate

Applied AI Foundations

For once you're past basics and want to apply AI to recurring work tasks — the natural second step after AI Foundations.

Free
OpenAI Course · Advanced

Agents and Workflows

Covers directing multi-step AI agents — most relevant once you're comfortable with prompting and want to automate a real workflow.

Free
OpenAI Course · Beginner

Get started with ChatGPT Work

Follow along using openai resource guide here: https://academy.openai.com/home/clubs/work-users-ynjqu/resources/get-started-with-chatgpt-work-webinar-resource-guide-2026-08-03

37 min
OpenAI Course · Beginner

Codex for everyday work

Codex can help you move beyond simple prompts by turning scattered work context into useful outputs like reports, workflows, dashboards, and daily briefs. In this beginner-friendly webinar, you’ll learn what to hand off, how to review what Codex creates, and where to find resources and use cases to keep going. Resource Guide: https://academy.openai.com/home/clubs/work-users-ynjqu/resources/codex-for-everyday-work-webinar-resource-guide-2026-05-05

24 min
OpenAI
Featured track · 4 courses

Anthropic: Claude essentials

Claude Academy's sequence from everyday Claude use to AI fluency, then on to building with the Claude platform and MCP. All free.
Directory · Beginner

Claude Academy

Anthropic's free learning portal for Claude: product tracks for Claude.ai, Cowork, Claude Code and the Claude Platform, AI Fluency courses, and live webinars.

Free
Anthropic Course · Beginner

Claude 101

The fastest way to get oriented on Claude specifically — useful even if you already use ChatGPT, since Claude for Education is Stanford's other major supported assistant.

Free
Claude Course · Beginner

AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations

A vendor-neutral way of thinking about working with any AI assistant, not just Claude — good for building durable judgment rather than tool-specific tricks.

4h
Claude Course · Intermediate

Claude Platform 101

For developers who want to call Claude from code — pairs directly with Stanford's AI API Gateway.

Free
Claude Course · Intermediate

Introduction to Model Context Protocol

MCP is how Claude (and increasingly other assistants) connects to tools and data — relevant if you're building anything beyond simple chat.

Free
Claude Course · Beginner

Introduction to Claude Cowork

Cowork is part of Stanford's Claude for Education rollout � this is the vendor's own walkthrough of the workflow the UIT knowledge-base guides reference.

Free
Claude Course · Intermediate

Claude Code 101

Pairs with Stanford's Claude Code knowledge-base guides � the how-to KBs in this portal reference exactly these workflows.

Free
Claude Course · Beginner

AI Fluency for Students

Written for students specifically � a good first recommendation alongside Stanford's responsible-AI guidance.

Free
Claude Course · Beginner

AI Fluency for Educators

For teaching staff introducing AI into their courses � complements Stanford's teaching guidance on AI use.

Free
Claude
Featured track · 3 courses

Google: Gemini essentials

Google's path from a 45-minute generative-AI primer through AI Essentials to the full AI Professional Certificate.
Course · Beginner

Grow with Google: AI Essentials

Google's AI essentials training: practical courses on using Gemini and AI tools for everyday productivity.

Free
Google Course · Beginner

Introduction to Generative AI

Google's own short intro — a good complement if your work touches Gemini Enterprise, which Stanford also supports.

45 min
Google Course · Beginner

Google AI Essentials

A practical, half-day course on using AI tools for everyday work — vendor-neutral in spirit despite being Google-branded.

5h
Google Course · Beginner

Google AI Professional Certificate

A deeper, multi-course credential — worth it if you want a portfolio-worthy certificate, not just a quick orientation.

8h
Google
Course · Beginner

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

A plain-language AI primer for non-technical staff — good starting point before anything Stanford-specific.

1h 34m
LinkedIn Course · Beginner

Introduction to Prompt Engineering for Generative AI

Covers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Copilot side by side — useful precisely because it's not locked to one vendor.

1h 3m
LinkedIn Course · Beginner

Ethics in the Age of Generative AI

Short and non-technical — a reasonable pairing with Stanford's own Responsible AI guidance for anyone in a policy-adjacent role.

39 min
LinkedIn Course · Intermediate

Generative AI for Business Leaders

Strategic, not technical — for managers deciding how AI fits their team's work, not how to prompt it.

57 min
LinkedIn Course · Intermediate

Introduction to Large Language Models

The best plain-English explanation of how tools like Claude and ChatGPT actually work under the hood, if you want the "why" and not just the "how".

1h 17m
LinkedIn Course · Beginner

Responsible AI: Principles and Practical Applications

UC Berkeley faculty, more academic in tone than Stanford's own guidance but a useful second perspective for instructors.

1h 6m
LinkedIn Learning path · Beginner

Building AI Literacy (learning path)

The most comprehensive single resource on this list (7h 46m) — treat it as a multi-week reference, not a one-sitting course.

7h 46m
LinkedIn Course · Intermediate

Integrating Generative AI into Business Strategy

For anyone thinking about AI adoption at the department or team level, not individual use.

36 min
LinkedIn

Vendor courses go deeper. Stanford guidance still comes first.

Before applying a vendor technique at work, confirm that the tool, data type, and workflow follow Stanford's current AI guidance. The Stanford notes on each course help connect the two.