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Detail	Digital Thinking Tools for Better Decisions	Anthropic AI Fluency
Provider	The Open University	Anthropic
Our rating	4.2	4.4
Cost	Free	Free
Time	24 hours	Time not stated
Level	Beginner	Beginner
Credential	digital badge (Credly etc) (free)	certificate of completion (free)
Open to	Worldwide	Worldwide
Free in	Worldwide	Worldwide
Content written for	Any country	Any country
Summary	An eight-session course on using digital tools, from spreadsheets to argument maps, to reason more clearly and make better choices. It ends by linking these thinking tools to modern AI. Completion earns an Open University badge and 24 CPD points.	Anthropic's flagship tool-neutral course on working well with AI, built with academics from University College Cork and Ringling College. It teaches the 4D Framework (Delegation, Description, Discernment, Diligence) plus a grounding in how generative AI works and effective prompting.
Objectives	Explain how digital tools extend human thinking Find and assess information more effectively Use spreadsheets and set reasoning to test ideas Build argument maps to lay out a case and spot weak points Discuss where thinking tools are heading as AI develops	Decide which parts of a task to hand to AI and which to keep Write clearer prompts and give AI the context it needs Critically assess AI outputs and iterate on them Use AI ethically and take responsibility for AI-assisted work Explain at a basic level what generative AI is and where it falls short
Things to know	Badge requires sign-up and passing the quizzes Last updated April 2020, so the AI session predates current generative AI tools CPD points are UK CPD Standards Office points; check whether your Australian professional body accepts them	A final assessment must be completed to receive the certificate. Anthropic does not publish a duration on the course page.
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