Quest 13 of 15
Advanced prompting patterns
Advanced prompts make expectations testable by giving context, examples, constraints, evaluation criteria, and a request for uncertainty or alternatives.
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This module builds on earlier parts, but every important idea is explained in context. Advanced prompts make expectations testable by giving context, examples, constraints, evaluation criteria, and a request for uncertainty or alternatives. As you read, connect each concept to the worked example and ask what a person must still decide.
Big idea
Advanced prompts make expectations testable by giving context, examples, constraints, evaluation criteria, and a request for uncertainty or alternatives.

Learn one idea at a time
Read, explore, then mark each idea when you can explain it.
Idea 1 of 9
Define Your Learning or Community Goal: Begin with a real learning or community goal. Break a complex task into stages, specify the audience and output format, and ask the tool to flag assumptions instead of inventing certainty. A clear goal keeps you focused on the actual outcome rather than just playing with the technology.
Choose a deep dive
Open the topics you want to explore. The detail stays folded until you need it.
Deep dive 1Use AI as a thinking partner
For a history revision guide, a learner asks for a table with claims, evidence needed, and questions to verify, then checks each row with class materials. AI can help you organise options, draft a structure, or practise feedback, but it cannot take responsibility for your learning or impact. Keep the task small enough to check and revise.

Deep dive 2Make your evidence visible
Strong work shows where important information came from and why it is credible. Save prompts, links, notes, and revisions when they help explain your process. This makes it easier to correct mistakes and show your own contribution.

Deep dive 3Worked example: Advanced prompting patterns
For a history revision guide, a learner asks for a table with claims, evidence needed, and questions to verify, then checks each row with class materials. You have an AI-generated draft but notice that some claims are unsourced and you are unsure whether it fits the people who will use it. A responsible response is: Check key claims with reliable sources, adapt the work for the audience, and explain your contribution. Correct. You are using AI as support while taking responsibility for accuracy and fit. Use this case to separate what the technology contributes from what people contribute. The team should compare the intended outcome with a baseline where applicable, record important assumptions, and keep a clear route to correct or stop the process.

Deep dive 4Local check for Advanced prompting patterns
Ask whether the examples, data, and assumptions fit your school, company, or community. Generic demos often miss local names, laws, connectivity, and languages.
Deep dive 5Advanced prompting patterns
Few-shot examples and clear constraints beat vague wishes.

One-minute challenge
Connect this lesson to real life
Name one situation where this idea could help, and one thing a person should still check.
Explore a real-world example
Use the arrows to connect the idea to a visible situation.
Photo example
Advanced prompting patterns: a responsible learning loop
Set a goal → prompt with useful context → check sources and fit → revise in your own voice → reflect on what you learned.

Key terms
Tap a term to flip and read the definition.
Optional further learningFree textbooks and trusted online resources
These sources informed the course structure. Use them to revisit a concept or study it in more depth.
Ready check
Tick each idea only when you could explain it without looking back.
Ready for practice? Pick one task from school, home, work experience, or your community where structured prompting and iteration could help. Decide what information must stay private.
Extra context (audience, logistics, curriculum notes)
Built for: For secondary students and independent learners; no coding required.
Formats: Learn scroll · Practice interactions · Quiz · Optional chat lab
Module 13 — Advanced prompting patterns
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