AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations
The 4D framework for working well with AI — Delegation, Description, Discernment, Diligence.
The foundational track of the School of AI Fluency. One module per D. Works for students, educators, workers, and nonprofit operators — everyone who needs to collaborate with AI intentionally instead of reactively. Capstone: a one-page personal AI Fluency playbook you actually use.
At a glance
- Modules
- 4
- Lessons
- 9
- Duration
- 4 weeks
- AI engine
- Claude
Module 1
Delegation
Deciding *what* to hand to AI — and what only you can do. The first D, because if you get this wrong the other three don't matter.
1. The 4D framework
Why AI fluency comes down to four decisions, not to prompt-engineering tricks.
10 min2. What not to delegate
The decisions only you can make — and how to recognize them before you've handed them off.
14 min3. A rubric for the in-between
Three dimensions that tell you whether to delegate a task, stretch-delegate with supervision, or keep it.
12 min
Module 2
Description
How to hand the work off well. Goals, constraints, non-constraints, and evidence of success.
1. The shape of a good ask
Four parts that turn a vague request into one the AI gets right on the first try.
12 min2. Context, constraints, and permissions
The four kinds of context you hand over — and why 'what not to worry about' matters as much as 'what to do.'
12 min3. Describing yourself (and why it matters)
The AI is also guessing who *you* are. When you're explicit about it, the output gets dramatically more useful.
10 min
Module 3
Discernment
Reading an AI's output like a reviewer. When to trust, when to push back, when to start over.
Module 4
Diligence
Landing the work well. Attribution, honesty, and the care you owe people affected by your AI-assisted output.