Beyond the Pen

Unleashing AI's Power for Genealogy: Transform Your Ancestral Storytelling

Embark on a transformative journey with 'Beyond the Pen' — a course crafted for genealogy enthusiasts eager to bridge the gap between the old and the new. Dive into the heart of modern genealogy, where technology meets tradition, and discover how AI can illuminate your family's past in ways you never imagined. From uncovering hidden stories with advanced digital tools to weaving captivating narratives that breathe life into your ancestors, this course is your gateway to creating unforgettable family legacies. Join us, and let's turn your genealogy passion into a masterpiece of storytelling and visual artistry.

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Course outline

12 Modules

1. Webinar & Workshop Schedule: 2025
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2. Webinar Link
3. Webinar Titles & Descriptions by Module
1. Welcome Message
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2. Welcome Video
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3. Outcome 1: Course Objective
4. Modules Overview
5. Prep for Course Activities
6. Course Challenges
7. Course Collaboration
8. Module 1 Challenge
1. Welcome to Module 2: Setup AI Tools for Writing
2. Outcome 2: Setup, embrace, customise and personalise AI Tools
3. Lesson 1: Setup your AI Tools for Writing Projects
4. Understand ChatGPT Basics
5. Lesson 2: Embrace AI for improving your Writing
6. Lesson 3: Customise your AI tools
7. Lesson 4: Create your own GPTs
8. Lesson 5: Shopping for GPTs
9. Lesson 6: Customise and Personalise Claude Sonnet 3.7
10. Module 2 Challenge: Customise your AI Tool for Writing
1. Welcome to Module 3
2. Outcome 3: Prompting, refining and tailoring
3. Lesson 1: Prompt Engineering Basics
4. Lesson 2: Crafting Clear and Concise Prompts
5. Lesson 3: The Power of Specificity in Prompts
6. Lesson 5: Refining Your Prompts - the feedback loop
7. Lesson 6: Tailoring ChatGPT to Echo Your Writing Style
8. Case Study 1: One Prompt to Rule them all
9. Module 3 Challenge: Master the art of prompt engineering
1. Welcome to Module 4: Best Practice in Storytelling
2. Outcome 4: Harnessing Best Practices
3. Lesson 1: Customising GPTs for Genealogy
4. Lesson 2: Best practices for using ChatGPT in writing
5. Lesson 3: Best practices for using Claude Sonnet in Writing
6. Lesson 4: Preserve Your Creative Signature
7. Lesson 5: Balance AI Assistance with Personal Creativity
8. Lesson 6: Creative Experimentation with Prompts
9. Ancestral Profiles: Templates for Download
10. Module 4 Challenge: Practice Blending AI and Storytelling
1. Welcome to Module 5: Techniques for crafting compelling family narratives
2. Outcome 5: Storytelling Techniques
3. Podcast Episode 4: Blending AI into your writing style
4. Lesson 1: The Art of Storytelling in Genealogy
5. Lesson 2: Multimedia Storytelling
6. Lesson 3: Using Canva for digital storytelling
7. Lesson 4: Digital Ancestral Profile in Canva
8. Lesson 6: Create emotional depth to your story
9. Module 5 Challenge: Digital story with Canva
1. Welcome to Module 6: Perfecting Your Narrative
2. Outcome 6: Structured Storytelling
3. Lesson 1: Idea generation with ChatGPT
4. Lesson 2 Part A: AI helps set the scenes
5. Lesson 2 Part B: Scenes in the story of Elizabeth Ann Robinson
6. Lesson 3 Part A: AI helps with subplots
7. Lesson 3 Part B: subplots taking shape
8. Lesson 4 Part A: AI helps generate story arcs
9. Lesson 4 Part B: Story arc for the story of Elizabeth Ann Robinson
10. Lesson 5: Archiving the story of Elizabeth Ann Robinson
11. Module 6 Challenge: Structure story outline with Claude
1. Welcome to Module 7: Creating a Family History Archive with WeAre.xyz
2. Outcome 7: Build your family history archive at WeAre.xyz
3. Lesson 1: Getting started with a GEDCOM
4. Lesson 2: Build a Welcome Page
5. Lesson 3: Create an ancestor profile
6. Lesson 4: Create a Place article
7. Lesson 5: Create a research article for your family history
8. Lesson 6: Upload research records and documents
9. Lesson 7: Create a media album
10. Lesson 8: Create Maps
11. Lesson 9: Edit your tree
12. Lesson 10: Build a Blog
13. Module 7 Challenge: Create a family history archive
1. Welcome to Module 8: Creative Frontiers
2. Outcome 8: Creating your Innovative Style
3. Lesson 1: How to check historical facts
4. Lesson 2: Setting the scene
5. Lesson 3: Illustrating the past
6. Lesson 4: AI helps with editing and proofreading
7. Lesson 5: How to maintain Your Creative Edge with AI Assistance
8. Lesson 6: Interactive storytelling
9. Lesson 7: Crediting Your Digital Muse
10. Case Study 2: Exploring pre-made GPTs
11. Module 8 Challenge: Inventive Intelligence
1. Welcome to Module 9: Advanced Techniques and Concepts
2. Outcome 9: Polishing your prose
3. Lesson 1: How Can AI Tools Be Used for Effective Self-Editing?
4. Lesson 2: What Strategies Work Best for Incorporating AI Feedback into Revisions?
5. Lesson 3: How to Balance AI Suggestions with Personal Writing Style?
6. Lesson 4: Can AI Help Identify Plot Inconsistencies and Continuity Errors?
7. Lesson 5: Utilizing AI for Pacing and Tension in Storytelling: What Are the Best Practices?
8. Lesson 6: Navigating AI's Role in Refining Dialogue: What You Need to Know
9. Lesson 7: Enhancing Descriptive Language with AI: Techniques and Limitations
10. Lesson 8: From AI Feedback to Final Draft: A Step-by-Step Guide
11. Module 9 Challenge: Weaving Genealogy into Narratives
1. Introduction
2. The Journey Towards Sentience
3. Theoretical Underpinnings
4. Ethical and Societal Implications
5. Real-world Applications and Speculative Futures

About this course

$127.00
103 lessons
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Course Outcomes:

By the end of this course, participants will:

By joining 'Beyond the Pen,' you’re not just signing up for a course; you’re embarking on a journey to redefine your genealogical exploration.

Lessons in the following modules will help you:

Build your AI tools into your writing workflow
Customise GPTs for Your Creative Vision
Master Prompt Formulation for Dynamic Storytelling
Craft Captivating Narratives with AI
Explore Advanced AI Projects and Spaces for Storytelling
Design Custom GPTs for Your Writing Projects
Optimise Storytelling Prompts for Engaging Content
Overcome Creative Blocks with AI
Leverage your AI Squad for Engaging Storytelling
Master AI-Assisted Feedback and Revisions

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What This Course Offers

"Beyond the Pen" is structured into comprehensive modules, each focusing on a different aspect of AI-enhanced storytelling:

Understanding and Customising AI Tools:

Start by familiarising yourself with AI technology and learning how to tailor it to your unique writing style
Prompt Formulation Mastery:

Dive into the art of crafting effective prompts to elicit the best responses from AI, enhancing your narrative's depth and complexity.
Optimising Storytelling Prompts:

Explore techniques to optimise prompts for various storytelling elements, including character development, plot structuring, and more.
Creating GPTs for Storytelling

Learn to create specific prompts within your own GPTs that cater to narrative development, ensuring a smooth and productive AI-writing experience.
Narrative Content Generation:

Narrative Content Generation: Discover how AI can assist in crafting compelling narrative content, from initial brainstorming to the final draft.
Fine-tuning the Narrative:

Use AI to refine and polish your narrative, enhancing clarity, coherence, and emotional impact.
Utilising AI Creatively:

Utilising AI Creatively: Experiment with AI in various creative writing aspects, including genre exploration, mood setting, and dialogues.
Advanced Techniques:

Delve into advanced storytelling techniques using AI, such as nonlinear narratives, flashbacks, foreshadowing, and more.
Transform Data into Art:

Learn the secrets of AI to create genealogical images that do more than tell stories; they captivate and mesmerise, turning your family history into a breathtaking visual legacy that speaks volumes.

Find your Muse

Write with AI

Embark on a transformative writing journey with AI technology in this 8-week course tailored for family historians and genealogists. Discover how to leverage AI tools to craft compelling narratives and bring your ancestral stories to life. Through engaging lessons, practical assignments, and interactive quizzes, you will enhance your storytelling skills and master the art of integrating AI into your writing process. Join us in exploring the intersection of genealogy, storytelling, and artificial intelligence.

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Great course, steps through learnings and reinforces knowledge with practical exercises

Allison Peters

Carole clearly explains the AI tools, and encourages questions and feedback. The course met my goals in helping me to understand what AI tools can do and what their limitations are. The in-person webinar sessions kept me accountable for working through the lessons. Although I started as an AI sceptic and finished as an AI sceptic (I love the time spent on researching and creating my own written work and trees etc), I am now an educated sceptic. I feel fully able to determine when and how I might want to incorporate AI into my future genealogy.

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Connections 2025: Handouts and Podcasts

Module 0: Live Workshop Schedule

Module 1: Welcome to Beyond the Pen

Module 2: Tailoring AI Tools for Writing

Module 3: Mastering AI Interaction

Module 4: Best Practice in Storytelling

Module 5: Elevating AI Storytelling

Module 6: Perfecting Your Narrative

Module 7: Family History Archiving with WeAre.xyz

Module 8: Creating your Innovative Style

Module 9: Polishing Your Prose

Module 10: The Future of AI for Genealogy

About this course

Understanding and Customising AI Tools:

Prompt Formulation Mastery:

Optimising Storytelling Prompts:

Creating GPTs for Storytelling

Narrative Content Generation:

Fine-tuning the Narrative:

Utilising AI Creatively:

Advanced Techniques:

Transform Data into Art:

Mastering AI in Genealogy 2.0: Your 2025 Roadmap

AI Assisted Storytelling with Omni and Claude

Chat GPT for Genealogy

A to Z in Genealogy: Quick Starts

Essential Genealogy 2.0 Membership

AI Assisted Storytelling Micro Book

Beginner's Guide to AI-Assisted Ancestral Storytelling