alt+Ignite: AI Literacy for All, Develop Personal Guidelines, Educate and Empower Others (Poynter MediaWise)
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What you'll learn
You learn how AI works, create content with it ethically, check AI answers with verification tools, guard your privacy against scams, and write a personal AI guidelines document you can share with others.
- What is AI?
- Ethical AI content creation
- Talking to AI
- Information verification: skills and tools
- Privacy, accessibility and avoiding scams
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Is this right for you?
- Level
- Beginner People new to this. You can start today with no experience.
- What you get
- A certificate from a name employers know, ready to add to LinkedIn and your résumé the day you finish. It costs nothing to take.
- How you learn
- Online, self paced, about 3 hrs.
- How to use it
- Add it to LinkedIn under Licenses and certifications, post it with one thing you learned, and name the exact skills on your résumé. Then bring it up in interviews and show how you use AI to get more done.
- Why it's worth it
- Fast, practical proof that you are ahead on AI. It shows initiative, gives you skills you can use the same day, and hands you something concrete to talk about with every hiring manager.
What you will payNothingThe learning and the certificate are free.
- Time
- About 3 hours.
- Before you start
- Poynter account. Built for educators, library workers, civic leaders and anyone interested in AI literacy.
- How you are tested
- Online, self directed, start anytime.
- Renewal
- None stated.
- Full cost details
- $0. Free through support from the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation.
- Where it applies
- Online, worldwide.
Checked at the source Oct 23, 2026
Sources and what we verified
Poynter course page: $0, about three hours, six units, Poynter certificate ↗What we verified: Page shows $0.00 and says completers earn a Poynter Certificate. It is an AI literacy course for a broad audience rather than a newsroom course.
Fees and eligibility can change. Confirm current terms with the issuer before you pay.
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