Getting Started with Gemini
Course Description:
In this Bigger Brains course, you’ll explore Gemini’s unique features and capabilities that set it apart from other AI tools. Guided by Dr. Kevin Jones—a subject matter expert with over twenty years of experience in Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, and Large Language Models—you’ll learn how to create an account, adjust privacy settings, and navigate the interface with confidence. You’ll see how to rename and search chats, create temporary conversations, and define and use Gems to organize your work.
You’ll also learn about Gemini’s core features, including multimodal analysis, YouTube video insights, and image and video generation. You’ll explore the benefits of Gemini’s large context window for research, discover how to leverage Deep Research and Workspace integration effectively, and use Google search for comprehensive results. By the end of this course, you’ll understand Gemini’s strengths and limitations, best practices for using it, and how to get started with features that make Gemini a powerful tool for productivity and creativity.
Why “Getting Started with Gemini” Matters:
• Identify the key features that distinguish Gemini from competitors
• List Gemini’s capabilities
• Distinguish between the different tiers available
• Distinguish between privacy settings for different accounts
• Create an account
• Change privacy settings
• Navigate the interface
• Define and use Gems
• Identify Gemini’s core analysis and generation features
• Identify the benefits of using Gemini’s large context window for research and analysis
• Explain the uses for Deep Research
• Identify effective ways to leverage Workspace integration
• List best practices for using Gemini
