Learn NotebookLM, step by step

NotebookLM only answers from the sources you give it, which makes it one of the best tools for studying and for working through a pile of documents. The course covers curating sources, checking its citations and turning notes into something useful.

Good for: Students and anyone who needs to master a set of documents quickly.

The tool: Google NotebookLM, at notebooklm.google.com. AILE teaches it to learners 13 and older, in line with the provider's terms.

What the course covers

The NotebookLM module in AILE is 12 short, hands-on lessons in 4 chapters. You practise each skill on a real task, not by watching a video.

  1. Chapter 1. Meet the grounded notebook

    • Meet NotebookLM
    • Curate the sources
    • Let it find the sources

  2. Chapter 2. Ask, and check the receipt

    • Ask against your sources
    • Read the receipt

  3. Chapter 3. Turn sources into Studio

    • Pick the Studio output
    • Brief yourself, hands-free
    • See the shape

  4. Chapter 4. Take it to work

    • Right tool, and plug it in
    • Share without leaking
    • Episode: the client binder
    • The gauntlet: grounded and cited

Is it free?

The NotebookLM module is part of AILE Pro. Every foundation track in AILE, including AI Basics and Prompt Engineering, is free.

Before you rely on it

Its answers are only as good as the sources you load. Check the cited passage, not just the summary.

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