How to Use ChatPPT as Your Interactive Course Coach

Written By chloe kwok

Last updated 7 months ago

What is ChatPPT?

ChatPPT is an interactive learning assistant that helps you:

  • Analyze your skills and learning needs using assessment results

  • Break down the course PowerPoint slides into key learning topics and strategies

  • Plan your study path, get feedback, and prepare for projects/assessments

How to Feed Assessment Results or Slides to ChatPPT

1. Uploading Assessment Results

  1. Obtain your assessment results and download them as a PDF

  2. Upload your assessment results to ChatPPT

  3. Let ChatPPT know Please analyze my baseline skills or Tell me how I should study based on my assessment results

  4. ChatPPT will analyze your strengths and blind spots, summarize your skill levels, and recommend learning priorities

2. Uploading PowerPoint Slides or PDFs

  1. Download or export your lecture slides

  2. Upload the appropriate lecture slides to ChatPPT

  3. Ask ChatPPT for an analysis with prompts like Analyze these slides for key topics and learning objectives or utilize it for review with Based on my assessment results and these lecture slides, what should I focus on?

  4. ChatPPT will break down slides by topic, generate study questions, and show connections across weeks

How ChatPPT Can Help with Study Planning & Skills Growth

1. Creating Study Guides

Request ChatPPT to build you a study guide with prompts like Make me a study guide for Week 2 based on these slides and my skill assessment

Utilizing this can help you better

  • Understand what learning topics and objectives to prioritize

  • Receive tailored practice questions

  • Review recommended resources and next steps

2. Ongoing Skill Assessments

You can retake or update your skills in ChatPPT to compare or track your growth throughout this course

Periodically request a self-check with prompts like Quiz me on LLM concepts based on my last survey to ensure understanding

3. Project & Exam Support

Ask ChatPPT for logistical questions to better understand project goals and expectations with prompts like What are the project milestones? How can I get started?

Pro tip: Use ChatPPT as a discussion partner to discuss project and assignment ideas!

How ChatPPT Helps You Know What Questions to Ask

ChatPPT isn’t just for reviewing content— it also guides you to ask the right questions, tailored to your current understanding and learning goals

Try out some prompts like Given my assessment skill level, can you suggest specific questions I should ask during lecture to help me better understand the main concepts?

1. Clarifying Questions

  • What does [term] mean in this context?

  • How does [concept] relate to the previous slide’s material?

2. Analytical Questions

  • What are the main differences between [Concept A] and [Concept B]?

  • Can you explain why [process] works this way, rather than another way?

3. Synthesis/Evaluation Questions

  • If [variable] were changed, how would the outcome differ?

  • What are the limitations of this approach? When might it not apply?

Pro tip: Stuck on what to ask in class? Upload your slides and assessment survey, then prompt ChatPPT: Based on my skills, what questions should I ask during lecture?
You’ll get targeted question types (clarifying, analytical, application, advanced) that help you break through confusion, spot connections, and actively engage in class

Best Practices for Getting the Most out of ChatPPT

Be specific: The more context you provide (assessment results, slides, your questions), the better the guidance

Iterate: You can upload new slides, updated surveys, or even draft project ideas anytime

Use follow-up questions: Ask for clarification, simpler explanations, or deeper dives as needed

Ask for real-world examples or analogies if a concept feels abstract

Leverage the strategic questions: Use the ones ChatPPT generates as self-quizzes or discussion points with study groups

Example Prompts

  • Here’s my skills survey. Can you summarize my strengths and suggest a study plan?

  • Analyze these Week 3 slides. What are the 3 most important concepts?

  • Give me practice questions for understanding RAG pipelines.

  • Quiz me on supervised vs. unsupervised learning.

  • What foundational Python skills do I need to review for this course?

  • Help me draft a project idea and plan my next steps