Study smarter not harder with Google AI
Published 6 September 2025
Google has published a set of learner resources for its Gemini range: a prompting guide and a series of short videos aimed at students. This page collects them in one place, with a suggested order, so you can get up to speed without searching for each one.
These are Google’s own materials, and they are a good set of references for learning the basics of using AI for study. They show what the tools can do, not what your school allows. Always follow your school’s and lecturers’ AI guidelines.
What you can do with Gemini for study
The resources below cover three broad uses:
Writing feedback
Get feedback on rough drafts and refine your writing.
Understanding topics
Work through complex topics and assignments step by step.
Practice and revision
Prepare with practice quizzes and personalised study guides.
Start here: the prompting guide
Google’s guide offers tips for writing effective prompts, so you can deepen your understanding and refine your projects with Google’s AI tools. Good prompts are the single most useful skill to build first.
Download the guide (PDF from Google)Watch: the AI for Students series
Six short videos from Grow with Google. A suggested order is below: begin with the overview and the prompting tips, then choose the ones that match what you are working on.
Ways AI can help with your studies
An overview of how AI tools can support your studies.
Prompting tips to personalize your learning
Tips for shaping AI responses around how you learn.
Get writing feedback with Gemini
Using Gemini to get feedback on your writing.
Make Gemini your research assistant
Using Gemini to support your research.
Understand visual information in a snap
Using Gemini to make sense of visual information.
Turn any idea into a video with Gemini
Turning an idea into a video with Gemini.
Using AI responsibly for study
AI tools are most useful when they support your own thinking. A few habits worth building from the start:
- Follow your institution’s rules on AI use, and be clear about where you have used it.
- Check AI answers against reliable sources. AI can be wrong or out of date, and it can state incorrect information with confidence.
- Keep personal, confidential or assessment material out of public AI tools unless the rules allow it.
- Use AI to understand a topic, then produce your own work.
Where to go next
Once you are comfortable with the basics, our resources show how the same ideas apply to construction and project management work.
Keep reading
More on AI, construction, education and project management.
Use AI as a guide, not the final word
AI is powerful, and tools like these help keep answers on track, but they can still be wrong or out of date. Always review the outputs yourself. Make sure any codes, standards or regulations they quote are current and match your local specifications before you rely on them.