Building an AI Second Brain for Research Using Claude Skills

• In Event: Beyond the Prompt: Building Reusable AI Skills and Agents

Abstract

If you often find yourself using AI tools merely as chatbots in short, disconnected sessions or chats, then this training is for you. Most graduate researchers waste time in re-explaining the necessary contexts of their research every time they create a new chat. This practical training session will teach participants how to avoid this inefficiency by creating a reusable Claude Skill that is more widely known as a “Second Brain.” Once there, Claude will consult it automatically whenever necessary, without users having to re-explain or re-upload files in every chat session. In 20 minutes, participants will follow along with trainer’s demo of building a “second brain” as Claude Skill on the screen while they are building one for themselves. A tentative activity outline includes introduction to the training (overview and learning objectives), live demo and interactive build-along, closing, and announcement of voluntary training evaluation form fill-in request. After attending the training, participants will be able to (1) develop an understanding of a “second brain” and Claude Skill, (2) develop the ability to use Claude Skill, (3) build a “second brain” for their research (or other matters) that they can keep using and expanding.

Author

• Sodanid Phuong, Arizona State University
  Facilitator