Introduction to AI Coding Agents

​About this workshop:
Use AI coding agents like Claude Code and Codex to build and deploy your own personal website. You will learn how to prompt AI agents to scaffold and edit a working website. No prior coding experience needed.

​Before you arrive, please complete the following setup:

• ​Install the Claude desktop app or Codex

• ​Register for a free GitHub account at github.com

• ​Install Git if you don't already have it — installation instructions here (default options in the installer are fine)

​What to bring:

• ​A laptop (with a Codex or Claude Code subscription)

• ​Your resume saved somewhere easy to find (PDF or Word)

• ​A headshot photo

​Bio:

​Nick Wagner is the founder of Learning Journey AI, where he teaches professionals practical AI skills through workshops and coaching. He brings a distinctive policy and research lens to AI education, with experience in AI policy at the National Science Foundation and AI evaluation work at the Institute for Defense Analyses. Nick holds a PhD from Northwestern University.

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