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Am I using the tool, or is it using me?

Digital Dharm runs practical, hands-on AI and digital literacy workshops for teams, community organisations, and schools, so the people in the room use new tools with judgment, confidence, and a healthy dose of scepticism.

Trusted by organisations like these
University of Toronto OISE Toronto District School Board Pickering Public Library Public Libraries Community Centres School Boards Non-profits Newcomer Services Colleges & Universities Workplace Teams University of Toronto OISE Toronto District School Board Pickering Public Library Public Libraries Community Centres School Boards Non-profits Newcomer Services Colleges & Universities Workplace Teams
Led by an M.Ed. in Curriculum & Pedagogy
In person across the GTA · Virtual across Canada
Hands-on. Real tasks. Safer use.
Why dD exists

Most AI training hands people access. We build capability.

Access is a login and a prompt list. Capability is the judgment and the habits that keep a person in the driver's seat: knowing when a tool helps, when it doesn't, and what to verify before trusting it. That difference is the whole point.

Access

A seat at the table

Tutorials, logins, and prompt lists. Useful, but they leave people reacting to whatever the tool puts in front of them.

Capability

Hands on the wheel

The judgment to ask "should I?", the habits to stay intentional, and the confidence to decide what stays human-led, and what a tool can take off your plate.

Who we help

Built for the room you're walking into.

Workplaces & teams

Build shared AI literacy and sensible, repeatable habits across a team, without the hype or the fear.

  • ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini & Copilot in real workflows
  • Privacy, hallucinations & verification
  • Shared expectations for responsible use

Community organisations

Welcoming, jargon-free sessions for libraries, non-profits, and the people they serve.

  • Newcomers, job-seekers & older adults
  • Lowering the fear, building real confidence
  • Public, accessible workshop formats

Schools & educators

Critical AI literacy for students and staff, using AI without abandoning independent thought.

  • Academic integrity & responsible use
  • Research, writing & verification
  • Bias & misinformation literacy
Workshops

Three flagship sessions, or one built around you.

Every session is hands-on, roughly 60 to 120 minutes, and delivered in person, virtually, or blended. Examples and activities are tailored to the people in the room.

Flagship ~90 min

Your AI, Your Autonomy

Use AI intentionally while keeping your judgment and control. The core session for staying in the driver's seat.

Prompt design Evaluating outputs Reusable workflows
Flagship ~75 min

Safe & Smart AI

Practical use without the overwhelm. A beginner-friendly session on safer, more confident AI use.

Privacy & data Hallucinations Simple safeguards
Flagship ~90 min

Smarter Research with AI

Use AI in research without sacrificing credibility or academic integrity. Built for students, educators, and knowledge workers.

Evaluating sources Spotting fake citations Repeatable reviews
Custom Flexible

Custom AI Training

Designed around your roles, tools, policies, and goals. Single session or a short multi-session program.

Discuss a custom session
What participants leave with

Not more tools, just more capability.

A reusable workflow
A real task turned into a repeatable process they can run again.
Better prompting
Giving useful context and instructions that actually get results.
Verification habits
Knowing what to double-check before trusting an answer.
A clear view of limits
What these tools do well, and where they fall down.
Safer data decisions
What to share, what to hold back, and why it matters.
Take-home templates
Practical materials and prompts to keep using after the session.
Dharm, the right path

Duty, intention, the right path, applied to a feed.

The name carries an old idea: live with intention, and make conscious choices about what deserves your attention. We bring that to the most overwhelming part of modern work, not as philosophy but as practical habits you can actually keep.

1

Name the pull

We start with one honest question: where is the tool using you? No shame, just a clear look at the real tasks in front of the group.

2

Build the judgment

Hands-on with real AI tools, learning when they help, when they don't, and how to tell the difference through guided experimentation.

3

Keep the habit

Everyone leaves with small, repeatable practices and templates that hold up long after the workshop ends.

Notes by dD

You don't have to swear off technology. You have to decide, on purpose, how it fits.

Paresh Sharma, founder of Digital Dharm
Who's behind dD

Founder-led, by an educator who does this for a living.

Digital Dharm is led by Paresh Sharma, a learning designer with a Master of Education in Curriculum & Pedagogy, focused on digital technologies and AI literacy. He has facilitated workshops across school, higher-education, community, workplace, and research settings.

His day-to-day work in healthcare and research AI education means every session is grounded in real adoption: what helps people, what worries them, and what actually sticks.

Based in Ontario, Canada M.Ed. · Curriculum & Pedagogy Workshops since 2023
Questions, answered honestly

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