For bridging the gap between theoretical ML and applied research in education/linguistics, consider free online courses like "CS50's Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python" (Harvard) for foundational concepts and Python programming, and "Generative AI with LLMs" (AWS & DeepLearning.AI) for practical applications. Additionally, "Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT" (Vanderbilt University) offers valuable skills for interacting with language models.