Do you consider artificial intelligence (AI) to be more of a rival or a partner in teaching and learning? This engaging and hands-on 3-credit course is designed to develop within you a basic foundation in AI literacy and integration in your classrooms and teams, encouraging its ethical use as a learning enhancement tool and lesson plan co-designer.

This course is appropriate for all educators and education professionals. Teacher librarians, instructional coaches, and administrators are invited to join us.

Required Text:

• Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning by José Antonio Bowen and C Edward Watson 

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Develop a basic understanding of how AI and LLMs work within the context of education.
• Navigate the ethical use of AI in education.
• Create prompts that enhance teaching and learning.
• Design lessons that reduce cheating  and plagiarism.
• Create instant accommodations for student interventions.
• Determine the role AI will play in their lesson planning and instruction using current best practices.