Your students are already using AI. Make sure you know more about it than they do.

Most faculty didn't sign up to become technology specialists. But AI has arrived on campus whether institutions are ready or not. Students are submitting AI-assisted work, departments are debating new policies, and only about half of colleges have campus-wide guidelines in place. Meanwhile, 68% of professors say their institution hasn't given them the preparation they need.

This course closes that gap. You'll learn how to use tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini for the work that fills your calendar: designing syllabi, grading essays, drafting research abstracts, writing recommendation letters, and building assessments that hold up in an AI-assisted world. Every example is built for higher education, not borrowed from corporate training decks.

Whether you teach a 20-person seminar or a 400-seat lecture hall, this course gives you a practical, hands-on foundation you can apply the same week you start.

6 hrs
Saved per week on course prep
3 min
To build a syllabus or rubric
20+
Higher education prompt templates

What You'll Learn

Generate syllabi, lesson plans, and reading lists for any course in minutes
Grade essays faster with AI-assisted rubric-based feedback at scale
Draft recommendation letters, abstracts, and grant sections from your notes
Design AI-resistant assignments that test genuine understanding
Summarize research papers and speed up literature reviews by hours
Build an academic integrity policy that accounts for student AI use

Course Curriculum

4 units + 2 optional add-ons · ~25 hours · Certificate included

Foundation

Getting Started with AI in Higher Education

  • Set up ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini for academic use
  • Write prompts that produce useful, accurate output
  • Build an academic integrity policy that accounts for AI
  • Identify where AI fits (and doesn't) in your workflow
Core Skill

AI for Course Design, Lesson Planning, and Curriculum Development

  • Generate syllabi, lesson plans, and reading lists
  • Design learning objectives aligned to program outcomes
  • Build discussion prompts and in-class activities
  • Adapt course materials for different modalities
Productivity

AI for Grading, Feedback, and Student Assessment

  • Create rubrics and apply them consistently with AI
  • Generate personalized feedback on student writing
  • Design AI-resistant assignments and assessments
  • Spot patterns in student performance across sections
Advanced

AI for Research, Publishing, and Academic Administration

  • Summarize papers and speed up literature reviews
  • Draft abstracts, cover letters, and grant sections
  • Write committee reports and meeting summaries
  • Organize reference letters and tenure documentation
Optional Add-On

2 Add-On Units

Take your skills further with these optional add-on units, available to add during checkout.

Add-On

Master the Art of Prompting

Advanced prompting techniques: chain-of-thought, role-based prompts, few-shot examples, and strategies for getting consistent, high-quality output every time.

Add-On

Everyday AI in Action

Real-world workflows and case studies showing how professionals use AI daily. Includes copy-and-paste prompt templates for the 20 most common tasks.

What Students Say

Nadia K.
Associate Professor, UC Davis
★★★★★
"I teach three sections of freshman composition and was buried in grading every weekend. After this course, I built an AI-assisted feedback workflow that gives each student personalized comments in a fraction of the time. My students actually get better feedback now because I'm not exhausted by essay 60."
Brian L.
Adjunct Professor, NYU
★★★★★
"The course design unit saved me an entire week of syllabus prep this semester. I generated a first draft, aligned it to program outcomes, and had discussion prompts ready for every session. As an adjunct teaching at two schools, that time savings is everything."
Wendy C.
Department Chair, Georgia State
★★★★★
"I took this course to figure out our department's AI policy. Within two weeks, I had a draft policy, a faculty training plan, and a set of AI-resistant assignment templates. My dean asked me to present it to the college. Worth every dollar."
"68% of faculty say their institution has not prepared them to deal with AI in teaching and assessment."
Within the next few years, over 60% of universities expect to require some form of AI literacy training for both faculty and students, yet fewer than half have formal guidelines today.

What Changes When Professors Start Using AI

Before AI
  • Grading a stack of essays takes all week
  • Syllabi rebuilt manually each semester
  • Recommendation letters drafted solo
  • Feedback comments feel repetitive
  • Literature reviews eat up whole days
After This Course
  • Rubric-based feedback generated faster
  • Course outlines updated in minutes
  • Tailored letters drafted with prompts
  • Personalized comments at scale
  • Research summaries ready in minutes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need any AI experience to take this course?

None at all. Unit 1 starts from scratch, walks you through setting up your AI tools, and has you writing effective prompts within the first hour. The course is designed for faculty who have never used AI before.

Does this course address academic integrity and AI detection?

Yes. The course covers how to build an academic integrity policy that accounts for AI, how to design assignments that are harder to shortcut, and the current state of AI detection tools including their accuracy and limitations.

Is this course relevant for adjunct and part-time faculty?

Absolutely. The time savings are especially valuable if you're teaching across multiple institutions. The course covers syllabus design, grading, feedback, and admin tasks that every instructor handles regardless of appointment type.

Which AI tools will I use?

The course teaches techniques that work across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and other major AI tools. A free account on any of these platforms is all you need. No paid subscriptions required.

What if the course is not right for me?

Every course is covered by a 30-day money-back guarantee. If you are not satisfied for any reason, email us and we will refund your payment within one business day. No questions asked.

Will I get a certificate?

Yes. After completing the course, you take a short online exam. Pass it and you receive a Certificate of Completion from the Workplace AI Institute that you can share with employers or add to LinkedIn.

Earn Your Certificate

Next, you'll take a quick & easy online exam to earn your Certificate of Completion from the Workplace AI Institute.

  • Take the exam online, at your own pace
  • 99% pass rate with course preparation
  • Share your certificate on LinkedIn
  • Retake the exam if needed, at no cost

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