Build the knowledge, mindsets, and practices to use GenAI safely, ethically, and effectively for teaching and learning.
GenAI Literacy for Educators
45 Hours | 3 Grad Credits
Develop practical, critical AI literacy that lasts
Most AI training treats GenAI as a set of tools to adopt. This 45-hour, credit-bearing course builds something more essential for educators: the foundational understanding, critical mindsets, and practical skills to make informed decisions about if and how to use GenAI in your professional practice.
Course Details
Format: Fully asynchronous and self-paced with instructor support
Hours: 45 PD Hours | 3 Grad Credits*
Launch date: June 1, 2025
Enrollment: Rolling
Pricing
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What You’ll Learn
How GenAI actually works and how to leverage that understanding to fundamentally change how you engage with GenAI
GenAI prompting and context-building strategies that produce relevant, useful results grounded in your expertise
How to use GenAI as a thought partner for instructional design, differentiation, and communication, while protecting privacy, independence, and professional integrity
Structured approaches to evaluating GenAI outputs for accuracy, bias, and ethical concerns
Learning design principles for supporting productive struggle and reducing cognitive offloading when using GenAI for learning
Evidence-based approaches to assessing GenAI literacy in yourself and your community
Who is this course for?
K-12 classroom teachers looking to deepen their practice and earn credit
Instructional coaches and curriculum designers
School and district administrators and leaders
Higher education instructors
Pre-service teachers in preparation programs
No prior experience with AI is required!
What You’ll Receive
You’ll build essential AI literacy that can be applied across tools and contexts, setting you up for continued success and career growth.
Plus, you’ll create a set of actionable resources you can use daily:
Prompting Toolkit
A toolkit of evidence-based, tested, and refined prompts tailored to your needs
Case Studies
Case studies examining GenAI tools used in your professional practice or workplace with actionable insights for how to
Guidelines
Guidelines for the safe, ethical, and effective use of GenAI tailored to your context
PD Presentation
A presentation grounded in your coursework and case studies, ready to deliver to your team, school, or community
Course Content
This course puts big ideas into practice through video tutorials, interactive modules, thought provoking readings, and case studies. Across every module, you'll explore current research, experiment with real tools, apply practical frameworks, reflect on your practice, and design resources you can use long after the course ends.
Module 1: GenAI Foundations
Module 2: Effective Prompt Engineering
Module 3: AI for Your Professional Practice
Module 4: Critical Evaluation & Responsible Use
Module 5: Learning Design & Assessment
Final Portfolio Project
What Makes This Course Different
From the field
This course features classroom-tested techniques and frameworks informed by our work training over 500,000 educators and leaders from over 500 institutions.
Human-centered
Modules center your expertise, voice, and judgment, and focus on using GenAI thoughtfully and intentionally.
Framework-driven
Grounded in AI for Education's SEE Framework for AI literacy, the course gives you transferable knowledge and practices that hold up as tools change.
Practical and actionable
Concepts and frameworks get applied to real tasks from your professional practice, providing you with artifacts that serve you beyond the course.
Fully asynchronous
Enroll at any time and learn at your own pace, fully supported by expert course instructors.
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45 PD Hours
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3 Grad Credits
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FAQ
Common Questions
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The course is self-paced. Most students complete it in 6-8 hours spread across 1-3 weeks, but you can move faster or slower based on your schedule.
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No! This course starts with the basics and builds progressively. If you have used social media or streaming services, you already interact with AI daily.
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There are two editions available that are tailored to either secondary/high school or college students. Some GenAI platforms have age restrictions (typically 13+ or 18+). The course includes guidance on age-appropriate tools and discusses important safety considerations. Always check platform terms of service and get parental permission when required.
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The course teaches principles that work with any GenAI tool. Examples use free platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and NotebookLM, but you can apply the frameworks to any tool.
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No. AI literacy is essential for all fields. Everything from healthcare to education to creative industries is impacted by AI. These skills apply to any academic or career path.