AI Certificate Course 1: Exploring AI in Higher Education
AI Certificate Course 1: Exploring AI in Higher Education
October 13, 2026 Virtual
This introductory course helps higher education professionals build a practical foundation for understanding generative AI and related AI innovations. Participants examine how AI tools function, how different types of AI are used across disciplines and professional contexts, and how institutional policies shape responsible use. The course offers an introductory preview of assessment, course design, critical AI literacy as part of information literacy, and professional workflow topics that are explored in greater depth in the other certificate program courses.
Instructor: Allison Hosier
Recommended Audience: All higher education professionals seeking a shared foundation in AI use and implications.
Learning Outcomes:
Understand the history and evolution of artificial intelligence tools.
Distinguish generative AI from other types of AI, including predictive AI, discipline-specific AI applications, and emerging agentic AI tools.
Explain, at a foundational level, how common AI tools work and identify key limitations, risks, and opportunities for higher education.
Identify campus, system, or institutional policies that shape appropriate AI use, including privacy, transparency, and approved-tool considerations.
Evaluate potential AI uses in teaching, learning, student support, academic work, and organizational practice with attention to ethical, accessibility, social, and environmental considerations.
Identify AI-related topics which align with personal, disciplinary, or professional goals.
