Intermediate · 4 lessons · about 30 min · free certificate
AI for college instructors
A practical course for college, university and training-program instructors on using AI for course design, examples, rubrics, feedback drafts and student communication, while protecting student records and keeping assessment and academic judgment with the instructor.
For: Lecturers, adjuncts, professors, teaching assistants and workplace trainers who teach adult learners.
Start lesson 1When you finish
- You can sort instructor tasks into draft-with-AI, assist-with-AI and always-human.
- You can use AI to draft syllabi sections, case studies, practice questions and rubrics from your own learning goals.
- You can redesign an assignment so that learning is visible even when students have AI.
- You can explain why student records and unpublished student work stay out of unapproved AI tools.
- You can follow a 30-day plan and discuss AI with students and your department honestly.
Lessons
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- How AI is changing the work of a college instructorabout 5 minWhen you finish, you can sort your instructor tasks into draft-with-AI, assist-with-AI and always-human.
- Your first AI wins: 5 everyday tasksabout 5 minWhen you finish, you can run five course-prep tasks with AI and check each.
- Guardrails for college instructorsabout 5 minWhen you finish, you can explain what never goes into an AI tool and how to handle integrity fairly.
- Grow with AI: your 30-day planabout 5 minWhen you finish, you can follow a four-week plan and discuss AI honestly with students and colleagues.
Final exam and certificate
8 questions. Score 7 or more for a free certificate of completion you can share and add to LinkedIn. Unlimited tries.
Take the final examPrompts you can use today
Copy one, replace the [brackets] with your details, and paste it into the AI tool you use. Leave out anything private.
Learning outcomes to weekly plan
Here are the learning outcomes for my [level and subject] course: [paste outcomes]. Propose a 12-week outline with weekly topics, one in-class activity per week and one low-stakes check for understanding. Mark which weeks are likely to be hardest for students. I will revise the outline.
Case study draft
Write a short fictional case study for [subject and level] about [situation]. Include 3 discussion questions that require students to take a position and use evidence from the course. Do not use real people or companies. Add a note on what facts I should verify.
Assignment redesign
Here is my current assignment: [paste description]. Students now have access to AI tools. Suggest 5 redesigns that keep the learning goal but make student thinking visible, for example oral defense, drafts with reflections, in-class components, or personal data analysis. For each, name one drawback.
Rubric draft
Draft an analytic rubric with 4 performance levels for [assignment] aligned with these outcomes: [outcomes]. Use clear, observable descriptions. Keep it under one page. I will edit it for my context.
Practice question set
Write 10 practice questions of increasing difficulty on [topic] for [level]. Include an answer key with brief explanations. Flag any items where the answer depends on a convention or a source I should check.
Student email templates
Write three short email templates for students: a reminder about a deadline, a response to an extension request that points to the syllabus policy, and an invitation to office hours. Placeholders for [name], [date], [course]. Warm, professional tone.
Syllabus AI-use statement
Draft three options for an AI-use statement for my syllabus, ranging from ‘not allowed’ to ‘allowed with disclosure.’ Each should explain the reason, give 2 examples of allowed and not-allowed uses, and state how students should cite or disclose use. I will check against my institution’s policy.
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