The Academic Applications of AI (AAAI) for Faculty and Staff
The Academic Applications of AI (AAAI) Faculty Microcredential, is a comprehensive program designed by SDSU to enhance your understanding of generative AI is now available systemwide. Whether you are a researcher, support staff, or simply curious about AI, this course offers valuable insights. This course was developed by SDSU.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Articulate and differentiate how language-based and image-based generative AI tools actually work.
- Describe an action plan for ensuring student awareness of bias, privacy, and other ethical concerns inherent in using generative AI tools.
- Construct a syllabus statement on using generative AI tools appropriate to at least one of your courses.
- Understand the variety of popular generative AI options and selectively build a tailored toolkit appropriate to your academic work.
- Iteratively refine prompt results leading to effective querying of generative AI.
Course Commitment: 2-10 hours online, asynchronous.
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AI Tools for Higher Ed Staff and Professionals
This fully online 4-week course developed at Fresno State University and now offered systemwide will help you learn the AI Tool Basics, including what they are, as well as why, when and how to use them. By the end of this course, participants should be able to:
- Explain key concepts and concerns related to generative AI (gAI) and its potential applications in the workplace.
- Evaluate available gAI tools for relevance to professional tasks.
- Identify specific areas where gAI could be applied to streamline workflows or address challenges.
- Develop effective prompts for generating relevant and high-quality outputs using gAI tools.
- Discuss critical issues related to ethical and responsible use of AI in the workplace.
- Critically assess the quality and reliability of AI-generated outputs for use.
Course Commitment: 4 weeks, approximately 15-20 hours.
Self-Enrollment will available in February 2025!