In this informative, hands-on, collaborative course, we will explore the application of Generative AI (GenAI) tools to meet the specific needs of your students. Together, we will learn about Generative AI through a balanced lens, exploring both the potential of using GenAI along with the pitfalls that it introduces.

In the first session, we will introduce “camp rules'' intended to guide us in the ethical application of GenAI. We’ll also learn practical and effective strategies for using tools like ChatGPT to develop resources that address the specific needs of adult education teachers and their learners. 

The second session will include a short showcase in which you will share your obstacles, reflections, and successes. We’ll work together to refine your strategies and extract key learnings that can be shared with other adult educators and students.

In the third session, we will discuss AI literacy. We’ll shift our perspective toward students and brainstorm ways that you can integrate GenAI digital skill sets into your teaching.

Between sessions, you will complete the practicum component to apply your new skills in the use of a GenAI-enabled tool to support instruction and reflect on the output.

Course Format: This online blended course includes three synchronous, 1.5-hour sessions. Sessions include large-group instruction and small-group sharing based on subject matter, with the support of subject matter coaches from the SABES Curriculum & Instruction Teams. 

• Part 1: Virtual workshop on Zoom (5/16/25, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.)
• Part 2: Independent activities on Canvas (5/17/25 to 5/29/25)
• Part 3: Virtual workshop on Zoom (5/30/25, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.)
• Part 4: Independent activities on Canvas (5/31/25 to 6/12/25)
• Part 5: Virtual workshop on Zoom (6/13/25, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.)

After each session, you will engage in independent asynchronous work in which you will work through learning content and related activities. You will also engage in online discussion via Canvas between sessions with subject-matter coaches offering facilitation and support.

Course Requirements: To complete the course, you must attend all three synchronous sessions and complete the assigned asynchronous work. You will be expected to come to each session having reviewed the previous session’s course materials in Canvas, and having completed the previous session’s assignment(s).

Course Access & Support: Before the course opens, registrants will receive an email with instructions on how to access the synchronous sessions via Zoom and any asynchronous materials via Canvas. If you do not receive these instructions, please check your Spam folder, then email Jane Brandt at jane_brandt@worlded.org. 

If you need technical assistance or have questions about accessing the course, please contact Jane Brandt at jane_brandt@worlded.org. If you have questions about the requirements, format, or content of the course, please contact Eliana Stanislawski at eliana_stanislawski@worlded.org.

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