New Summer Courses Explore AI in Education
Apr. 17, 2026
The College of Education is offering three new courses for Summer Session 1 (May 26 - July 3) on Artificial Intelligence in Teaching and Learning. The courses are online asynchronous with opportunities for students to meet synchronously with instructors or teaching assistants.
These three special topic courses provide an introduction to the function and use of artificial intelligence (AI) for education, defined broadly (K-12, post-secondary, lifespan learning, etc.). Hands-on activities will provide experiences and practical applications of AI for many teaching and learning tasks. Anyone who is curious about the potential of AI in education is encouraged to enroll. These courses do not require prior technical skills.
Students may enroll in any or all of the following courses:
- TLT 394-010: Artificial Intelligence in Teaching and Learning: Opportunities (1 credit) Learning activities will introduce students to the history and function of AI and explore applications to common learning tasks
- TLT 394-011: Artificial Intelligence in Teaching and Learning: Toolset (2 credits) Students will build learning systems such as an intelligent tutoring system, personalized learning platforms, and automated assessment tools.
- TLT 394-012: Artificial Intelligence in Teaching and Learning: Crisis (1 credit) Readings and reflections will explore themes such as AI-as-consumer (consuming intellectual property and environmental resources), AI-as-observer (what data it collects about you), and applications of the Actor-Network Theory to AI.
Interested students are encouraged to contact the course instructors for further information: Juan Zheng, Thomas C. Hammond, and Zilong Pan.
