New Coursera-Hosted Course Empowers Teachers to Integrate AI into Their Classrooms

November 21, 2024

PHILADELPHIA, PA, November 21, 2024: Today, Wharton Online, in collaboration with OpenAI, announces the launch of a new course, AI in Education: Leveraging ChatGPT for Teaching, available on Coursera, a leading online-learning platform to more than 162 million learners globally. Designed for educators in higher education and high school, this course covers generative AI essentials and empowers educators to leverage technology to make teaching more seamless and more effective while also enabling students to develop AI skills.

Seventy-seven percent of faculty at four-year institutions do not think their university is prepared for AI-related changes. AI in Education: Leveraging ChatGPT for Teaching will meet this critical need by offering hands-on guidance for incorporating AI-driven teaching strategies into curriculum from experts in the field – Wharton Professor Ethan Mollick, who was named one of 2024’s most influential people in AI by TIME magazine, and Dr. Lilach Mollick, a highly regarded specialist in pedagogy.

“GenAI has the potential to profoundly transform education and make it more impactful and tailored to individual student needs,” said Eric Hamberger, managing director at Wharton Online. “Wharton Online holds a deep commitment to delivering accessible content from the AI experts here at Wharton that can empower educators to harness this transformative technology and enrich the teaching experience for all."

“It has been remarkable to see Wharton embrace OpenAI’s tools across the institution. Ethan and Lilach Mollick in particular have been a lighthouse for the education sector, experimenting, researching, and sharing insights into how educators can use AI to accelerate learning. It's exciting to think about the wave of educators and students who will learn from them through this Wharton Online course on Coursera,” said Leah Belsky, VP and general manager of education at OpenAI.

Through a self-paced, four-module online course focused on harnessing tools like ChatGPT to improve educational outcomes, learners will:

  • Master the key applications of GenAI and fundamentals of OpenAI’s tools like ChatGPT
  • Explore the benefits and risks of integrating AI exercises into educational contexts, including ethical and privacy concerns
  • Gain insight into AI’s potential to enhance teaching methods and support educators in their roles
  • Learn how to effectively prompt AI, build GPTs, and assess AI outputs using your expertise
  • Design and test AI assignments for students

By the end of the course, educators will possess the skills to seamlessly incorporate AI into their teaching methods, using it to streamline lesson planning, develop innovative assignments, and enhance classroom interaction. Learners will also receive a Wharton Online and OpenAI certificate issued by Coursera upon completion.

AI in Education: Leveraging ChatGPT for Teaching is now open for enrollment on Coursera. Learners can access the course here.

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