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AI in Education

Empire State University · Saratoga Springs · Education

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Key facts

When
Nov 6, 2026 to Feb 16, 2027Online live sessions, Wed at 10:30 AM
Where and how
OnlineFrom anywhere with internet
Time commitment
1 semester65 hours of instruction
Cost
$2,175, estimatedHelp with cost possible
Who can join
Ages 18 and upNo prerequisites listed
What you get
Digital badge

About this course

This AI in Education microcredential equips educators with the knowledge, practical skills, and ethical grounding to use artificial intelligence to strengthen teaching, learning, and educational design. Designed for K-12 teachers, higher education faculty, and learning designers, this program supports AI fluency and responsible innovation in a wide range of learning environments. Successful completion of this microcredential provides teachers with in-demand skills needed to keep pace or advance into educational technology, AI integration or learning design roles. Credits earned in this microcredential provide all with a jump start on the Master's degree in educational technology and learning design.

What you'll learn

  • Educational Innovation
  • Innovative Teaching
  • Artificial Intelligence Integration
  • Design-Thinking
  • AI Tools
  • Ethical Considerations
  • Pedagogical Implications
  • Instructional Strategies
  • Learning Design
  • AI Literacy
  • AI Potential
  • AI Limitations

Taught by Lorita Kennaway and Frederic Heather.

What you get

  • AI in Education Microcredential

    Digital badge from Empire State University when you finish

    You may be able to share it online. Ask the campus how.

Who can join

  • Ages 18 and up
  • No prerequisites or starting level are listed. Ask the campus if you're unsure.

Help with the cost

  • WIOA Individual Training Account

    Federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funding, through your local career center.

    Who qualifies: Adults and dislocated workers approved by a New York career center.

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Credit toward a degree

This course may count for credit at these campuses. The receiving campus decides when you apply.

Credit pathways
CampusProgramCounts asCredits
Orange County Community CollegeEarly Childhood Education, CertificateEDU 105 Child Development3
Hudson Valley Community CollegeEducation Studies, AssociateEDU 201 Foundations of Education3

Agreement dated Mar 10, 2025. This site doesn't award credit; check with the receiving campus.

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Empire State University

Diane Gal, Professor

diane.gal@sunyempire.edu

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