Self-Learning Courses: AI for Educators

Are you planning to use AI in your teaching or want to learn more about the opportunities and limits of AI in higher education? Then here you’ll find courses with information and inspiration!

The first courses are short but comprehensive, including application examples and general information on AI and higher education — these are designed to help you become familiar with the topic. Further down, you'll find explicit guides for specific exercises on the topic of AI, which you can potentially integrate into your teaching — these aim to help you make your students familiar with the topic. At the very bottom, you’ll find English-language offerings.

Online Course 1

Planning Courses with ChatGPT

A brief introduction to effectively using ChatGPT for course planning. Conveys a basic understanding of how the technology works, as well as its risks and limitations.
Duration: approx. 1.5h

Online Course 1

AI in Teaching – Reports from Practice

Find personal accounts from educators on dealing with AI in teaching. Compact, personal, and inspiring.
Duration: approx. 1.5h

Online Course 1

How Can I Integrate AI Effectively into Teaching?

A short overview of AI application in a university context. Application examples for daily academic life and exams. Well-structured lessons!
Duration: approx. 3h

Online Course 1

Voice Assistants as an Opportunity in Higher Education

Information about using ChatGPT and similar tools in academia. Identify applications for your own teaching, Learn to assess risks and opportunities!
Duration: approx. 4h

Online Course 1

AI in Education – Application Examples

Detailed descriptions and guides on the use of AI in different use cases in teaching. Inspiration and ideas! A great reference work for specific needs!
Duration: Entire course is extensive, individual chapters on each case are short and concise!

Online Course 1

Prompt Lab Higher Education 2.0

General information about AI in the university context. Later sections of the course focus particularly on legal frameworks around AI in education.
Duration: 12h

From here on, you'll find instructions and information for potential student exercises.

Online Course 2

Understanding Technical Texts with AI

Guide for an exercise in which students use AI to comprehend academic texts.
This includes, for example, getting explanations for passages, summarizing sections, or generating comprehension questions.

Duration: 1 1/2h

Online Course 2

Creating Exercises with AI

Guide for an exercise where students learn to use AI for exam preparation.
Learn how to introduce your students to AI as an individualized learning companion.

Duration: 1 1/2h

From here you will find English-language offerings.

Online Course 1

Foundations of Artificial Intelligence I

Course based on a textbook: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence – A Modern Approach. Topics include: The beginnings and history of AI, as well as current challenges and intelligent agents. This course is very theoretical but provides a solid foundation of basic knowledge.
Unit Size: approx. 12h

Online Course 2

Launchpad to AI – An Introduction to Applications, Risks, and Opportunities

Based on "We need to talk, AI" by Dr. Julia Schneider and Lena Kadriye Ziyal. 4 modules introducing key topics in the context of AI, helping learners adopt a reflective and conscious approach.
Unit Size: 4h