Teaching Smarter, Not Harder II: Responsible Student AI Use and Curriculum Integration – Noncredit

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Teaching Smarter, Not Harder II: Responsible Student AI Use and Curriculum Integration

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Schedule

September 16–October 28, 2025

Register through: September 10, 2025

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Fee

$350

Instructors

Wendy Fritz, Paul Kern

Cancellation Policy

Cancel three full business days before the class starts and receive a full refund minus a $25 administrative fee. Cancel less than three business days beforehand, or do not participate and remain responsible for the entire fee.

Summary

This advanced course focuses on the ethical use of AI and its incorporation into teaching and learning. Educators will learn how to guide students in responsible AI usage while developing AI-enhanced curricula and assessments. This course incorporates hands-on activities, peer reflection, and practical applications to ensure educators not only learn about AI but actively use it in their teaching practices.

Overview

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Explain the ethical implications of AI in education, including academic integrity concerns.
  2. Develop classroom policies that guide responsible student use of AI.
  3. Create AI-based student projects and assessments that encourage creativity and critical thinking.
  4. Design strategies to prevent AI misuse, such as plagiarism, in assessments.
  5. Integrate AI into their curriculum through a long-term implementation plan.

Course Outline

Outline:

  1. Module 1: Ethical AI in Education (2 hours)
    • Content: Addressing ethical implications of AI (plagiarism, bias)
    • Activity: Review a case study where AI was used unethically in education. Reflect on how you would handle similar challenges in your classroom.
  2. Module 2: Teaching Students Responsible AI Use (2 hours)
    • Content: Guiding students on ethical AI use for research and learning
    • Activity: Create a classroom policy for responsible AI use. Submit the policy and receive peer feedback.
  3. Module 3: Incorporating AI into the Curriculum (2 hours)
    • Content: Embedding AI-based projects and assessments into lessons
    • Activity: Design a student project or assessment that uses AI as a learning tool. Submit and reflect on how AI enriches student learning.
  4. Module 4: Addressing Academic Integrity (2 hours)
    • Content: Preventing AI misuse in assessments
    • Activity: Analyze an AI-generated essay for signs of plagiarism or overreliance on AI. Create a strategy for ensuring academic integrity in your assessments.
  5. Module 5: Planning for the Future (2 hours)
    • Content: Continuously evolving AI use in education
    • Activity: Develop a long-term strategy for incorporating AI in your curriculum. Share your plan and receive feedback.

Earn Continuing Education Hours

By participating in this class you will earn:

Instructional Hours 18
University of Wisconsin Continuing Education Units 1.8

Explanation of Continuing Education Hours

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Meet your instructors

Wendy Fritz

Wendy Fritz is the Executive Director of Teaching & Learning in the Wisconsin School of Business. She is deeply passionate about better learning for students in all higher education modalities - in-person, online, hybrid, and at scale. Wendy combines corporate change management experience with effective pedagogy and technology, specializing in teaching with artificial intelligence, to help instructors of all stripes teach more efficiently and achieve deeper learning for students. A lifelong learner, she holds an executive MBA, has various teaching certificates, is a Prosci Certified Change Practitioner, a certified Project Managment Professional, and is a board-certified functional nutrition practitioner.

Paul Kern

Paul Kern is the Senior Director of Learning Innovation for the Wisconsin School of Business Center for Professional and Executive Development (CPED). He has over 15 years of experience leading learning and development at corporate organizations. His specialties include instructional design, facilitation, eLearning, and learning strategy and innovation. Paul is an avid AI explorer and has lead learning and development teams in the health insurance, financial services, and executive learning sectors. He has a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Winona State University and a Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction: Educational Technology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also has his Professional Certificate in Online Education from UW-Madison.