AI in Education: Leveraging ChatGPT for Teaching

Wharton connects generative AI with teaching activities. Initial classroom uses lead into working with AI, designing student exercises and creating GPTs. The course is useful for educators considering how an AI activity supports a specific learning objective.

What you will learn

• Identify a teaching task suited to AI assistance.
• Design an exercise involving generative AI.
• Explain the role of a custom GPT in a learning activity.

Who this suits

Beginning AI learners in education. Detailed prerequisites are not listed.

Before you enroll

Review account and feature availability for custom GPT work. Use fictional student information in exercises and assess whether the activity produces evidence of learning.

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Put it into practice

Design a short AI-assisted classroom exercise with one learning objective. Include a way to assess the student’s reasoning independently of the generated answer.

Source and review

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