Generative AI for Academicians
Course Bootcamp
This intensive hands-on bootcamp equips university faculty with practical expertise in generative AI and AI agents to enhance teaching, research, and academic productivity. Participants will learn to create AI-powered content, automate workflows, and design intelligent academic assistants, while critically addressing ethical considerations and adopting responsible AI practices in modern higher education.
Duration
24 hours
Session Days
Weekdays
Weekends
Course Delivery
Classroom
Live Remote
Target Audience
Students, Professionals
Level
Foundation to Intermediate
Cost
USD 99
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Bootcamp Features
Learning Generative AI empowers academicians to enhance teaching, research, and productivity. It enables creation of personalized learning materials, automated assessments, and innovative content delivery. Academicians can accelerate research through data analysis and idea generation while fostering critical AI literacy among students. Embracing Generative AI ensures relevance, efficiency, and leadership in modern, technology-driven education environments.
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Curriculum
| Topics | Practical Work | Tools & Technologies |
|---|---|---|
| ▸ Overview of AI, ML, and Generative AI ▸ Introduction to AI Agents: concepts, architecture, and workflows ▸ AI tools vs AI agents (key differences) ▸ Applications in higher education | ▸ Explore generative AI tools for teaching tasks ▸ Demonstrate a simple AI agent workflow | ▸ ChatGPT ▸ Google Gemini ▸ AutoGPT (demo) |
| Topics | Practical Work | Tools & Technologies |
|---|---|---|
| ▸ Prompt engineering fundamentals ▸ Types of prompts: zero-shot, few-shot, role-based ▸ Prompt frameworks (CLEAR, CO-STAR) ▸ Prompting for agent-based workflows ▸ Avoiding hallucinations and improving output quality | ▸ Design prompts for lecture notes, quizzes, and grading ▸ Create structured prompts for AI assistants | ▸ ChatGPT ▸ Prompt templates ▸ AI playgrounds |
| Topics | Practical Work | Tools & Technologies |
|---|---|---|
| ▸ AI-assisted lesson planning ▸ AI teaching assistants (chatbots for students) ▸ Personalized learning with AI ▸ AI-based assessments and feedback ▸ AI for flipped classrooms | ▸ Practical / Lab Work: ▸ Develop a lesson plan using AI ▸ Build a simple AI chatbot for a course | ▸ ChatGPT ▸ Dialogflow / Botpress ▸ Quizlet AI ▸ Canva AI |
| Topics | Practical Work | Tools & Technologies |
|---|---|---|
| ▸ AI-assisted literature review ▸ Research summarization and drafting ▸ AI research assistants (agent workflows) ▸ Citation and referencing tools ▸ Ethical issues (plagiarism, authorship) | ▸ Summarize a research paper ▸ Generate a research abstract and outline | ▸ ResearchRabbit ▸ Zotero ▸ ChatGPT |
| Topics | Practical Work | Tools & Technologies |
|---|---|---|
| ▸ AI-generated images and infographics ▸ Video and presentation generation ▸ Audio narration and voice synthesis ▸ Interactive learning content | ▸ Create AI-generated lecture slides ▸ Develop a short explainer video | ▸ DALL·E ▸ Canva AI ▸ Synthesia ▸ Tome AI |
| Topics | Practical Work | Tools & Technologies |
|---|---|---|
| ▸ Workflow automation using AI agents ▸ Task decomposition and execution ▸ Multi-step academic automation ▸ Introduction to multi-agent systems | ▸ Build an automated grading assistant ▸ Automate email or feedback workflow | ▸ Zapier ▸ Make (Integromat) ▸ AutoGPT ▸ LangChain (intro/demo) |
| Topics | Practical Work | Tools & Technologies |
|---|---|---|
| ▸ Bias and fairness in AI ▸ Responsible AI use in academia ▸ Data privacy and governance ▸ Risks of autonomous AI agents | ▸ Analyze AI-generated biased outputs ▸ Evaluate ethical scenarios | ▸ UNESCO AI Guidelines ▸ AI ethics frameworks |
| Project | Tasks | Tools & Technologies |
|---|---|---|
| ▸Design and implementation of an AI-driven academic solution with an integration of AI tools and workflows | Participants will develop one of the following: ▸ AI Teaching Assistant ▸ Research Assistant Agent ▸ Automated Grading System | ▸ Any combination of tools used in course |