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AI Fundamentals

Modality: P (In Person) & W (Web-Based) options

Basics about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and teaching can be found on FCTL’s page on AI. Those looking for more information and some hands-on practice might wish to enroll in one of our programs that offer a deeper dive.

Basic Training: AI Essentials for Faculty

Modality: Online, Self-paced

This is a fully online, asynchronous exploration of AI tools and how to use them. Since it is a self-paced course, faculty can enroll themselves at any time, with no deadline for completion. This option does not lead to a certificate.

AI Fundamentals for Educators, Summer 2025

Modality: This six-week course will be offered in Summer 2025, Semester B (June 23-August 3).

  • Sign-ups will remain open until the maximum has been reached or the week before the cohort begins (summer, fall, and spring).
  • The course will use AI subscriptions available to UCF faculty (Copilot & Adobe), as well as “freemium” accounts with other AI platforms
  • The FCTL has subscriptions to GPT4, Claude, and Scribe for faculty who would like to experiment
  • Those who complete the course will receive an informal paper certificate and be listed on our website.

Registration for AI Fundamentals—Summer 2025

AI Fundamentals Weekly Modules

Week 1: June 23-29, AI Ethics & How LLMs Work and Prompt Engineering Tips

  • Fundamental concepts related to LLMs, including training processes and model architecture
  • AI trends in higher education
  • The ethical implications of LLM use in higher educational and research
  • Prompt engineering skills

Week 2: June 30-July 6, AI Tools to Support Faculty Workflow

  • AI tools to assist grants and project management
  • AI tools to support publication and conference submissions, bios, etc.
  • AI tools to refine program reviews
  • AI tools to plan and organize semester schedule and AESPs
  • AI tools to effectively and efficiently support accessibility

Week 3: July 7-13, AI Tools for Content Creation

  • Images, Videos, Podcasts, etc.
  • Presentations
  • Polls and surveys

Week 4: July 14-20, Using AI Tools for Research

  • AI research tools (like Research Rabbit, Elicit, Connected Papers, Explain Paper, docAnalyzer, and Consensus)
  • AI to organize research projects
  • Considerations of AI tools to help students with research review (undergraduate)

Week 5: July 21-27, AI Developed Course Materials & Activities

  • AI tools to create class materials, rubrics, assignments, and objectives
  • AI for adaptive learning, experiential learning, and gamification
  • AI tools for course and program alignment

Week 6: July 28-August 3, Teaching AI Fluency & Skills

  • AI fluency and building AI literacy
  • Strategies to make assignments less vulnerable to AI misuse by designing AI-resilient assignments
  • Integration of AI into pedagogical frameworks

Please email fctl@ucf.edu with any questions.

Faculty Completing AI Fundamentals

The names of those who completed the AI Fundamentals course and earned completion certificates will be listed here. AI Essentials for Faculty Online Modules Faculty Completion