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AI Learning Trailblazer Certificate

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Description of and requirements to earn these certificates listed below

AI Literacy for Educators - Coming Soon

Coming in May 2026, an AI Literacy for Educators asynchronous course facilitated by Dr. Shelli Wynants: A practical, reflective learning experience designed to help faculty explore how artificial intelligence intersects with teaching, assessment, ethics, and inclusion. Participants will build confidence, ask critical questions, and develop adaptable strategies for engaging with AI in ways that align with educational values and evolving professional roles.

Spring 2026 General Offerings

GenAI Faculty Resources Canvas Site

SDSU’s Academic Applications of AI (AAAI) Micro-Credential 2.0

Prepares you to apply generative AI (gAI) technology efficiently, effectively, and ethically to level up learning in the classes you teach. Online and asynchronous.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Articulate and differentiate how language-based and image-based generative AI tools actually work.
  • Describe an action plan for ensuring student awareness of bias, privacy, and other ethical concerns inherent in using generative AI tools.
  • Construct a syllabus statement on using generative AI tools appropriate to at least one of your courses.
  • Understand the variety of popular generative AI options and selectively build a tailored toolkit appropriate to your academic work.
  • Iteratively refine prompt results leading to effective querying of generative AI.

Once you have completed the SDSU microcredential, upload the course completion certificate to this  form   to count toward the AI Learning Trailblazer certificate program.

Critical Thinking with AI:  A Few Strategies
Facilitated by Leslie Bruce

This asynchronous WAC LIAISONS workshop will introduce recent research on critical thinking and AI use, then explore a few generalizable ideas for using student-LLM interactions to strengthen students' critical thinking skills as they increase their subject mastery. (1-hour certificate credit)

Engaging AI Critically with Your Students
Facilitated by Leslie Bruce

Take this asynchronous workshop at your own pace.  Learn some of the promises and perils of AI chatbots, explore ways to support critical thinking about AI in class, and draft your own in-class AI-infused activity for feedback. (2-hour certificate credit)

Adapting Major Assignments to Reduce AI Overreliance
Facilitated by Leslie Bruce

Attempts to evade and detect generative AI use in coursework are never foolproof. To ensure student learning, we can adapt our assignments to better engage students.  Focusing on longer assignments and projects, this asynchronous workshop introduces several strategies for reducing AI use in your favorite major assignments. (1-hour certificate credit)

NEW! Reducing Faculty Workloads with ChatGPT EDU's "Custom GPT" Feature
Facilitated by Leslie Bruce

This one-hour, asynchronous workshop will show faculty how to reduce their workloads using "Custom GPTs" in ChatGPT EDU.  ChatGPT EDU, the tool provided to all CSU faculty and students, is easily accessible and can help faculty speed repetitive processes in their teaching and service workflows. (1-hour certificate credit)

AI LinkedIn Learning Pathways (Online and Asynchronous)

New to LinkedIn? Read this article on how to access LinkedIn Learning with your CSUF username.

Generative AI: What is it? Understanding Ethics & Bias (LinkedIn Learning Beginner Pathway)

Explore the fundamentals of generative AI, its applications, and the ethical considerations surrounding bias in this 2.5-hour LinkedIn video series designed for staff and faculty. (2.5-hour certificate credit)

Generative AI: Using It to Amplify Aptitude Communication, and Critical Thinking (LinkedIn Learning Intermediate Pathway)

Advance your skills in generative AI with this intermediate 3-hour LinkedIn video series, designed for staff and faculty to enhance aptitude, communication, and critical thinking with AI. (3-hour certificate credit)

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Certificate Descriptions and Requirements

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AI Logo Level 1

Level 1 - Pathfinder

For beginners who are starting their AI journey and exploring new AI territories.

  • SDSU microcredential (self-enroll link)+ 2 hours of additional choices
    • Once you have completed the SDSU microcredential, upload the course completion certificate to this  form   to count toward the AI Learning Trailblazer certificate program

Outcome

Participants will describe how language-based and image-based generative AI tools operate, will refine prompts to improve output quality, and will identify ethical concerns, such as bias and privacy, that students must understand.

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Level 2 - Trail Seeker

For intermediate learners who are actively navigating and making progress on their AI journey.

  • Pathfinder + 4 additional hours

Outcome

Participants will deepen their AI literacy by identifying at least two new insights, strategies, or considerations to inform potential refinements to their teaching, research, or professional practice. To complete the AI Learning Trailblazer certificate, submit a list of courses, along with a completed AI Learning Trailblazer reflection. Answers must demonstrate reflective thought and provide examples. Workshops and written reflection must be completed and submitted within a two-year timeframe.

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Level 3 - Innovator

For advanced learners who are leading the way and creating new AI trails.

  • Trail Seeker + 3 additional hours  + Sharing an example of something they created with AI and a brief description of how they are using it in teaching or interacting with Titans
    • Once you have an example of how you are using AI, share the example using the Level 3 (Innovator) - AI Trailblazer Certificate form which will be emailed to you upon qualification

Outcome

Participants will demonstrate leadership in AI-enhanced teaching or campus support by sharing one example of their own AI-related practice or innovation.

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Eligibility

AI Learning Trailblazer workshops, activities, and resources are open and available to all who are interested in applying and/or participating, regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity, national origin, or any other protected status.

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