Generative AI for Instructional Design

About this Course

As with other fields, generative AI is reshaping the landscape of education and training. For educators and instructional designers, AI offers powerful opportunities to enhance learning design — if you know how to use it effectively and responsibly. 

In this course, you'll explore how to thoughtfully integrate generative AI into your instructional design process. Through hands-on experimentation with industry-leading AI tools, you’ll learn to create multimedia learning materials, design AI-assisted assessments, and build personalized learning experiences that serve diverse learner populations. 

Taught by an expert instructional designer and AI practitioner, this hands-on course guides you from basic AI literacy to advanced AI integration strategies. You’ll walk away with a comprehensive digital portfolio that showcases your ability to apply AI throughout the instructional design process while maintaining educational quality and integrity.

DESIGNED FOR

Educators, instructional designers and other learning professionals who want to integrate AI into their practice or lead organizational AI initiatives.

▸ Explore More: Looking to build foundational skills in instructional design? Check out the Certificate in E-Learning Instructional Design.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

• How to distinguish AI, machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI, and evaluate their applications in instructional design and educational technology
• Techniques for using and evaluating a wide range of AI tools for content creation, assessment, personalization and multimedia development
• How to engineer effective, multistep AI prompts and workflows that enhance instructional quality and learner engagement
• Approaches for implementing AI ethically and responsibly, with a focus on transparency, accessibility and support for diverse learner needs
• Organizational change management strategies for successful AI adoption, including stakeholder communication, experimental implementation and sustainable scaling approaches

GET HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE

• Learn prompt engineering frameworks with ChatGPT, Claude and AI tools (DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, H5P) to create educational content and assessments 
• Build AI-enhanced training experiences, including personalized learning pathways, adaptive assessments and bias-free content for diverse learner populations
• Complete a comprehensive capstone portfolio showcasing AI-integrated instructional design work, ethical frameworks and implementation roadmaps

Career Stats

EARN A DIGITAL BADGE

After successfully completing this course, you can claim a digital achievement badge that can be shared on LinkedIn and other social media sites. Learn more about digital badges.