AI in Education, Graduate Certificate

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Design and Evaluate Meaningful AI-Enhanced Learning

Purdue University’s AI in Education Graduate Certificate equips educators, instructional designers, and teaching and learning specialists with the knowledge and practical skills to integrate artificial intelligence thoughtfully and responsibly into modern learning environments.

Throughout the three-course program, students build practical skills by integrating AI/GenAI into educational frameworks, creating innovative applications using AI tools, and analyzing the ethical issues related to AI use in education.

This residential certificate is available as a concurrent degree option to students already enrolled in a residential graduate degree program at Purdue – West Lafayette. The online AI in Education Graduate Certificate is available for those not enrolled in a residential program.

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A Graduate Certificate in AI in Education prepares educators and learning professionals to thrive in a rapidly changing educational landscape where artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly shaping how students learn, how teachers teach and how institutions assess success. The curriculum is grounded in research-based professional competencies, with instructional theory applied directly to real-world contexts. You’ll gain practical skills in instructional design, learner analysis and technology integration that can be applied to many relevant roles across the education spectrum.

EDCI 55201 – AI Integration in Education

This course aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to understand and utilize Generative AI in education. Students will acquire fundamental coding skills and develop technical expertise in using and comprehending AI. By engaging in hands-on activities and analyzing real-world case studies, students will design and create their own AI applications using Google Teachable Machine to solve a specific problem of their choosing. Additionally, the course will examine ethical issues related to AI/GenAI, allowing students to establish guidelines for the meaningful integration of AI/GenAI in teaching and learning.

Total Credits: 3

EDCI 55202 – AI In STEM Inquiry

This course is designed to provide opportunities for STEM educators to develop understanding of teaching and learning with AI Applications. Central to this work is the construction of models of learners’ understanding of AI as an “assistant” and of the user as the analyst of the assistant’s products. Students will develop models of learner’s understandings of different facets of AI applications and then use those models and their emerging understanding of curriculum in the disciplines to explore challenges in teaching and learning with AI. Discussions will center on how teachers and students can engage to support the emergence of powerful strategies and mental structures that can be applied to generate new understandings in interaction with STEM disciplines.

Total Credits: 3

EDPS 65800 – Computerized Adaptive Testing

This course was developed to strengthen students’ competencies in AI and Generative AI from a measurement perspective. Personalized measurement is a critical component of AI applications in education. The core learning materials for this course, including readings are current and drawn from reputable textbooks and high-impact academic journals. Assessments challenge students to critically evaluate scholarly articles and multimedia resources, such as educational presentations on YouTube. In addition, students will explore the impact of Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) on teaching and learning and assess the design and logic behind CAT item selection algorithms.

Total Credits: 3

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Admissions

This residential certificate is available as a concurrent degree option to students already enrolled in a residential graduate degree program at Purdue – West Lafayette. If you are not currently pursuing a graduate degree and are interested in this certificate as a standalone option, please visit the page for the online AI in Education Graduate Certificate.

This program reviews applications for three start terms per year: fall, spring, and summer.

We encourage prospective students to submit an application and pay the application fee a minimum of 7 business days in advance of the deadline. Applications can be processed only after the application fee is paid. Incomplete applications or those submitted after the deadline may be considered, upon completion, for admission to a future term.

Semester	Application Deadline
Spring	November 15
Summer	March 15
Fall	July 1

Full-time, Purdue-West Lafayette employees who are interested in online classes should review the online AI in Education Graduate Certificate, including the Cost tab for information about potential employee discounts.

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This program does not lead to nor result in an educator license within or outside the State of Indiana. For licensure inquiries contact the College of Education, Office of Teacher Education and Licensure (OTEL).

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The full-time Learning Design and Technology faculty at Purdue West Lafayette are internationally recognized leaders for their contributions to instructional design and learning technology research. They publish in top journals, present at global conferences, and shape the field through innovation and scholarship.

Laura Bofferding

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John Broome

Clinical Associate Professor

Hua Hua Chang

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Wanju Huang

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William R. Watson

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AI in Education

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Design and Evaluate Meaningful AI-Enhanced Learning