Building the Custom AI Tool Your School Needs (No programming)

 Course Description​​

Generative AI tools and custom AI assistants are at the forefront of current advancements, offering Academic Leaders powerful ways to elevate their work. This course guides Academic Leaders in building their own custom AI tools or assistants, with a focus on how they can support teaching and school administration.

The course begins with the basics, including how to create effective prompts and incorporate relevant materials to provide stronger context for the AI to draw on. Participants will explore a range of use cases, from creating specialized virtual assistants to enhancing educational offerings and automating repetitive tasks.

Through practical examples, Academic Leaders will learn how to use these tools to streamline communication, improve data management, and support more informed decision-making. By the end of the course, participants will not only understand how to harness the power of generative AI, they will have built a custom AI tool or assistant of their own.

Course Objectives

• Gain a foundational understanding of generative AI tools and custom AI assistants, and how they can be applied in educational settings.

• Learn how to create effective prompts and incorporate relevant materials to build custom AI tools or assistants tailored to specific academic and administrative needs.

• Identify and explore practical use cases for custom AI tools or assistants in education, such as creating virtual assistants, enhancing curriculum offerings, and automating administrative tasks.

Course Facilitators