Applications open for Generative AI 101

Dear colleagues,

I write to invite you to apply to Generative AI 101, a new six-week program co-sponsored by Office of the Provost and Northwestern IT Teaching and Learning Technologies to support instructors’ literacy in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI).

The program is open to all instructors — across schools, disciplines and campuses — who will teach in the Spring, Summer or Fall 2025.

A cohort of 15 to 20 instructors will be selected to join the program’s first iteration, scheduled for Jan. 27-March 7, 2025. Applications are open now, and the deadline to apply is Dec. 2.

Generative AI 101 will be conducted primarily in a synchronous online format, with in-person sessions bookending the program. Accommodations may be made for asynchronous participation as needed.

As part of the program, participants will explore a variety of GenAI tools and develop an assignment for use in their own teaching. Each participant will receive a one-year license to the suite of Microsoft Copilot Generative AI tools for Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, and Teams.

This is a great opportunity to dive into a new technology that is changing our world and to explore its potential for your teaching and your students’ learning. I encourage you to apply.

Sincerely,

Miriam Gamoran Sherin
Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education
Alice Gabrielle Twight Professor of Learning Sciences