Empire State University

Microcredential in

AI in Education

Registration is completed with Empire State University.

Empire State University

Online

Online

Delivery

1 Semester

Estimated time to complete

65 Hours

Instruction hours

$2,175.00

Estimated cost*

What you'll learn

This AI in Education microcredential equips educators with the knowledge, practical skills, and ethical grounding to use artificial intelligence to strengthen teaching, learning, and educational design. Designed for K-12 teachers, higher education faculty, and learning designers, this program supports AI fluency and responsible innovation in a wide range of learning environments. Successful completion of this microcredential provides teachers with in-demand skills needed to keep pace or advance into educational technology, AI integration or learning design roles. Credits earned in this microcredential provide all with a jump start on the Master's degree in educational technology and learning design.

An online microcredential from Empire State University (65 instruction hours). Registration is completed with Empire State University.

Who can enroll

Ages 18 and up.

Upcoming sections

Section 1:

Open

Section 2:

Open

What you can earn

AI in Education Microcredential (Digital Badge)

Pathway to Credit

This Empire State University course can count toward credit at the SUNY campuses below. Each campus decides how the credit applies; confirm with its admissions or registrar office.

CampusMajorCounts asDegreeCreditsAs of
Hudson Valley Community CollegeEducation StudiesEDU 201 Foundations of EducationAssociate3Mar 10, 2025
Orange County Community CollegeEarly Childhood EducationEDU 105 Child DevelopmentCertificate3Jan 15, 2024

Hudson Valley Community College

Major

Education Studies

Counts as

EDU 201 Foundations of Education

Degree

Associate

Credits

3

As of

Mar 10, 2025

Orange County Community College

Major

Early Childhood Education

Counts as

EDU 105 Child Development

Degree

Certificate

Credits

3

As of

Jan 15, 2024

Skills covered

Educational Innovation

Innovative Teaching

Artificial Intelligence Integration

Design-Thinking

AI Tools

Ethical Considerations

Pedagogical Implications

Instructional Strategies

Learning Design

AI Literacy

AI Potential

AI Limitations

Funding opportunities

You may be able to pay for this course with the funding below. Each program decides who qualifies.

WIOA Individual Training Account (WIOA)

Federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funding, through your local career center.

Who qualifies: Adults and dislocated workers approved by a New York career center.

* Estimated cost

Each campus will confirm final costs.