Wharton and OpenAI Create Online AI Education Class for Teachers
Credit: Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto / Getty Images- The Ivy League Wharton School is offering a new online class on AI and education.
- The class will cover how to use ChatGPT for teaching.
- The course will be offered through Coursera.
- Wharton developed the course with ChatGPT creator OpenAI.
ChatGPT recently turned 2, and its ability to write essays and pass exams has forced teachers to quickly adapt to the rapidly evolving technology.
Now, the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania is providing high school and college educators with a new resource to learn about how to use a large language model in a classroom.
Wharton recently partnered with ChatGPT creator OpenAI to develop “AI in Education: Leveraging ChatGPT for Teaching,” an online course that covers the fundamentals of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and helps educators use the technology in their instruction.
The self-paced, four-module course is available via the online learning platform Coursera, according to a Wharton press release. Among the experts leading the course is Wharton Professor Ethan Mollick, who was named one of 2024’s most influential people in AI by Time magazine.
“GenAI has the potential to profoundly transform education and make it more impactful and tailored to individual student needs,” Eric Hamberger, managing director of Wharton Online, said in the release.
“Wharton Online holds a deep commitment to delivering accessible content from the AI experts here at Wharton that can empower educators to harness this transformative technology and enrich the teaching experience for all.”
The online course will teach educators how to use AI to help with lesson planning, incorporate AI into student assignments, and create interactive, in-classroom exercises for students.
Wharton, one of the country’s top business schools, is well-positioned to teach AI. The school recently scaled up its investments in AI to boost both research and instruction via its Wharton AI and Analytics Initiative.
“Artificial intelligence is poised to fundamentally transform every sector of business and society, and the world needs reliable, evidence-based insights about its practical and responsible use today,” Wharton School Dean Erika James said in a press release at the time.
OpenAI has recently sought to leverage ChatGPT for use in colleges. The company in 2024 launched ChatGPT Edu, a customizable tool for colleges. The company previously partnered with Arizona State University to help build ChatGPT Enterprise tools.