Artificial Intelligence (AI) Education for Teachers
Generative AI is transforming education — but before you can harness it effectively, you need to understand the foundations it's built on.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Education for Teachers is a beginner-level online course from Coursera in Artificial Intelligence. It is structured in 6 modules with 4 stated learning outcomes, over 20h 1m. Learners rate it 4.7/5 from 967 ratings on Coursera.
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Course highlights
| Provider | Coursera |
| Duration | 20h 1m |
| Level | Beginner |
| Mode | Self-paced |
| Language | English |
| Certificate | Yes — shareable certificate |
| Rating | 4.7★ (967 reviews) |
| Price | Check price |
About this course
This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Education for Teachers course explores the foundations of AI, focusing on how generative AI is transforming education. It covers the history of AI since the 1950s, its broad applications across industries, and the ethical considerations involved in its development. You learn about fairness, transparency, privacy, and compliance in AI systems.
The course helps you develop key thinking skills for working with AI. This includes creative, critical, design, data fluency, and computational thinking. It teaches you how to apply these skills to solve problems where AI can be part of the solution. The program is self-paced, allowing you to complete modules and topics in any order that suits your learning style.
Upon finishing this AI course for teachers, you can compare AI with human intelligence and understand its evolution. You will identify various industry applications of AI. You will also explain the principles of ethical AI development and describe how existing thinking skills in curricula can be used to approach problems with AI solutions.
This course is designed for educators who want to understand AI's impact on teaching and learning, assuming you already know how to design and implement learning sequences for students. It does not require prior knowledge of coding or programming. If you are looking for a broader introduction to general AI concepts, consider Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) from Coursera. For free introductory options, Introduction To Artificial Intelligence on Udemy offers a starting point.
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What this course covers
6 modulesThe 6-part outline Coursera publishes for this course, across 20h 1m.
Module 1 · Welcome to AI Education for Teachers
Module 2 · AI Fundamentals: History and Applications
Module 3 · Design and Critical Thinking for AI
Module 4 · Data Fluency and Computational Thinking
Module 5 · Ethical AI and Bias Awareness
Module 6 · Course Summary and Teaching Applications
What learners rate it
Rated 4.7/5 by 967 learners on Coursera (checked 10 Aug 2026).
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How much does Artificial Intelligence (AI) Education for Teachers cost?
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Does Artificial Intelligence (AI) Education for Teachers come with a certificate?
Yes — Coursera lists a certificate on completion. It is a course certificate, not a formal qualification or university credit.
How long does Artificial Intelligence (AI) Education for Teachers take?
Coursera lists it at 20h 1m. It is self-paced, so that is the volume of material rather than a deadline — how long it actually takes depends on the hours you put in each week.
Is Artificial Intelligence (AI) Education for Teachers suitable for beginners?
Yes. Coursera lists it at Beginner level, so no prior experience in the subject is assumed.
What does Artificial Intelligence (AI) Education for Teachers cover?
It is organised into 6 modules, starting with Welcome to AI Education for Teachers and going on to AI Fundamentals: History and Applications, Design and Critical Thinking for AI, Data Fluency and Computational Thinking, Ethical AI and Bias Awareness, among others. The full outline is on this page.