Become a certified AI educator in 8 weeks.

Make an impact in the classroom or in your community by earning a workforce credential that meets real-world demands. Talladega College is offering the AI Educator Certification Program to help educators, trainers, and leaders confidently use artificial intelligence to enhance teaching, learning, and community outcomes with HBCU-centered and community-focused examples.

Ideal for:

  • K-12 Educators
  • Higher Education Faculty
  • Instructional Designers
  • Workforce Trainers
  • Corporate Trainers
  • Education Administrators
  • Church and Community Educators

Course 1

AI Foundations for Educators

November 2, 2026 - December 24, 2026

Build confidence. Gain practical skills. Create real-world impact.
No AI background required; this course introduces the fundamentals of artificial intelligence and how to apply it in education, the workplace, and the community. Learners will explore generative AI tools, prompt engineering, ethical use, and AI for productivity and creativity. AI Foundations culminates with a PartyRock project - a real-world AI-powered application that solves an authentic problem.

What you will learn:

  • Core AI concepts and real-world applications
  • Prompt engineering for teaching and productivity
  • Hands-on exploration of leading AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, AWS PartyRock, and more
  • Ethical, equitable, and responsible AI use
  • Design and build a PartyRock project with real-world applications

Delivery: Online with synchronous lectures, tutorials, or guest speakers every Thursday evening from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. 

FEE: $900


Course 2

AI Application Development with Amazon Quick

January 11, 2027 - March 11, 2027

Build workplace solutions with the power of Amazon Quick.
Advance from an AI user to a solution builder. This course helps you build workplace apps that streamline processes, improve decision-making, and solve real-world organizational challenges. Participants will learn how to leverage Amazon Quick's no-code conversational app-building capabilities to create custom tools, dashboards, automations, and AI-powered workflows for education, business, and community settings.

What you will learn:

  • Build interactive workplace apps with Amazon Quick
  • Connect data, automate workflows, and create dashboards
  • Create polished deliverables such as documents, presentations, and spreadsheets
  • Apply AI solutions to real organizational and community challenges
  • Security, governance, and responsible AI implementation
  • Develop a capstone workplace app and implementation plan

Delivery:  Online synchronous lectures, tutorials, or guest speakers every Tuesday evening from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

FEE: $900


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