AI Training
AI training will never stop, because AI keeps on developing
Training for graduate students
The “AI for Academic and Career Success” course is a two-hour online self-paced course. It is free, and if completed successfully, students will receive an NWU AI Certificate, and they will have generated their own unique career plan.
Training for postgraduate students
We recommend that you do the AI course for graduate students first. A One Stop Postgraduate Site is being developed with the research office. The plan is to incorporate the ethical and responsible use of AI within the current material that is available to prepare postgraduate students for their studies.
AI literacy
Basics of AI. What is GenAI, how do GenAI systems work, how do LLMs work, how does an AI such as ChatGPT work, neural networks, patternrecognition, AI expert systems, AI speech recognition, etc.
Academic staff
Training for lecturers
This self-paced online AI course focuses on assessments that incorporates AI. It teaches lecturers and students to use AI on five levels.
- No AI use and to understand why this is important.
- Use AI as generating ideas
- Use AI as a text editing tool.
- Co-use AI as part of the assignment and to learn how to be transparent about it.
- Use AI and to create videos, text, podcast and other outputs that are meaningful to their discipline.
It is recommended that lecturers do the AI course for graduate students as well.
Training for researchers
Faculty specific training is offered as workshops by the AI Hub in collaboration with the NWU Research Support office. You are welcome to initiate such training and request support from the AI Hub.
Advanced AI training
The NWU Centre for Teaching and Learning provides training opportunities through Coursera and OLC as part of their Continuous Professional Learning program.
Support staff
AI skills development and implementation
There are various online courses available
Training through the Digital Academy
In collaboration with People & Culture various courses for the development of basic digital and AI literacy are available.