American University in Dubai

AI in Education: Empowering UAE Educators for New Age Teaching

Dr. Fariha Hayat Salman
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AUD welcomes UAE school teachers and leaders for an upskilling opportunity to enhance classroom instruction through integrating artificial intelligence concepts and tools. This CPE course offers a practical, project- based approach where teachers will create and curate AI-powered educational games and learning experiences through conceptually grounded pedagogies that can be immediately applied in their classrooms. The content is mapped to the UAE core AI curriculum domains.

Course Details

  • Primary and secondary educators
  • Beginner to intermediate AI skills/use
  • Total Hours: 15 hours (2.5 days)
  • Dates: August 15 - 17, 2025
  • Timings:
    • Session 1: 9 am – 12pm
    • Session 2: 1 – 4 pm
  • Delivery Mode: Blended (face-to-face workshops with online components)
  • Prerequisites: Basic computer and internet literacy, and readiness to explore new technologies
  • Certification: Participants will receive an AUD Certificate of Completion with 15 CPD hours recognized by CFE CERT https://cfecert.com/
  • Standard Fee: AED 12,000
  • Exclusive Rate for Educators: AED 4,500
Learning Outcomes: Concepts, Skills & Application
Learning Outcomes *UAE AI curriculum domains
1. Create AI educator personas based on foundational concepts & ethical awareness AI3, AI7
2. Design animated content using AI tools for student engagement. AI2, AI4
3. Prototype Crossover Learning Assessment Design (CLAD) for various subjects/grades. AI5
4. Generate AI enhanced lesson plans & assessment rubrics using prompting techniques. AI2, AI4, AI5
5. Build educational games for various subjects/grades. AI5
6. Create augmented reality portfolios to showcase projects from the five sessions. AI5, AI7
*UAE AI curriculum domains:
AI1 – Data & algorithms AI5 – AI driven innovation & project design
AI2 – Software applications AI6 – AI policies
AI3 – Ethical awareness in AI AI7 – Social engagement
AI4 – Real-world AI applications

Each session will be crafted for participants to recognize opportunities for AI integration across different subject areas and grade levels, and to gain a foundational understanding of AI concepts and ethical considerations relevant to classroom teaching.

Certification Requirements
  • Attend all 5 sessions (minimum 90% participation)
  • Completion of all session assessments
  • Final portfolio submission
  • Peer collaboration and feedback participation
Learning Outcomes: Concepts, Skills & Application
Days Focus Description & Outcome
Day 1
Session 1		 (a) AI educator personas as professional introductions.
(b) AI enhanced lesson plans. 		Develop and present AI educator-personas based on foundational AI concepts & ethical awareness.
Design effective prompting techniques for instructional plans.
Day 1
Session 2		 (a) AI enhanced assessment rubrics.
(b) Animated content using AI tools for student engagement. 		Develop effective prompting techniques for designing assessment rubrics.
Design animated characters and digital scenes to engage students across various grades & subject areas.
Day 2
Session 1		 Prototype CLAD for various subjects/grades. Prototype Crossover Learning Assessment Design (CLAD) using XR technologies.
Day 2
Session 2		 Play-ready educational games for various subjects/grades. Design and deploy a ‘play-ready’ educational game based on subject area and grade level.
Day 3
Session 1		 Augmented reality (AR) portfolios to showcase projects Create and curate AR portfolios based on projects designed throughout the short course.
Course Leader Bio:

Dr. Fariha Hayat Salman is Associate Professor at the American University in Dubai, where she leads graduate coursework in Educational Technology within the Graduate School of Education (GSE). She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK, has a Ph.D. in Learning, Design, and Technology from The Pennsylvania State University, USA, and an MRes. from the UCL Institute of Education, UK. Her extensive academic and leadership experience across UAE, USA, UK, and Pakistan positions her uniquely to connect educational research and application of technology to classroom practice. Her recognition as a Fulbright PhD Scholar and Centenary Research Scholar, alongside numerous merit awards acknowledge her contributions to the field. In her role as Project Head at Penn State in collaboration with MIT, she implemented and examined an augmented reality (AR) learning experience as part of a research grant to study the transformative role of emerging technologies in crossover learning environments. Her publications have advanced technology-mediated assessments within Crossover Learning Assessment Design (CLAD) to effectively assess student learning in digital environments. Dr Fariha recently represented AUD in leading a workshop on ‘AI Model Training’ at the University of Sharjah; she continues to advance the UAE’s national initiative on AI Curriculum for K-12 schools as part of AUD Graduate School of Education’s strategic vision.

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