George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.
Internal employee learning opportunities support George Brown Polytechnic employees in building AI literacy, confidence, and practical skills. These offerings are designed to support thoughtful AI exploration, safe experimentation, and responsible use while keeping people, ethics, accessibility, and institutional guidance at the centre.
Digital Proficiency AI Series
The Digital Proficiency AI Series is a beginner-friendly learning series for employees who are curious about AI but are not sure where to start. The series focuses on practical, real-world uses of generative AI, including saving time on routine tasks, making sense of information and data, brainstorming ideas, and creating content.
Each session keeps people at the centre and includes discussion of how ethics, bias, and responsible use connect to everyday AI practice. Sessions are standalone, so employees can attend one session or complete the full series.
Session topics include:
- AI Uncomplicated: Getting Comfortable with Everyday AI
- Less Busy, More Brilliant: Making Work Easier With AI
- Data, Decoded: Finding the Story Behind the Numbers With AI
- Your Voice, Your Vision: Creating & Collaborating With AI
The series invites the George Brown community to explore how AI can simplify routine tasks, spark new ideas, and reveal fresh insights, while creating more time and space for what matters most: connecting with students, colleagues, and our shared institutional mission.
Employees can register through Cornerstone.
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Critical Approaches to Generative AI in Education Micro-Certificate
The Critical Approaches to Generative AI in Education Micro-Certificate is offered by the Teaching and Learning Exchange (TLX). It provides faculty learners with space and resources to examine generative AI tools, including their origins, ethical implications, and thoughtful use in educational contexts.
This 19-hour micro-certificate includes interactive asynchronous modules and live synchronous web conferencing sessions. Participants explore and experiment with generative AI tools that may provide efficiencies in practice and support educational aims such as accessibility. Learners also connect with other faculty, share experiences and resources, and develop a digital repository of prompts, materials, tools, and strategies.
Successful completion of each module earns participants a George Brown badge. Completing all required modules can be applied toward the Critical Approaches to Generative AI Tools in Education Micro-Certificate.
Employees can register on the Teaching and Learning Exchange Micro-credentials site.