Faculty AI Fluency Certification Program

Teach with AI with evidence, structure, and real artifacts.

Navigate AI certifications are not passive video courses or generic prompt tutorials. They are developmental, FAFI-informed, TEACH-aligned pathways designed to move faculty from exploration to implementation — with real work products produced along the way.

Individual faculty

Enroll on your own

Best for faculty who want a self-paced, practical entry point into AI fluency and need a clear next step that fits their current level.

  • Start with FAFI to identify the right level
  • Complete a structured course and produce deployable artifacts
  • Earn a real credential backed by actual work
Institutions & cohorts

License for a department or campus

Best for CTLs, deans, online learning leaders, and academic units that want a shared faculty development pathway rather than disconnected workshops.

  • Use FAFI for baseline and growth measurement
  • Run faculty cohorts with a common framework and language
  • Connect the certification pathway to broader strategy
How to enter the pathway

Start with where you are, not where marketing says you should start.

FAFI makes the pathway smarter. Instead of guessing whether to begin with Ignite, Build, or Elevate, faculty can use a structured diagnostic to identify their current fluency and choose the right entry point.

FAFI placement logic

One diagnostic. Better placement.

Novice → Exploring
Ignite
Exploring → Adapting
Build
Adapting → Fluent
Elevate
Fluent → Support / Strategy / Fellowship
LEAD Series
Core pathway

Three levels for faculty implementation. One leadership series for peer support, strategy, and institutional influence.

The three core levels help faculty move from foundational fluency to more capable course integration. The leadership series is for faculty moving into peer support, department strategy, and fellowship-level institution building.

FAFI placement — where you enter the pathway
Novice
→ Ignite
Exploring
→ Build
Adapting
→ Elevate
Fluent
→ LEAD Series
Level 1

Ignite

01

For faculty who need a credible, non-hyped starting point. Focuses on foundational fluency, faculty confidence, policy basics, core tool use, and responsible classroom adoption.

FAFI: Novice → Exploring
Best for first-step adopters
Create an AI syllabus policy and classroom stance
Build baseline tool familiarity and prompt confidence
Learn the TEACH logic that anchors the full pathway
Level 3

Elevate

03

For faculty ready to move beyond isolated activities and toward more integrated, strategic, course-level AI design with stronger coherence and leadership potential.

FAFI: Adapting → Fluent
Advanced integration
Build a broader course integration plan with stronger alignment
Refine authentic assessment and student fluency expectations
Prepare for leadership, mentorship, or program-level influence
Leadership series

LEAD Series: Support, Strategy, Fellowship

Once faculty reach fluent practice, the next question is how they can support peers, shape departmental strategy, and build institution-facing initiatives that last.

Level 4

Support

04

Peer coaching, practical facilitation, workshop leadership, and grounded faculty support.

Peer support + facilitation
Level 5

Strategy

05

Readiness assessment, roadmapping, policy momentum, and department-level planning.

Roadmaps + coalition building
Level 6

Fellowship

06

Pilot or initiative design for faculty leaders building something real and reusable on campus.

Pilot + initiative design
What participants produce

The credential matters because the work behind it is real.

Each level produces real artifacts — not reflections, not quizzes, not completion badges. Faculty leave with actual course-facing work they can use immediately.

Ignite artifacts

Foundational deliverables that help faculty establish a credible starting point and communicate expectations clearly to students.

Example outputAI syllabus policy, faculty use statement, starter prompt workflow, classroom risk/opportunity reflection.

Build artifacts

Practical redesign work that moves AI integration into course activities, assignment logic, and student-facing guidance.

Example outputMETA-informed assignment redesign, student guidance language, authentic assessment adjustments, verification prompts.

Elevate artifacts

Strategic course-level outputs for faculty ready to build stronger coherence, better assessment, and a more durable teaching approach.

Example outputCourse integration plan, aligned assessment strategy, student fluency expectations, implementation roadmap.
Two ways to use the program

Designed for both individual growth and institutional implementation

Dimension
Individual enrollment
Institutional cohort licensing
Best fit
Faculty taking initiative on their own and looking for the right entry point.
Departments, colleges, CTLs, or campuses seeking a common development pathway.
Starting point
FAFI helps the individual choose the best level.
FAFI can be used for baseline measurement, segmentation, and post-cohort growth tracking.
Experience
Self-paced and artifact-producing.
Can support shared cohorts, facilitation, milestones, and strategic alignment across a unit.
Strategic value
Personal fluency, confidence, and course improvement.
Faculty development with data, shared language, and stronger implementation consistency.
What the certifications sit on top of

The pathway is stronger because it is connected to the broader Navigate AI system.

TEACHThe human-centered faculty development backbone for the overall certification design.
FAFIThe diagnostic and growth model that supports better placement and measurement.
METAThe redesign logic used especially in Build and beyond.
AI Fluency MapThe student-facing complement that helps faculty think beyond their own tool use.
Next step

Do not guess your way into the wrong level.

Individual faculty should start with FAFI — it takes about 10 minutes and tells you exactly which level to enter. Institutional buyers should start a cohort conversation — the certification pathway is designed to scale across departments and campuses.

For individuals

Start with the diagnostic

FAFI helps you identify the right level and gives the certification path more integrity than simple self-selection.

Start with FAFI →
For institutions

Use certifications as a cohort system

Pair the pathway with institutional planning, faculty development, and broader strategy instead of treating it like a one-off course purchase.

See institutional pathway →
Next step

Contact us to learn more about Faculty AI Certification Programs

Whether and individual or an institution, let’s discuss how our Faculty AI Fluency Certification Programs can help you achieve your goals.

Helpful detail: Tell us whether you are inquiring as an individual or on behalf of a department or institution, which audience you serve, and whether you are exploring Foundation Track, AI Educational Leadership, or cohort licensing.
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