AI-Amplified PBL: Bringing the PBL Journey to Life - CEU-X721

Course Description

Credit Validation for Ed3 Participants Only

This course guides educators through a complete Project-Based Learning (PBL) journey, with artificial intelligence (AI) positioned as a thought partner throughout the design process. Educators move through the full arc of PBL by establishing a values-aligned foundation for using AI, cultivating an authentic challenge and driving question, deepening inquiry across disciplines, building real-world connections, designing for learner agency, developing feedback and iteration routines, showcasing learning through public products, and planning for sustainable practice as AI continues to evolve.

Across the modules, educators partner with AI for brainstorming, research, perspective-taking, and reflection while keeping learner voice, human relationships, and educator discernment at the center of every design decision. By the end of the course, educators will have designed a capstone PBL unit that integrates AI thoughtfully in service of the learner experience.

Learner Outcomes

• Design a complete Project-Based Learning (PBL) experience that moves learners through the full arc of challenge, inquiry, real-world connection, agency, feedback, and public product
• Craft an authentic challenge and driving question developed and refined with AI as a thought partner while preserving the human insight and community context that make PBL meaningful
• Integrate AI purposefully across a capstone PBL unit by discerning where partnering with AI strengthens the learning experience and where educator discernment, learner voice, and human connection must remain central

Course Details

Number of CEUs: 4.0 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Continuing Education Hours: 40 hours

Who Should Attend: This course provides continuing education for Ed3 Participants.

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IMPORTANT: YOU MUST ENROLL WITH THE PARTNERED ORGANIZATION AND PAY ALL REQUIRED FEES BEFORE PURCHASING CEUs THROUGH USD.

University of San Diego – Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

The University of San Diego partners with this program to offer Continuing Education Units (CEUs) through the Credit Validation Program. To earn CEUs, participants must register for and successfully complete the coursework through the external program provider.

CEUs provide documentation of completed professional development and may be used to meet continuing education, professional development, credential, certification, or workplace requirements. Participants are responsible for confirming that CEUs meet the requirements of their employer, school district, credentialing organization, or other institution before enrolling.

Directions to Enroll for CEUs

Step 1: Register with the Partner Organization 

Complete your registration directly with the partner organization. Follow their instructions to begin the course and pay any required enrollment fees. Some courses, specifically DoWEA courses, may require participants to purchase units before the course ends; please check the enrollment window for details.

• Homepage: Ed3
• Enroll: Use AI with Purpose - Browse Courses
• Contact Ed3

Step 2: Complete the Course

Participate fully in the course through the partner organization and complete all required assignments, activities, and assessments.

Step 3: Register for CEUs

After confirming your registration with the partner organization and completing your program, return to the USD website.

• Locate the same course on our listings page.
• Click Add to Cart.
• Click Check Out.
• You will be prompted to either log into your USD Student Account or create one, and then pay for your CEUs.

If this course displays Request Information, it means the course is either not yet open for enrollment or enrollment has already closed. Please check the enrollment dates or contact the organization directly to ask about late enrollment or future course offerings.

Step 4: Partner Organization Submits Grades
After you finish, the partner organization will submit your final grade to USD.

Step 5: Receive Your CEU Confirmation of Completion Letter

Once your certificate has been reviewed and your CEU completion has been processed, your Confirmation of Completion Letter will be available through your USD Student Account.

This letter documents the CEU hours you earned and can be downloaded, printed, and provided to your school district, employer/HR department, credentialing organization, or other institution as proof of completion.

For instructions on accessing your letter, please see How to Access Your CEU Confirmation of Completion. 

Need Help?

For detailed information about the University of San Diego Credit Validation Program, please consult our USD Credit Validation Program Participant Guide.

Interested in university credit instead?

If you would like to purchase USD Graduate-Level Extension Credit (GLEC) instead of CEUs, which provides university credit and an official University of San Diego transcript, click here to view the GLEC option.