Using AI to Help Plan and Propose Your Next Microcredential
SOLAR~2025
Ray Schroeder, Sr Fellow, UPCEA
Lee Maxey, Chief Strategy Officer, Noodle
Moderator: Anissa Vega, Assoc Vice Provost Kennesaw State University
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Using AI to Plan and Propose Your Next Microcredential
WORKSHOP
Brief introductions of moderator, presenters and participants.
The goal of the workshop is to enable participants to prepare a prospectus for a program they may want to consider proposing as a certificate.
With his extensive experience in consulting and assisting universities in developing and delivering academic programs, Lee Maxey will begin with setting context and sharing "Tips and Tricks" to apply in the process of planning and launching your microcredentials.
We will begin the exercise by looking at a hypothetical generic prompt to generate samples using four different apps. Then we will examine what this prompt generates in four different AI apps.
Participants will then construct custom prompts that will be useful to their institution and their needs. We will share prompts and results as desired.
Sample hypothetical prompt. Review the text. Note the essential elements.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W-jUpVhiVwxMdKSojasQqgNHIKk62kNGBftJHSpwO4c/edit?usp=sharing
Claude 4 Sonnet - free version: Preliminary Prospectus
https://docs.google.com/document/d/155TW4P2ykdulzsqT29sd-IUQ29nUrn-kat_7BtiqhDA/edit?usp=sharing
(completed in 18 seconds on 7/4/2025)
ChatGPT 4o (free version) Preliminary Prospectus
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m8on6H5Y29E5yc2vMl4GhAjwH-FNQFuU-GJnQ6ujq1o/edit?usp=sharing
(completed in 48 seconds on 7/5/2025)
Gemini 2.5 Pro deep research version ($20/month) Preliminary Prospectus https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SuHq0PPUoUJRxZqArDd5w_pAsgYWRvehYIlv0BKcIp4/edit?usp=sharing
(completed in 12 minutes on 7/6/2025)
ChatGPT o3 deep research version ($20/month) Preliminary Prospectus
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1svWzHMEBhwqEFllp7K-m_XkAZLeZ__xq9OTKSu4aFn4/edit?usp=sharing
(completed in 21 minutes on 7/5/2025)
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