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Lecturers
Artificial intelligence is transforming teaching, learning, and assessment at universities. For you as a lecturer, this raises not only the question of how to effectively incorporate AI into your own teaching, but also what skills students will need in the future and how teaching and assessment formats must evolve.
HeiCAD supports you in building AI competencies and understanding current developments as they relate to your teaching. Here you’ll find professional development opportunities, information, and practical guidance – ranging from the basics of generative AI and its application in teaching to the legal framework and available AI tools.
Understanding AI and Expanding Skills
KI für Lehrende: Generative KI im Hochschulkontext
| Who is this for? | All lecturers; no prior knowledge required |
| You'll learn: | Fundamentals, how it works, and key terms in generative AI |
| Format: | online | self-study course | flexible |
| Duration: | 2,5 hours |
| Language: | German |
NEW: KI für Alle: Kompakt (Start November 2026)
| Who is this for? | All target groups; no prior knowledge required |
| You'll learn: | An initial, general, and well-founded understanding of AI |
| Format: | online | self-study course | flexible |
| Duration: | 4 hours |
| Language: | German |
KI für Alle 1 – Einführung in die Künstliche Intelligenz
| Who is this for? | All target groups; no prior knowledge required |
| You'll learn: | Fundamentals, how AI works, and key terms |
| Format: | online | self-study course | flexible |
| Duration: | 42 hours |
| Language: | German |
KI für Alle 2 – Verstehen, Bewerten, Reflektieren
| Who is this for? | All target groups; no prior knowledge required |
| You'll learn: | An in-depth examination of AI methods and their implications for society |
| Format: | online | self-study course | flexible |
| Duration: | 42 hours |
| Language: | German |
Deepen Your Skills – Additional Self-study Resources
Service-Center für gutes Lehren und Lernen (SeLL)
SeLL is an institution dedicated to promoting teaching; it offers professional development, counseling, information, and opportunities for exchange to faculty members across all departments on how to plan and design courses, modules, and degree programs in a way that supports student learning.
ProFiL (Professionalisierung, Fortbildung und interdisziplinäres Lernen)
ProFiL brings together all continuing education events offered at HHU in one central location. The events are generally open to all employees of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf.
KI-Campus: Lernplattform für Künstliche Intelligenz
The KI Campus is a learning platform for artificial intelligence. Learn about AI – with online courses, videos, and podcasts. A program offered by the Stifterverband.
KI:EDU.NRW
Training & consulting for AI competence & learning analytics. Through its professional development programs for universities in North Rhine-Westphalia, KI:edu.nrw provides a basic framework for building AI competence in the areas of academic studies and teaching.
AI Lecturers
In addition to its continuing education programs and as part of the “CoLab Curriculumentwicklung” project at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, HeiCAD will be working with a team of AI lecturers in the future who revise curricula and adapt course content to reflect the latest developments in AI. They bring in-depth expertise and practical experience from their own teaching practices and understand the challenges posed by the use of AI in everyday university life.
Whether it’s selecting suitable tools, developing AI-compatible assessment formats, or addressing fundamental pedagogical questions: Our team provides personalized guidance and supports you in effectively integrating AI into your teaching.
Get in touch with us – we look forward to exchanging ideas with you!
AI Tools
What AI systems can you use at HHU? How do you gain access? Which model is best suited for which task? How can you put this into practice?