#2 "AI in teaching & learning: International perspectives and best practices"

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Artificial intelligence is transforming higher education teaching – but how exactly? 

The online workshop series: "AI in teaching & learning: International perspectives and best practices" brings together teaching staff, teaching support staff, and didactic experts from various European universities and disciplines to address this issue. The workshops will be 90-minute online sessions with colleagues from all the Arqus Universities to provide insights into the use of concrete AI applications in their teaching, share findings, good practices, and invite participants to exchange experiences. The workshops aim to inspire and provide participants with practical information for integrating AI in teaching, learning, and assessment.

In this workshop our guests will be: 

AI literacy for a conscious use in learning process | Dr. Marina Bertolini | Department of Statistics at University of Padua 
The spread of chatbots and other artificial intelligence tools has greatly influenced the way students approach courses and seek help in studying various subjects. Similarly, activities such as assignments, homework and active learning are now carried out differently than before. The literacy approach aims to encourage students from the very beginning to reflect and have an open discussion about how AI tools integrate with learning activities of each course.

Whose intelligence? Students’ critical usage of artificial agents in
project-based learning. A case from Education. | PhD Prof. Juliana Raffaghelli | Department of Education at university of Padua  
This case presents a teaching practice designed to foster students’ critical and creative engagement with generative artificial intelligence (Gen-AI) within project-based learning. Implemented in the Bachelor’s Programme in Education at the University of Padua (2023–2025), the activity invited 23 students (2023); 12 students (2024) and 15 students (2025) to explore how AI tools can support the design of assessment instruments and evaluation interventions in education while raising ethical and professional questions. Through guided prompting, collaborative debates on academic integrity and privacy, and co-creation of materials using AI systems, students learned to recognize both the potential and the limitations of artificial agents. The practice enabled a shift from initial enthusiasm to reflective critique, nurturing awareness of bias, transparency, and epistemic justice. Positioned within the broader debate on “learning with and about AI,” this case illustrates how higher education can cultivate future educators’ autonomy, ethical sensitivity, and capacity to navigate intelligent technologies in meaningful ways.

Developing a Chatbot for Process Modelling Learning: contributions for active learning in engineering education | PhD Student Erik Lopes | Department of Producation and Systems Engineering at University of Minho 
This presentation outlines the development and implementation of a generative AI chatbot designed to support learning in process modeling and BPMN. Created using low-code tools, the chatbot was tested with students and professionals to assess its ability to simulate real interactions, enhance engagement, and reduce teaching workload. The discussion highlights its development process, user feedback, limitations, and future opportunities in higher education.

 

Find more information here.

 

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The first five "AI in Teaching and Learning"-sessions will take place from 14:00 to 15:30 CET on the following dates: 28 November 2025, 12 December 2025, 19 December 2025, 15 January 2026 and 21 January 2026.

Für Lehrende der sächsischen Hochschulen besteht die Möglichkeit, sich die Veranstaltung im Rahmen des Programms "Aktive Lehre" der Hochschuldidaktik Sachsen anrechnen zu lassen. Bitte wenden Sie sich in diesem Fall per Mail an: mandi.strambowski@hd-sachsen.de.

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Lehrende, alle interessierte Mitarbeiter:innen

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Interkulturelle Kompetenz und Fremdsprachen, Teaching & supervising, Methodenkompetenz

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