First workshop
AI-enhanced lecture: from storytelling to assessment

Tuesday, June 16, 9 am – 1 pm
Sala Atti, Building D

This experiential workshop guides lecturers in designing and delivering more effective and engaging lessons by leveraging the potential of generative Artificial Intelligence. Through an integrated pathway combining educational storytelling techniques and AI tools, participants will learn how to structure a learning narrative arc (emotional hook, presentation of the challenge, data-driven development, meaningful conclusion) to enhance students’ understanding and motivation.

The workshop explores how to transform complex content into clear and visually engaging materials, following the show, don’t tell principle, and examines methods to orchestrate active classroom participation, including interactive polls and peer instruction strategies. It also addresses the AI-assisted generation and validation of exam questions and assessment rubrics, ensuring alignment with learning objectives while maintaining academic integrity.

The workshop alternates short theoretical inputs with guided practical exercises using reusable prompt sheets, culminating in the production of a concrete deliverable: a 6-slide storyboard including an interactive activity and a structured draft of at least 6 exam items. Innovative narrative approaches such as Six Words, Bing-Bang-Bongo, and the Hook arc (Challenge, development, payoff) will be used, already successfully tested in academic and training contexts. This workshop is designed to provide lecturers with practical skills applicable to the creation of teaching modules.

Learning objectives

• Understand the fundamentals of educational storytelling and its application in designing engaging lessons
• Be able to build an effective learning narrative arc with phases of hook, challenge, data development, and final payoff
• Be able to transform complex content into readable and visual slides according to the show, don’t tell model
• Be able to design interactive activities to foster engagement and active student participation (polls, peer instruction)
• Learn how to generate and validate AI-supported exam items aligned with learning objectives
• Be able to design assessment rubrics that ensure transparent, consistent, and high-quality feedback for students
• Be able to integrate AI prompting tools into a sustainable and replicable workflow for creating teaching modules, with attention to rigor, integrity, and adaptability
• Produce a concise storyboard and a structured set of exam items as a concrete output of the workshop

Lecturers: Enrico Maso (University of Udine) and Corrado Lanera (University of Padua)

Available places: 25

Registration: send your request to tlc@units.it by Friday, June 12, 2026.

Second workshop

Beyond the classroom: syllabus, communication, and bibliographies with AI

Tuesday, June 16, 2 pm – 6 pm
Sala Atti, Building D

A hands-on workshop aimed at lecturers who want to optimize teaching support activities through the use of generative AI.

Participants will learn how to design coherent and readable syllabi, following the latest best practices for clarity, constructive alignment, and accessibility.

They will also develop efficient response macros and FAQs for communication with students, reducing email management time and improving the quality of communication.

The workshop includes the creation of practical guidelines for exams and theses, clear instructions for preparing bibliographies with automated source verification, and a digital tool to help navigate official administrative information.

Through customizable models and templates, lecturers will create reusable toolkits such as communication playbooks (tone, policies), exam guides and thesis guidelines, and integrated digital processes that support teaching and administrative continuity.

The workshop concludes with the delivery of a customizable, ready-to-use package designed to concretely improve course management and student relations.

Learning objectives

• Be able to write clear, coherent, and functional syllabi aligned with learning objectives and accessible to students
• Learn how to design effective response macros and manage FAQs for quick student communication, reducing time and misunderstandings
• Be able to develop practical guidelines for exams and operational instructions for thesis writing, with a focus on clarity and completeness
• Understand best practices for creating robust and reliable bibliographies, including automated source verification with AI support
• Be able to develop digital tools for administrative guidance that facilitate access to official information and procedures
• Design reusable toolkits (templates, playbooks, guides) customizable to optimize course management and student relations
• Deliver a complete, editable, and immediately usable package

Lecturers: Enrico Maso (University of Udine) and Corrado Lanera (University of Padua)

Available places: 25

Registration: send your request to tlc@units.it by Friday, June 12, 2026.

Participants may attend both workshops or choose between the morning and afternoon sessions. 
Coffee break and light lunch included in the full-day workshop