Overview

Based on real teaching examples from engineering courses, this talk demonstrates how generative AI can be used as a teaching partner within project-based and digital learning settings. It shows how AI can support learning processes while simultaneously fostering students' critical, reflective, and disciplinary competencies. The focus lies on transferable approaches that can be adapted to different teaching contexts.

Speaker

Verena Wolf-Zoellner, Senior Lecturer, Technical University of Leoben

Verena Wolf-Zoellner is a Senior Lecturer at the Chair of Process Engineering and leads the research group Fluid Separations. Her research focuses on absorption processes, mass transfer in packed columns, and applications such as carbon capture and maritime exhaust gas cleaning. Alongside her research, she is actively involved in advancing engineering education, with a focus on competence-oriented teaching and digital learning formats. Her recent work explores the integration of generative AI in higher education and how it can support learning while fostering critical and responsible use of AI technologies.

The material presented has not been peer-reviewed. Any opinions are the presenter’s own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the Education Special Interest Group. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE

Time

08:30 - 09:30 BST.

Software

The presentation will be delivered via Microsoft Teams. We recommend downloading the app from the Microsoft website, rather than using the web portal.