How Students Use AI and How Educators Can Leverage This to Enhance Learning: Practical Learner-Centered AI Skills for the Classroom - Pre-conference workshop, AMEE 2026

PCW 13 - How Students Use AI and How Educators Can Leverage This to Enhance Learning: Practical Learner-Centered AI Skills for the Classroom

https://amee.org/events/amee-2026/programme/amee-2026-pre-conference-activities/

Date: 23 August 2026

Time: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Venue: Austria Center, Vienna

Fee: €104 + VAT

Presenters: Stella Goeschl1, Ken Masters2, Peter de Jong3, Poh-Sun Goh4, Kristina Pavloski5, Rakesh Patel6

1Imperial College London, London, UK. 2Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. 3LeidenUniversity Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands. 4National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. 5European Medical Students’ Association (EMSA), Brussels, Belgium. 6St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London, UK

Background

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming health professions education (HPE), from adaptive learning to AI-assisted assessment and curricular design. Educators are increasingly expected to understand and integrate these tools, yet many feel unprepared. Meanwhile, students experiment widely with generative AI, often without formal guidance.

This pre-conference workshop responds to the growing demand for practical AI training that aligns with learner needs. Led by members of the AMEE Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) Committee, it offers an introductory hands-on approach to integrating AI into teaching and assessment, covering AI tools, prompt engineering, and applications in learning and evaluation.

A unique feature is an interactive student Q&A panel, where health professions students share candid experiences with AI in learning and assessment. Participants will engage directly with students to co-create solutions, bridging perspectives and identifying practical opportunities and challenges.

The goal is to equip educators with a practical toolkit to use AI effectively and foster meaningful, learner-centered experiences.

Who Should Participate

Educators at all career stages seeking to apply AI in teaching or curriculum design; faculty developers and leaders integrating AI literacy institutionally; researchers and innovators in technology-enhanced learning; students or young professionals interested in shaping AI’s role in education.

Structure of Workshop

Introduction: Framing AI’s role in education in 2026 and its potential to enhance learner-centered design. (15 min)

Practical skills: Hands-on work with AI tools, prompt engineering, classroom or assessment applications. Several rounds of short demonstrations and guided practice. (60 min)

Discussion: Exploring broader applications, sharing cases, addressing institutional barriers. (15 min)

Break.

Student panel: Three HPE students share real-world AI use, followed by an interactive educator Q&A to discuss needs, opportunities, and concerns. (30 min)

Small-group work: Mixed student-educator teams to co-create practical, inclusive solutions. (30 min)

Reflection: Discussion of global perspectives. (15 min)

Debriefing & wrap-up: Key takeaways, listing actionable steps. (15 min)

Intended Outcomes

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

Identify practical strategies for integrating learner-centered AI tools into teaching and assessment.

Compare student and educator perspectives and co-develop feasible solutions.

Take away concrete, context-specific action points for their own teaching practice and institutions.

Theme or Track

AI/Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL)

Phase of Education

Undergraduate and Graduate

Level of Workshop

Introductory