Teach GenAI Webinar Series 2026


We are currently finalising the Teach GenAI 2026 webinar programme. If you would like to learn more about this year's initiative, join the opening webinar on 27 August, where we will introduce the programme, explore current perspectives on teaching with generative AI, and outline the opportunities to participate throughout the year. 

While the 2026 programme is being prepared, you can explore recordings, materials, and resources from previous Teach GenAI webinars on the Resources page.

Also check out the webinars and other events from IT-vest: https://www.it-vest.dk/arrangementer
 


09.09.2026 | Customized chatbots in teaching

Mads Ronald Dahl, Center for Educational Development, Aarhus University

Time: 13.00-14.00 | Registration

Grounded GAI (GGAI), also referred to as customized chatbots, are large language models (LLMs) that have been instructed, structured, and tested by educators to operate within a clearly defined academic domain. This webinar explores how GGAI and customized chatbots can be used as didactic resources in university teaching to support students’ academic development and learning, both as optional resources for independent study and as shared tools for collaboration and co-creation. Particular attention is given to the opportunities and challenges associated with their use, including transparency, academic integrity, copyright, and the quality of student work. The webinar also considers the broader didactic implications of GGAI, including how these technologies may shape learning activities and influence the role of the educator.


28.09.2026 | Scaffolding BA students’ use of AI as a sparring partner in empirical investigations

Inger-Marie Falgren Christensen, Department of Design, Media and Educational Studies, SDU

Time: 14.00-15.00 | Registration

In this webinar, Inger-Marie will illustrate how she has supported her students’ use of AI in the 4th semester, 10 ECTS, BA-course Learning and knowledge sharing. As part of this course, students are to plan, carry out and report on an empirical investigation in a specific organisation, exploring an issue related to the course themes, learning and knowledge sharing. This also constitutes the competence goal of the course, and students submit their report for the final assessment. In the course, students’ use of AI in relation to the different phases of the empirical inquiry was supported by templates that scaffolded iterative and critical use, as well as reflection on AI-supported learning. Inger-Marie will share the learning design and its theoretical underpinnings as well as her own and students’ evaluation.


21.10.2026 | Learning with GenAI: How do we support our students?

Carsten Bergenholtz, Department of Management, Aarhus University 

Time: 14.00-15.00 | Registration

Generative AI can help students work faster and produce better answers—but this does not necessarily mean that they learn more. In this webinar, Carsten Bergenholtz will draw on his own research and recent studies by others to discuss what we know about working with GenAI: when it can improve performance, and when it might support or undermine learning.

He will then turn to the practical question: What should we actually tell students about how to use GenAI? Drawing on the updated Learn GenAI online module and a workshop being developed for first-semester business students, Carsten will discuss how these insights can be translated into concrete guidance and learning activities. He will consider both how GenAI can be introduced to new students and how we should think about its role throughout their studies.


26.10.2026 | Teaching First-Year Psychology Students in times of AI: Redesigning Course Preparation, Teaching Activities and Exam Assessment in an Undergraduate Course

Sille Schandorph Løkkegaard, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, SDU

Time: 14.00-15.00 | Registration

How can we support meaningful student learning in an era where generative AI is readily available? In this webinar, associate prof. Sille Schandorph Løkkegaard shares how a largescale course for first-year bachelor psychology students was redesigned to address (potential) AI use. Drawing on experiences from a 2026 spring course on Developmental Psychology, incl. Qualitative Methods, Sille will present and discuss her work with revisions of learning objectives, exam assessment criteria, teaching activities and -materials, and strategies for fostering teacher-student and student-to-student dialogue on use of generative AI in an academic context. The presentation offers practical examples for university teachers who wish to move beyond control and detection towards a transparent and learning-oriented approach to generative AI where the goal is to get first year students to consciously reflect on their use of generative AI as university students, active learners and future professionals (such as psychologist or the like). 


28.10.2026 | When AI joins the search: strategies for high-quality information searching

Jona Mikkelsen, Vibeke Sofie Sandager Rønnedal, and Jette Thise Pedersen, Aalborg University Library

Time: 13.00-14.00 | Registration

AI is rapidly reshaping how we search for academic information – but also how we evaluate and trust what we find. In this webinar, we explore the evolving landscape of AI-supported information searching, including tools, data sources, and common pitfalls. 

We will discuss key questions 

  • How do AI tools influence search practices? 

  • What are their strengths and limitations? 

  • How can we critically assess AI-generated search results and avoid common pitfalls? 

Participants will gain practical strategies for choosing the proper tool for your task, evaluating output and sources, and integrating AI into academic teaching and research. 


10.11.2026 | Designing Copilot Agents for Learning: Supporting Student Reflection, Feedback, and Independent Thinking

Anne Mølgaard Nielsen, Learning and Development Consultant at the Faculty of Health Sciences, SDU

Time: 14.00-15.00

What happens when students create their own AI learning companion? In this webinar, Anne Mølgaard Nielsen, Learning and Development Consultant at SUND, will explore how Microsoft Copilot Agents can be designed to support learning rather than replace it. Drawing on experiences from health education, she will demonstrate how tailored AI agents can guide student reflection, provide feedback within pedagogical boundaries, and encourage deeper engagement with course objectives. Participants will gain practical inspiration for integrating AI agents into university teaching while maintaining a strong focus on learning, reflection, and academic responsibility.


24.11.2026 | Language learning with GenAI – two teaching cases

Carmen Heine, Department of English & Helle Dam Jensen, Department of German and Romance Languages, Aarhus University

Time: 14.00-15.00 | Registration

In this webinar, Carmen Heine and Helle Dam Jensen will present how they began working with custom GPTs in language courses and how their create-and-configure processes developed from guided initial experiments into structured classroom applications and self-study tools. They will discuss the pedagogical considerations behind designing custom AI tools for reading and writing, including how the GPTs were developed, tested, revised, and integrated into course design. Two concrete applications will be introduced: a study-buddy approach to AI-supported reading and the systematic integration of AI into text production. They will also share how students experienced, used, and valued these tools in their learning processes. The webinar concludes with lessons learned and future perspectives on how custom GPTs may support guided, reflective, and pedagogically meaningful uses of AI in language education.