Staff Academy Interview: Mariano Pierantozzi. Skövde 2026

Описание: In this interview series we have a conversation with the presenters of the winter 2026 Staff Academy workshops. The Staff Academy is an event where educators meet to share, transfer, and showcase innovative pedagogical methodologies within the European University INGENIUM.

Mariano Pierantozzi: Human-Centred AI in Higher Education: Experimenting with AI-Supported Teaching through Multimodal Design and Student Feedback

This session presents a human-centred approach to the use of artificial intelligence in higher education, based on two years of pedagogical experimentation in university teaching.
Rather than focusing on AI as a standalone tool, the session explores how AI can support learning only when embedded within a structured, multimodal, and teacher-guided instructional design.
Through a concrete teaching example, participants will examine how tools such as generative AI, curated knowledge systems, and narrative approaches can enhance understanding without replacing student cognition.The session emphasises reflective, sustainable, and transferable teaching practices, positioning AI as a support for learning design rather than as a shortcut.

Mariano Pierantozzi
Associate Professor
University ‘G. d’Annunzio’, Chieti-Pescara
Email: [email protected]
ORCID: 0000-0001-7296-9898
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mariano-pierantozzi-4354a74

This event was hosted by the University of Skövde within the 10 Days of INGENIUM framework in February 2026. The event is held twice a year, and the content is shared publicly on https://ingenium-university.eu/ingeni... . The Staff Academy events consist of ten individual sessions, each lasting an hour, with one from each partner university. The sessions are based on proposals submitted by INGENIUM staff implementing innovative learning methodologies or those wishing to develop them in cooperation with others. The Staff Academy sessions allow participants to gain and enhance their teaching and facilitation skills by providing additional time for hands-on learning and interaction with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and fields. It will also provide an appropriate framework for knowledge sharing and transfer, offer new networking opportunities, and open avenues for enhanced cooperation with the INGENIUM network.