Throughout the academic year, INGENIUM organises several public Staff Academy webinars where there are 1–3 short case presentations on cutting-edge teaching practices, followed by a lively discussion and Q&A session. The webinars unfold on Zoom and are hosted by the South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (Xamk).

Theme of this webinar is Student-centered pedagogy. Register to the webinar here!

The session will include three 20-minute presentations, each following with 10-minute discussion segments.

Preliminary Schedule
12:00–12:20 Mercedes Bravo Rebolledo, URN: Ingenious Scouts: Mapping the INGENIUM Alliance through Entrepreneurship
12:20–12:30 Discussion
12:30–12:50 Sharon Lehane, MTU
12:50–13:00 Discussion
13:00–13:20 Suhui Ye Huang, UniOvi:  Physiology Interactive 360: AI-Driven Co-Creation for Participatory and Inclusive Learning
13:20–13:30 Discussion

Register to join the webinar: Zoom registration
After registration, you will receive an email with a Zoom-link to the webinar.

Speakers and their topics

Mercedes Bravo Rebolledo: Ingenious Scouts: Mapping the INGENIUM Alliance through Entrepreneurship

This session presents a pedagogical module designed to introduce students to our partner universities not through brochure, but through active market research. She will demonstrate how students are tasked with identifying “pain points” for incoming students on partner campuses and creating business ventures to solve them, culminating in a 3-minute video pitch. Her goal for this session is to share this framework and also find colleagues within the Alliance who would be interested in collaborating to help assess these final student pitches.

 

As an Educator, Mercedes Bravo Rebolledo champions a highly collaborative, cross-border approach to teaching. She specializes in transitioning curricula toward skill-based assessments and leveraging digital tools to create dynamic, student-centered learning environments. Firmly believing that innovation thrives on shared knowledge, Mercedes actively participates in European Staff Academies, working alongside international and interdisciplinary peers to transform how students experience and connect with their partner universities

 

Sharon Lehane: Student Partnership and Academic Integrity: Designing Authentic Assessment for Student-Centred Learning

How can assessment be designed to strengthen academic integrity while remaining genuinely student-centred? This session explores how authentic assessment, student partnership, and structured feedback processes can enhance engagement, develop self-regulation, and promote ethical academic practice in the context of generative artificial intelligence. Practical insights will be shared to support colleagues in adapting assessment design for contemporary higher education.

Sharon Lehane is a Lecturer in the Department of Management and Enterprise at Munster Technological University, Cork, Ireland, where she teaches across a range of disciplines within the School of Business at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Sharon is also part-seconded to the Teaching and Learning Unit at MTU, contributing to initiatives that promote excellence in teaching and learning, support professional development, and foster innovation in pedagogical practice. Her primary research interests focus on student-centred assessment strategies in higher education, the exploration of authentic assessment practices, and the enhancement of academic integrity through innovative assessment design. She is particularly interested in how assessment can be designed to support student engagement, develop real-world competencies, and promote ethical academic practices while remaining inclusive.

 

Suhui Ye Huang: Physiology Interactive 360: AI-Driven Co-Creation for Participatory and Inclusive Learning

This session explores how Physiology Interactive 360 transforms passive lectures into a dynamic, student-driven learning ecosystem. The presentation details an innovative model where learners co-create foundational materials that Artificial Intelligence then converts into accessible, multi-format resources, such as podcasts and adaptive quizzes. Additionally, it examines how combining student collaboration, responsible AI use, and gamification fosters a highly engaging, autonomous, and inclusive educational experience.

Suhui Ye Huang, Assistant Professor in the Department of Functional Biology at the University of Oviedo. With a PhD in Biology and extensive international research experience, her teaching philosophy centers on transforming traditional, passive lectures into dynamic and inclusive learning ecosystems. She is passionate about educational innovation, active methodologies, and the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence in the classroom. She is currently exploring the relationship between students and AI in the generation of educational resources, with a special focus on the critical use and evaluation of AI tools..

 

 

If you would like to present your idea, please contact ingenium@xamk.fi. We will get in touch with the speakers before the event and talk more about the arrangements. As a speaker please remember to also register as a participant for the webinar.

Staff Academy event recordings and webinars will be published on INGENIUM YouTube channel. 

Throughout the academic year, INGENIUM organises several public Staff Academy webinars where there are 1–3 short case presentations on cutting-edge teaching practices, followed by a lively discussion and Q&A session. The webinars unfold on Zoom and are hosted by the South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (Xamk).

Theme of this webinar is co-operation.

More information to come!

If you would like to present your idea, please contact ingenium@xamk.fi. We will get in touch with the speakers before the event and talk more about the arrangements. As a speaker please remember to also register as a participant for the webinar.

Staff Academy event recordings and webinars will be published on INGENIUM YouTube channel.