webinar #6 Educational Services in the Time of AI

For the first time, educational consulting and digital teaching, including our Media Lab, work under one roof. Yet synergies do not emerge automatically from a merger: they require active engagement and a close interlocking of expertise and services.  In this webinar, we share the story of our merger, from its starting point through the process to our lessons learned, and present the holistic approach to faculty support that has grown out of it. We offer insights into our portfolio of digital tools and services as well as upcoming pilots, all oriented towards the new HSG competency framework as a common point of reference. 
Finally, we show how we build a cross-institutional AI literacy community to anticipate current and future demands on teaching and to derive sound, needs-based services from them. 
Participants will take away transferable ideas for shaping integrated, future-ready services in their own institutions and will have the opportunity to share their experiences of meaningful educational services from their universities.  

The webinar will be led by Oksana Noorlander is an Educational Technology Advisor in the Curriculum and Teaching Innovation (CTI) team at the University of St.Gallen. She is passionate about developing innovative learning environments rich with personalization, meaningful feedback, and sprinkled with AI-enhanced experiences that support learners in transferring learned skills to real-life scenarios. With a background in MSc Educational Science and Technology, English language teaching, and years of building blended learning experiences, she is committed to creating measurable value for learners by harnessing data analytics and translating research-insights into practical methods.

As a member of the Curriculum and Teaching Innovation (CTI) team at the University of St. Gallen Hanne Birk works as a teaching consultant with a focus on teaching innovation. Her PhD in English Cultural Studies and degrees in English, Philosophy and German Studies as well as her international research and teaching experience fuel her enthusiasm for empowering transformational teaching and learning.

Enis Redzepi is Co-Head of the Curriculum and Teaching Innovation (CTI) unit at the University of St.Gallen (HSG), where he oversees teaching innovation projects such as the implementation of the HSG competency framework and digital examinations. He also leads the AI Literacy project, funded by swissuniversities, in which HSG, OST and PHSG jointly strengthen the AI skills of their teaching staff. Driven by a passion for teaching, he also lectures in Financial Accounting at FernUni.