Presentation Panel
From Literacy to Practice: AI, Data and Digital Fluency for the Modern Teacher
Date Thursday, Dec 4 Time – Room: Charlottenburg I
As classrooms become increasingly digital, educators need the skills and confidence to engage effectively with technology and AI. This panel highlights strategies to build technological literacy, support educators in using digital tools, and develop AI competencies through practical, pedagogically grounded approaches. Guided by cognitive science, empathetic judgement, and the responsible use of AI, the session equips participants with frameworks and hands-on guidance to enhance their own digital fluency and foster ethical, human-centred use of technology in teaching and learning.
Laurie Oskam
Project Lead & Frontrunner , Breda University of Applied Sciences
Laurie Oskam is a project lead with expertise in digital learning environments and educational technology in higher education. She currently leads an initiative focused on assessing and improving the digital literacy of teaching staff. With a strong background in strategic implementation and educational technology, Laurie supports teams in navigating digital transformation. Her passion lies in empowering educators to thrive in an increasingly digital landscape.
Christina Soegaard Jensen
Project Manager, Senior Lecturer, Business Academy Aarhus
Christina is a long term senior lecturer at Business Academy Aarhus at the multimedia design program. Since 2017 she has been managing various research and innovation projects on digital learning and literacy. From 2025 to 2027 she is the project manager of the Danish Business Academy Sector initiative DIGIDAKT. Christina's academic background in within cultural studies and journalism.
Joy Laue Christensen
Lecturer and Study Koordinator, University College Lillebælt, UCL, Odense Denmark
Joy Christensen is an Associate Professor (Lektor) in Product Development and Integrated Technology at UCL University College, in Odense, Denmark. She holds a Master’s degree in Digital Education from the University of Edinburgh and brings a multidisciplinary lens to the integration of emerging technologies in education. Her current research focuses on XAI in education, human-centered design, AI competency training, and the ethical application of digital tools in teaching and learning. She is committed to developing accessible, practice-based frameworks that empower educators to engage with AI confidently and critically.
Arlène Botokro
Head of Learning Innovation, Wooclap
Arlène Botokro is Head of Learning Innovation at Wooclap, where she helps higher education institutions and corporate L&D teams design active learning experiences that bridge pedagogy, technology, and real-world practice. She leads strategic initiatives to embed research-based approaches into Wooclap and Wooflash, working closely with educators, learning technologists, and researchers.
Before joining Wooclap in 2020, she worked at Sciences Po and in innovation consulting for the publishing sector. Her international background across the US, France, and Ghana spans learning design, educational technology, and digital practices.
Moderator
Marius Boboc
Professor of Educator Preparation and Leadership, College of Education, University of Missouri St. Louis, United States of America
Dr. Marius Boboc has been the Dean of the College of Education at the University of Missouri St. Louis, and Professor of Educator Preparation and Leadership in the same academic unit since July 2025. Prior to that, his work experience includes being a faculty member (from the Assistant Professor rank to that of Professor), Director of the Office of Student Learning Assessment, Vice Provost for Academic Planning, and Department Chair twice (in different departments) at Cleveland State University (CSU) from 2002 to 2025. At CSU, his teaching load included undergraduate and graduate courses in general methods of teaching, curriculum theory, student assessment, classroom management, international/comparative education, urban education policy, leadership and change management, and qualitative research. His research interests relate to online instruction (ranging from design to implementation to evaluation), assessment and accreditation in higher education, postmodern education, teacher preparation reform, and higher education leadership and community engagement. His research has been published in books by Sage Publications and Cengage Learning, book chapters by Information Age Publishing and ICI Global, journal articles in Brock Education Journal, TechTrends, International Journal of Learning and Development, International Journal of Education, Journal of Engaged Learning, Electronic Journal of eLearning, Science Scope, and the Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, as well as book reviews by Teachers College Record. Research currently under contract focuses on the use of assessment data to inform curriculum development in higher education, as well as postmodernism in education. To date, Marius has also presented at over 50 international and national professional conferences ranging from the American Educational Research Association to the Association for the Advancement of Computers in Education to the Association for Institutional Research, to name just a few. Marius earned his M.A. in Teacher Leadership from Roosevelt University in Chicago, and his Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.
From Pedagogy to Practice: A Human-in-the-Loop Guide to Building AI Competencies, Joy Laue Christensen
This presentation explores how educators can build AI competencies through hands-on, ethically grounded engagement with generative AI, using familiar pedagogical tools like Bloom’s Taxonomy and authentic assessment. Drawing on a practical guide piloted across Europe, the presenter offers a concrete use case for integrating AI literacy into everyday teaching practice.
DIGIDAKT – A Danish Sector Initiative on Technological Literacy, Christina Soegaard Jensen
The Danish Business Academies have created a sector initiative, DIGIDAKT, to integrate technology literacy into all programs across the sector.
The presentation highlights the special project features created to secure impact.
Clicking with Technology: Empowering Education Professionals in the Digital Era, Laurie Oskam
Want to boost your colleagues’ digital skills but not sure where to start? Discover how our research-led, tailored approach helps teachers truly connect with technology in education!
Embedding EdTech into Established Learning Design Frameworks: A Practical Perspective from the Field, Arlène Botokro
How can an interactive learning tool be embedded into existing pedagogical frameworks without requiring instructors to rethink their entire practice? This session shares practical insights from recent collaborations with learning technologists and faculty, showing how aligning an EdTech tool with established models can support design consistency, enhance usability, and fit naturally into institutional workflows.