Heart Meets Algorithm: Strengthening Relational Competence with AI How a learner-centered stance becomes tangibleigital Makerspace

When you launch our AI bot, you will encounter virtual students whom you may believe you already know—yet whom you will rediscover in entirely new ways within a playful scenario. In this unique escape room experience, you will witness a shift in perspective: from teacher-led explanation to learner-centered experience—moving beyond mere knowledge checks toward resonance, intuition, and empathy. You will discover how to recognize the hidden potential of your students and how to strengthen their sense of self-efficacy within the learning process. In doing so, you will experience the transformative power that attention, presence, and empathy can unfold in the classroom.

This format invites you to reflect on how your own beliefs shape your understanding of school and teaching. You will learn to perceive and constructively guide dynamics—both at the individual level and within the group—with greater awareness. Together, you will master challenges that cannot be solved simply by “right” or “wrong,” thereby experiencing the value of collaboration, creativity, and mutual understanding.

The interactive AI bot provides a playful and psychologically safe space to explore how students can be activated in a solution-oriented way through a learner-centered stance.

This workshop is designed for teachers, school leaders, trainee teachers, lateral entrants to the profession, as well as all those engaged in initial and continuing teacher education.

Digital Makerspace

Prof. Dr. Michael Schratz

Dr. Helga Breuninger