Description

Brief Description

This session focuses on using AI as a classroom co-designer. Through guided, hands-on activities with Curipod and NotebookLM, participants will learn how to create interactive lessons, generate discussion prompts, and support student inquiry.

Date and Time: Saturday, February 21, 2026, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm (IST)

Pre- Requisite(s): None

Target Audience: K-12 teachers, college teachers, EdTech researchers and professionals

Key Objective(s)

After the workshop the participants will be able to

• Supporting teachers to facilitate inquiry-based learning in classroom
• Introducing teachers to AI tools – Curipod and NotebookLM for interactive lessons

Instructor:

Dr. Sunita Raste

Researcher, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India

Brief Bio / About the instructor:

“Sunita is an EdTech researcher, with a Ph.D. in Educational Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India. Her doctoral work, titled “Fostering Sensemaking in a Technology-Enhanced Learning Environment for Clinical Diagnosis Among Bioscience Undergraduates, examined the design of environments that support sensemaking in real world problem-solving contexts.

Her research interests span science education, learning sciences, technology-enhanced learning, cognitive-affective interplay, and the design and classroom integration of interactive learning environments. With over seven years of experience teaching graduate-level biology courses, she brings a practitioner’s perspective to her research. Drawing on these insights, she designed Karyotype an interactive, case-based, technology-enhanced learning environment(TELE) for facilitating undergraduate learners sensemaking.

Instructor’s LinkedIn Profile Link:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunita-raste-691005107