Abstract: 

Engaging students in large-enrollment courses is a significant pedagogical challenge, now amplified by an AI-mediated world that demands greater student self-awareness. This 90-minute, hands-on workshop moves beyond general active learning to focus on a critical outcome: fostering Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) and metacognition at scale. Using only smartphone-accessible tools like Mentimeter, you will experience how to embed simple, powerful prompts for student planning, monitoring, and reflection directly into your lesson flow. We will model scalable techniques and demonstrate how to gather real-time data on student thinking, not just their answers.

Short professional biography

Prof. Sean McMinn is the Director of the Center for Education Innovation and Adjunct Associate Professor for the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). His role includes leading the development of digital education, including AI for education initiatives, at the university. Sean also currently sits on multiple international committees, including the AI and Education International Panel, Digital Education Council, and the Cyber-Physical Learning Alliance. He has won various awards for his work in digital education, including the 2024 Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance (GMA) Award for his work in AI Education, the 2016 School of Humanities and Social Science (SHSS) Teaching Excellence Award and the 2007 Teaching Innovation Award for his work with podcasts and education at HKUST.