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Scenario-Based Learning Through and with AI: Evidence-Informed Simulations for Education Leaders

Ella Hamonic, Candy Lugaz, Annina Demirag, Rémi Sharrock, Agustina Thailinger, Maria Victoria Picchio, Vinitra Swamy, Paola Mejia-Domenzain

Communications in Computer and Information Science · 2026

A scenario-based learning cycle for education leaders: scenario, decision, consequence, debrief.
A scenario-based learning cycle for education leaders: scenario, decision, consequence, debrief. · Diagram drawn for this page from the paper’s method.

Abstract

This workshop explores how generative AI can strengthen scenario-based learning for the professional development of school and district leaders. Building on IIEP-UNESCO’s work in online and blended learning and Télécom Paris’ expertise in AI-supported learning, we present an approach in which AI not only helps generate context-aware scenarios, but also delivers simulations, prompts reflection, and provides evidence-informed feedback during leadership practice. Participants will experience how AI can place leaders in realistic school situations, invite them to analyse challenges, take decisions, justify their reasoning, and receive coaching-style feedback informed by literature on school leadership, educational planning and management. The workshop also introduces an AI literacy strand for school and district leaders, focused on responsible use, critical judgement, ethics, and leadership for AI integration in education systems. Participants will examine design principles, test simulation formats, and co-design scenarios for leadership learning.

Venue
Communications in Computer and Information Science
Year
2026
DOI
10.1007/978-3-032-29794-5_24
Topics
Educational Assessment and Improvement, Educational Games and Gamification, Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning

Cite this paper

Ella Hamonic, Candy Lugaz, Annina Demirag, Rémi Sharrock, Agustina Thailinger, Maria Victoria Picchio, Vinitra Swamy & Paola Mejia-Domenzain (2026) Scenario-Based Learning Through and with AI: Evidence-Informed Simulations for Education Leaders. Communications in Computer and Information Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-29794-5_24

BibTeX
@incollection{hamonic2026scenarioba,
  title         = {{Scenario-Based Learning Through and with AI: Evidence-Informed Simulations for Education Leaders}},
  author        = {Ella Hamonic and Candy Lugaz and Annina Demirag and Rémi Sharrock and Agustina Thailinger and Maria Victoria Picchio and Vinitra Swamy and Paola Mejia-Domenzain},
  year          = {2026},
  booktitle     = {Communications in Computer and Information Science},
  publisher     = {Springer Science+Business Media},
  doi           = {10.1007/978-3-032-29794-5_24},
  url           = {https://paola-md.github.io/papers/scenario-based-learning-through-and-with-ai-evidence-informed-simulation.html}
}