December 2025 – Room TBC

Learn to Explain What Others Cannot: ARDIN Summer School 2026 Info Session with Practical Examples
Workshop

The ARDIN Summer School is a training school for academics and professionals focused on exploring the use of Interactive Digital Narratives to communicate complex issues using cultural heritage as an example. The combined info session and workshop will serve as an overview of what to expect for the 2026 edition in terms of content, format, travel organization and trainers. A practical part will introduce GenAI tools used in the realization of IDN prototypes and allow the participants to experiment with them. The event will also provide an opportunity to influence the next iteration during a discussion session.

OBJECTIVES

The participants will end the workshop with a solid understanding of the summer school but will also have gained a practical understanding of how to approach IDN development with the latest generative AI tools.

Schedule

Total 90 mins session 

Overview training school (20 mins)

  • planned content
  • trainer introduction
  • logistics
  • credits & certificates
  • testimony 2024 participants

Q & A (5 mins)
During this Q&A, participants can ask questions and provide suggestions for the summer school

Showcase 2024 projects (10 mins)

Practical experience: creating IDNs using GenAI (45 mins)
The organizers will introduce GenAI tools and provide a taste of working with them to create IDNs. Participants are encouraged to bring their own computers.

Progress discussion and final feedback (10 mins)
Participants will discuss their progress and experiences in using GenAI tools and provide a final feedback

PARTICIPATION

Participation will be limited to approximately 20 people to ensure active engagement. Prior registration by email to summerschool2026@ardin.online is encouraged, but not necessary

ORGANISERS

Hartmut Koenitz

Södertörn University, Huddinge, Sweden hkoenitz@gmail.com

Jonathan Barbara

St. Martin’s Institute of Higher Education, Hamrun, Malta jbarbara@stmartins.edu

Mirjam Palosaari Eladhari

Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden mirjam@dsv.su.se

Lissa Holloway-Attaway

University of Skövde, Skövde, Sweden lissa.holloway-attaway@his.se