Support instructors during execution with predefined email templates and instructor notes¶

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Description¶

The authors recommend that designers "provide predefined email templates covering a range of possible replies to trainees" and provide instructor notes detailing actions and inputs requiring instructor assistance. This reduces instructor workload during the exercise and serves as a guide for novice instructors and a refresher for experienced ones.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Designers must prepare for alternative responses trainees may send, not only the expected workflow

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• university students participating in team-based TTXs

Target Learning Goals¶

• incident response communication and decision making

Related Strategies¶

• Facilitate sessions with a welcoming environment, probing questions, and structured pauses
• Use generative AI as a preparation accelerator for bounded execution-level tasks, not as a design partner
• Reuse and adapt existing scenarios to make repeated TTX delivery sustainable

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• J. Vykopal, P. Čeleda, M. Horák, V. Švábenský. (2026). Technology-Enhanced Tabletop Exercises for Cybersecurity Education: Lessons Learned. In Proceedings of the 56th IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE '26). https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.28179