Innovation Showcases
My Best Professor Was an AI Professor : A Reflective Possibility from 2030 students
Innovation Showcase Donna Duellberg, De Anna Dotson
We consider how universities can best harness the power of AI to revolutionize learning, and specifically address if AI professors can successfully serve students. As we now live in an era where it has been increasing more difficult for humans to discern what works are human-generated from those that are computer-generated, it is incumbent upon universities to evaluate the possibility of AI professors. We will facilitate a lively discussion on AI’s ability to take on the role of a teacher. We seek participants’ help in evaluating AI’s capacity to create appropriate classroom content; deliver high-quality learning through engaging presentation; and assess student learning through assignments, projects, and examinations. The end goal is to gain an understanding of the strengths and limitations of artificial intelligence as anyone's favorite professor.
Developing the Interactive Game-based Picture Book "Food Ninja" to Enhance Creativity in Elementary School Students View Digital Media
Innovation Showcase Joni Tzuchen Tang, DeJun Mo, Wen Chun Lan
In recent years, technology has significantly impacted our daily lives and learning methods. With technological advancements, traditional paper picture books have gradually evolved into digital picture books (Roskos, Burstein, You, Brueck, & O’Brien, 2011). Digital picture books enable readers to interact with story elements through visual and auditory cues, providing rich sensory feedback and enhancing engagement and motivation (Lai, 2018). However, simply converting paper content to digital form does not guarantee a quality reading experience or improved learning outcomes. This study used self-designed digital picture books and various assessment tools (semi-structured interviews, behavioral observation forms, and the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking) to collect data and applied triangulation (from students, teachers, and researchers) to evaluate the impact of digital picture books on creative thinking instruction, focusing on the mediating role of interactive features. The findings indicate that digital picture books have a significant positive impact on fluency, flexibility, and originality in creative thinking. Notably, interactive features significantly enhanced originality. While teachers observed a trend of decreased elaboration due to time constraints, this decline did not reach statistical significance in the data analysis.
Exploring Enhancing Science Learning with Digital Picture Books View Digital Media
Innovation Showcase Joni Tzuchen Tang, Yan Yu Jau
This study created a scientific digital picture book titled "My Helpful Friend: Hydrogen," focusing on the theme of hydrogen energy. College freshmen were invited to participate in the test. The research results indicate that learning in the natural sciences through digital picture books helps students achieve better learning outcomes and elicits positive responses towards learning. The findings of this study not only provide empirical support but also offer practical teaching tools and methods for science education. In the future, different topics can be explored to enrich students’ learning experiences and enhance their scientific literacy.
