AI-assisted Co-design of Culturally Engaging Educational Materials

Teacher-AI Co-creation of Science Narratives

This study explores the co-creation of science instructional materials by teachers and AI, with a focus on how cultural considerations are integrated into this collaborative process. In summer 2024, I ran a month-long workshops with five teachers who serve predominantly Latine students in the early grades. In these workshops, they were guided to collaborate with generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT and DALL-E to create science storybooks that resonate with their students.

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AI-assisted Co-design of Bilingual Interactive Science E-books

This project involves co-designing 24 bilingual science e-books in collaboration with Latine families, integrating their cultural practices and knowledge. As a proof of concept for using AI to scale informal learning resources, families are guided to collaborate with AI to iteratively create and refine content including the stories, images, and discussion prompts, ensuring the stories resonate with the lived experiences of Latine communities. By utilizing participatory design techniques, this project ensures that the cultural values and practices of Latine families are central to the science content and dialogic reading experiences in these e-books.

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