Multimodal Composing with Generative AI: Examining Preservice Teachers’ Processes and Perspectives

• In Event: Leveraging AI in Multimodal Composing

Abstract

This study examines 20 preservice teachers’ processes when creating multimodal products and their perspectives on the use of AI in the classroom. Multiple data sources were collected, including screen capture, classroom video recordings, pre and post-surveys, and post-composing interviews. Drawing from qualitative and multimodal analysis, we will present main themes on how AI tools mediated preservice teachers’ design decisions as well as the affordances, tensions, and ethical considerations they grappled with.

Authors

• Blaine Smith, Vanderbilt University

• Amanda Yoshiko Shimizu, Vanderbilt

• Sarah K Burriss, Vanderbilt University

• Melanie Hundley, Vanderbilt University

• Emily Pendergrass, Vanderbilt University