Educational Innovation Through Technology: From Coding Platforms to Bilingual Learning Programs

Session Type: Paper Session

Abstract

This program explores the evolving role of technology in education, highlighting new approaches to enhance learning experiences and engagement. By leveraging innovative digital tools, educators and researchers are examining how technology can foster more personalized, inclusive, and adaptive learning environments. Through a focus on collaboration and experimentation, this program offers insights into the potential of educational technology to address diverse challenges in both local and global contexts. Attendees will have the opportunity to consider the possibilities and limitations of these emerging innovations in reshaping teaching and learning practices.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Technology as an Agent of Change in Teaching and Learning

Chair

• Joey Huang, North Carolina State University

Papers

• Co-Designing the GenAI-Based Writing Tutoring Platform (GWTP) With K-12 Teachers - Joey Huang, North Carolina State University; Ariel Han, University of Southern California; Shenshen Han, University of California - Irvine

• Results of the Compose and Code Platform for Improving Students’ Computational Thinking, Computing Attitudes, and Multimodal Writing - Amy C. Hutchison, University of Alabama; Erdogan Kaya, George Mason University; Qi Si, University of Alabama; Vahid Mousavi, University of Alabama

Discussant

• Valerie Harlow Shinas, Lesley University