From Prompts to Pictures: Creative Illustrations with AI

Outline

Introduction: How does AI image generation work? (6 minutes)

Editing Images: Demo using Canva Magic Studio to transform a photo (10 minutes)

Compare: Venn Diagram comparing existing images and AI generated images (4 minutes)

Examples: Showcase educational uses for AI generated images (12 minutes)

Divergent Thinking: Explain divergent thinking and it’s application to AI prompting (12 minutes)

Elaboration: Share a poster with helpful words to use to get specific output from AI (7 minutes)

AI Picture Playground: Feature websites for practicing the art of prompting (4 minutes)

Wrap Up: Participant Questions and Ideas (5 minutes)

Supporting research

Digital Literacy Skills: A study by Jones-Jang et al. (2021) found that the ability to identify manipulated images is a crucial component of digital literacy, which is increasingly important in the digital age.

Jones-Jang, S. M., Mortensen, T., & Liu, J. (2021). Does media literacy help identification of fake news? Information literacy helps, but other literacies don't. American Behavioral Scientist, 65(2), 371-388.

Improved Learning Outcomes: Mayer and Moreno's (2003) cognitive theory of multimedia learning suggests that students learn better from words and pictures than from words alone. This has been consistently supported in various studies across different subjects.

Mayer, R. E., & Moreno, R. (2003). Nine ways to reduce cognitive load in multimedia learning. Educational psychologist, 38(1), 43-52.

Increased Information Retention: According to a study by Levie and Lentz (1982), students remember 65% of information three days later when it is presented with both visuals and text, compared to only 10% when presented with text alone.

Levie, W. H., & Lentz, R. (1982). Effects of text illustrations: A review of research. Educational Communication and Technology Journal, 30(4), 195-232.