From Curiosity to Creation: How Design Thinking Cards Sculpt AI-Infused Learning Materials

Authors

Felicitas Hartung, University of GeorgiaFollow
Zeenar Salim, University of GeorgiaFollow

Title - Alternative

How Design Thinking Cards Sculpt Artificial Intelligence-Infused Learning Materials

Date Created

12-16-2025

Institution Type

Doctorate-granting university

Course Level

Professional

Modality of Lesson

In-Person

Category

Ideation and Structuring

Primary AI Tool Used

Gnerative AI

Learning Objectives

The Design Thinking Cards prompt instructors to design AI-infused pedagogies that foster critical thinking, problem-solving, and human-AI collaboration. In the workshop, participants left with:

• A draft project plan with goals and milestones.

• New ideas and shared strategies from peers.

• A roadmap of CTL support, including consultations and networking.

Strategy Description

This paper introduces Design Thinking Cards as a facilitation tool to support educators in creating AI-infused learning experiences. Grounded in human-centered design, the cards integrate two complementary frameworks: the Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) principle and the Design Thinking model developed by Stanford’s d.school. HITL highlights the role of human oversight and feedback in shaping machine learning processes, while Design Thinking emphasizes iterative problem solving through the stages of empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test. By combining these approaches, the Design Thinking Cards guide instructors through iterative cycles of developing, refining, and implementing generative AI teaching projects with learners at the center of the process. This human-centered and iterative framework not only encourages creativity, empathy, and collaboration but also positions both educators and students as active agents in the conceptualization loop of AI-enhanced pedagogy.

Publisher

University of Central Florida Libraries

Keywords

Design thinking; AI infused teaching; Human-in-the-loop

Subjects

Artificial intelligence--Educational applications; Educational technology--Design; Computer-assisted instruction--Design; Instructional systems--Design--Research; Critical thinking--Computer-assisted instruction

Type

Text; Document

Collection

Teaching Repository for AI-Infused Learning

Series

Ideation and Structuring

Audience

Faculty; Educators; Instructional designers

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Recommended Citation

Hartung, Felicitas and Salim, Zeenar, "From Curiosity to Creation: How Design Thinking Cards Sculpt AI-Infused Learning Materials" (2025). Teaching Repository of AI-Infused Learning. 35.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/traiil/35