麻豆传媒映画 Imperial Valley faculty integrate Adobe AI tools to redesign mathematics courses
Part of a systemwide initiative, two courses will use Adobe AI tools to improve students鈥� learning and academic success.
麻豆传媒映画 Imperial Valley professors are advancing a collaborative effort to improve student success in two high-impact mathematics courses through a California State University (CSU) systemwide Adobe-funded initiative.
This $30,000 grant, awarded to 22 CSU campuses per cycle, supports a three-semester pilot designed to integrate the content creation app Adobe Express and AI tools into mathematics and statistics courses.
The pilot begins this spring semester with Statistical Principles and Practices (STAT 250), followed by Calculus I (MATH 150), and concludes with a refined second iteration of STAT 250 in fall 2026 and spring 2027.
鈥淭his new fund will help our students from a variety of disciplines to better implement Adobe AI tools into math learning and hopefully better understand math content for future courses,鈥� said Weichen Zhao, assistant professor of mathematics education.
The pilot aims to alleviate common barriers in these required courses where some students, particularly those majoring in nursing, criminal justice, and liberal studies, may struggle.
鈥淲e know students may struggle to pass these courses, which is a key course to take other foundational math courses,鈥� said Tingting Tang, associate professor in mathematics. 鈥淭his new implementation is an ideal opportunity to incorporate AI in a responsible way and make AI tools more easy to navigate.鈥�
The project seeks to shift learning from a focus on equations alone to a more visualized approach, incorporating more storytelling components and design into assignments and class projects.
In STAT 250, students complete a substantial class project using Excel for data analysis. Students will pair their computational work with Adobe Express and Firefly to create raw data into visual projects.
In MATH 150, the focus will be on visualizing abstract calculus concepts. Using Adobe Express Video and animation tools, students will create visual explanations to explain derivatives and rates of change.
The project is led by principal investigators Tang and Zhao. Tang will oversee logistics and ensure alignment with workforce-relevant AI competencies, while Zhao leads pedagogical design, grounding the curriculum in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles to ensure inclusivity.
Huan Qin, associate professor in mathematics, and Christopher Ryan, a math lecturer, will be the course instructors to embed the Adobe AI tools into the existing course structures.
Beyond improving academic performance, the team鈥檚 goal is to also have students gain hands-on experience with industry-relevant tools. The project also addresses a current gap in familiarity with Adobe tools, positioning these courses as early adopters in responsible AI integration.
Soon, the team will travel to San Jos茅 State University to attend the CSU and Adobe for All Digital Literacy Summit to learn more about Adobe AI implementation into the course curriculum.
