AI DoodleLab: Fostering Middle School Students’ AI Literacy through Project-Based Creative Drawing

This doctoral research proposes AI DoodleLab, a web-based learning tool designed to foster AI literacy through project-based creative drawing.AI DoodleLab engages middle school students in teaching AI by drawing multiple examples of an imaginary creature, allowing the AI to extract features, generalize patterns, and generate a refined version.Through this process, children develop an intuitive understanding of core AI concepts, including supervised learning, feature extraction, generalization, and model limitations.This research will explore how creative, hands-on interactions enhance children's AI literacy by designing AI DoodleLab.Future studies will focus on evaluation methods, such as qualitative analysis, interviews, and custom assessment instruments, to investigate the tool's educational impact.Additionally, we aim to examine the interdisciplinary potential of AI DoodleLab in art classrooms and its expansion beyond drawing to storytelling and animation.This research contributes to designing effective AI education tools, positioning AI as a co-creative learning partner for young learners.