Creative Power: Fostering Creativity and Imagination in the AI Age

Can AI amplify student voice without replacing it? This poster presentation shows how to harness creative power while protecting student authenticity. Learn strategies for integrating generative AI as a creative collaborator rather than a shortcut, using it for brainstorming and iteration while preserving the integrity of student inquiry. You will explore the AI-Augmented Creative Cycle and learn to distinguish Generative Substitution, where AI does the work, from Generative Scaffolding, where AI sparks human inquiry. See flexible PBL project examples that bring creative thinking back to the center when implementing AI and bridge the divide between innovation and tradition. You will leave with a framework for culturally respectful prompting, ethical workflows for the digital art studio, and authenticity rubrics that assess students' iterative process and critical reflection rather than the technical polish of an AI-assisted product.