Enhancing AI Literacy and Resilience through Intergenerational Digital Storytelling among Older Adults

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Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are rapidly reshaping daily life; yet older adults--one of the fastest-growing U.S. demographics--have limited chances to understand, critique, and influence AI technologies. Meanwhile, older adults bring a wealth of life experience, and a willingness to share knowledge across generations. Their shared experience and knowledge can have a great impact on human and technology advances. This project aims to address this gap by designing, developing, and evaluating StoryBridge, a web-based intergenerational digital-storytelling platform that enables dyads of older adults and youths to co-create multimedia narratives about how AI affects community life. By embedding AI-literacy concepts in life stories and fostering dialogues across generations, the project seeks to strengthen AI literacy, social connectedness, and resilience among older adults while cultivating responsible AI awareness in youth, and thus, to promote the progress of science and serve the national interest. Through multiple focus groups and participatory-design sessions with older adults, youths, and community partners, the team will co-design StoryBridge that supports intergenerational digital storytelling for AI literacy. The project is guided by three research questions: 1) How can intergenerational storytelling enhance older adults' AI literacy? 2) In what ways does collaborative storytelling impact social connectedness and resilience in older adults and respons

Key facts

NSF award ID
2517316
Awardee
College of William and Mary (VA)
SAM.gov UEI
EVWJPCY6AD97
PI
Yixuan Zhang
Primary program
04002526DB NSF STEM Education
All programs
Estimated total
$661,478
Funds obligated
$661,478
Transaction type
Standard Grant
Period
09/01/2025 → 08/31/2028