Abstract
Intangible cultural heritage (ICH) embodies the aesthetic genes of Chinese culture, and its innovative development serves as a crucial pathway to enhance cultural confidence. Currently, integrating ICH deeply into design aesthetic education in higher education institutions is imperative to achieve dynamic inheritance and elevate the essence of aesthetic education. However, this integration faces multiple challenges: weak awareness and low engagement among young students regarding ICH; limitations in traditional dissemination methods and a scarcity of high-quality teaching resources; the absence of standardized digital resource libraries and interdisciplinary platforms; and inefficient teaching methodologies that struggle to support personalized and innovative learning. This study, based on a digital-intelligence-enabled framework, systematically addresses four dimensions— "what to teach" (curriculum content), "how to teach" (teaching methods), "who teaches" (faculty composition), and "teaching effectiveness" (instructional evaluation)—through literature analysis and case studies. The proposed systemic strategies include: (1) Curriculum restructuring: Introducing an ICH innovation and transformation module to enhance interdisciplinary collaboration; (2) Teaching method innovation: Utilizing VR/AR and AIGC tools to achieve immersive learning and intelligent design assistance; (3) Faculty optimization: Establishing a dual-mentor system combining "ICH inheritors + academic supervisors" to improve digital literacy and transformation capabilities; (4) Evaluation mechanism refinement: Developing a multi-dimensional dynamic assessment system incorporating feedback from industry experts and other stakeholders. This study aims to break through the bottleneck of fragmented ICH teaching resources and superficial technological applications, exploring pathways to transform ICH into "computable and interactive digital genes.” It provides theoretical references and practical solutions for cultivating interdisciplinary design talents with both cultural confidence and innovative capabilities, thereby contributing to the construction of a distinctive Chinese aesthetic education system.
Recommended Citation
Wang, Xiang; Yang, Cheng. Li.; Lu, Jingwen; and Zhang, Zhizheng, "Research on the Strategy of Integrating Intangible Cultural Heritage into University Design Aesthetic Education Courses Empowered by Digital Intelligence Technology" (2025). ICEB 2025 Proceedings (Hanoi, Vietnam). 31.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/iceb2025/31