InkSpire: Generative AI for Reading in Science Disciplines

PROJECT GOAL

To develop and test InkSpire, an AI-enhanced web application that helps college instructors create scaffolded reading assignments to improve student engagement in science fields.

OBJECTIVES

The project integrates established disciplinary literacy frameworks with AI capabilities to create InkSpire. Through a pilot study in biology and information science classrooms, we will investigate how this AI-enhanced approach affects instructors’ design practices and students’ reading engagement, skills, and dispositions.

Acknowledgement

This project is funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (#G-2025-25241).