ARTICLE
9 March 2026
AI-Era Curriculum for Intelligent Interaction Design: A Core Competence Framework
Tianlun Yang Zuyao Wang Anhai Yang Georgios Kapogiannis Byung-Gyoo Kang
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1 Department of Intelligent Interaction Design, NingboTech University, Ningbo 315040, Zhejiang, China,
2 Department of Architecture, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang, China,
3 Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, West Midlands, UK,
4 Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315040, Zhejiang, China,
JCER 2026 , 10(2), 114–121; https://doi.org/10.26689/jcer.v10i2.14060
Abstract

The convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and the metaverse has precipitated a paradigm shift from tool-centric interaction to “intelligent agents and real-time synthesis.” Traditional tool-oriented curricula prove inadequate for cultivating cross-contextual integrative competence. Building on the authors’ prior conference paper, this research presents a four-tier “philosophy-method-technology-practice” curriculum that operationalizes technological, cognitive, creative, and critical thinking into the measurable “4-Mind” framework, enacted within a blended-learning environment. Questionnaire-based assessment reveals significant gains in learners’ 4-Mind literacy, furnishing the first validated and replicable template for far-transfer cultivation in AI-era interaction education.

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