International Journal of New Developments in Education, 2026, 8(5); doi: 10.25236/IJNDE.2026.080502.
Liyun Zhu1, Shi Yin2, Yuying Cheng1, Yu Deng1, Bing Lv1
1College of Economics and Management, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei, 071000, China
2College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei, 071000, China
The rapid development of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) technology is driving the digital transformation of higher education courses and teaching, making the construction of digital textbooks increasingly the main focus of higher education's digital upgrading. This study takes the course "Management Forecasting and Decision-Making Technology" as an example and introduces the overview of traditional textbooks. Secondly, in combination with its inherent pain points, it comprehensively elaborates on the necessity of GAI-enabled digital textbook construction for the "Management Forecasting and Decision-Making Technology" course. Finally, from four levels—content generation layer, interaction processing layer, pathway advancement layer, and project-based learning assistance layer—a digital textbook structure framework is constructed to create dynamic and expandable generated content, achieve immersive, inquiry-based, and dialogic learning experiences, provide personalized, precise, and adaptive learning navigation, and enhance overall learning effectiveness.
Generative Artificial Intelligence; Digital Textbooks; Digital Transformation
Liyun Zhu, Shi Yin, Yuying Cheng, Yu Deng, Bing Lv. Research on Generative Artificial Intelligence Empowering the Digital Textbook Construction. International Journal of New Developments in Education (2026), Vol. 8, Issue 5: 8-13. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJNDE.2026.080502.
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