Empowering pre-service teachers with generative AI: a GenAI-TPACK-based approach to digital storytelling

This qualitative study adopts an experience-oriented design informed by phenomenological principles to explore pre-service primary teachers’ experiences with AI-supported digital storytelling. Going beyond the traditional TPACK framework, the study is grounded in the recently proposed GenAI-TPACK model, highlighting the evolving interaction of technological, pedagogical, content, and ethical domains. It investigates how teacher candidates integrated generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, Copilot,