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Pedagogy and Professional Development


What are fashion students thinking? A quasi-longitudinal study from the Pandemic Period to Election Time

Kim HongYoun Hahn and Catherine Amooso Leslie

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Teaching Buying and Vending Skills Through Role Play

Sara Jablon-Roberts

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Garment Kit Exchange Project 2.0: Expanding Industry Process Alignment

Lori Wahl and Melinda Kirstin Adams

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Integration of a PLM System into a Small Undergraduate Program and Aligning Courses to Industry Processes

Lori Wahl and Chelsey Byrd Lewallen

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Harnessing AI in Fashion Education: A Systematic Literature Review and Future Directions

Rui Zhao, Sibei Xia and Chuanlan Liu

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Enhancing Consumer Behavior Education Through AI Integration: A Conceptual Framework for Curriculum Innovation

Hyejune PARK

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Cultivating Students’ Data Literacy Through a Gen-AI-Powered Learning Project

Muzhen Li and Yeonjung Kang

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Advancing Students’ Generative AI Literacy: A Fashion Merchandising Toolkit and Teaching Guide

Xun (Catherine) Sun, Li Zhao and Jia Wu

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Faculty Perceptions of Divergent Thinking in Fashion Design Education

Katya Roelse

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Exploring the Interplay between Generative AI and Fashion Entrepreneurial Learning

Yanbo Zhang and Chuanlan Chuanlan Liu

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Investigating Fashion Entrepreneurship Learning Effectiveness in Experiential Learning Environments: A Hemp-related Case Study Using Mixed-methods

Yanbo Zhang and Chuanlan Chuanlan Liu

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Reinvigorating a Historic Dress Teaching Collection: A Case Study

Arienne McCracken

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A Retrospective Overview of Clothing and Textiles Research Journal Using A Bibliometric Analysis

Jin Su, Dong Shen and Md. Hasan Sheikh

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Theory Usage in CTRJ from 2007-2024

Sara Jablon-Roberts and Arienne McCracken

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Enhancing Feedback Precision: Optimizing Critique Methods for Generation Z in Apparel Design Studios through Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Profiles and Social Cognitive Theory

Ling Zhang, Ha Eun Chae and Heajoo Lee

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Enhancing Socio-Emotional Intelligence (SEI) Competencies in FTARE Education: A Systematic Approach for Workforce Readiness

Amrut Sadachar, Srikant Manchiraju and Swagata Chakraborty

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Bridging Design and Business: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration Between Fashion Design and Merchandising Courses

ASHLEY REESE-PIERRE

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

“This Time It’s Sticking Because of How Immersive It Was”: Apparel Students’ Deep Learning about the U.S. Cotton Supply Chain and Sustainability

Elena E Karpova, Nancy J. Hodges, Narmin Nasibli, Kavita Singh and Elijah Weinshilboum

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

The Integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Fashion Design Education through Collaborative Teaching

Chanjuan Chen and Cynthia Gentzel

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Mapping the Design Process of Fashion Design Students Working with Generative Artificial Intelligence through an Extended Linkography

Chanjuan Chen

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

AI Image Generators in Apparel Design and Product Development: Enhancing Creativity 

Changhyun (Lyon) Nam, Arienne McCracken and Lucia Villanustre

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Development and Validation of a VStitcher Competency Assessment Instrument for Apparel Students

Sarah West Hixson and Jonah Diniakos Graham

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Overcoming the AI Impasse: How Textiles and Apparel Educators Can Prepare For An AI Driven Classroom Future

Jennifer Harmon

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Portfolio Reviews: Connecting Students with Alumni Mentors for Feedback

Kendra Lapolla

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Culture, Society, and Fashion Consumption: Teaching Consumer Behavior Using Qualitative and Interdisciplinary Approaches

Morgan Adams

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Implementing a Social Justice Pedagogy Framework using Participatory Action Theory

Arlesa Shephard and Shantell Reid

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Mentoring Apparel and Engineering Students to Enhance Community Engagement

Helen Xiomara Trejo and Irma D Villanueva

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

AI Avatars as Virtual Mentors in Fashion Entrepreneurship Education

Li Jiang, Nikol Lopez Llantuy and Eulanda A. Sanders

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Generative AI in Fashion Forecasting: Enhancing Visualization and Learning

Jung Eun Lee

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

A Conceptual Model of Challenges and Strategies for Integrating Visual Generative AI in Apparel Design Education

Han Ah Yoo, Phillip Sidberry and Veena Chattaraman

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Navigating the Future: Essential Skills for Fashion Graduates in the Era of AI

Amy Dorie

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Implementing Problem-Solving Instructional Design Models for 3D CAD Patternmaking Software Using Virtual Reality

Yoon Yang and Fatma Baytar

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Navigating the AI Revolution: Integrating Artificial Intelligence in an Undergraduate Writing Course

Amy Dorie

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Enhancing Fashion Design Education: The Impact of Digital Fit Analysis and 3D Prototyping Tools on Technical Proficiency, Fit Accuracy, and Sustainability

Heajoo Lee

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Zero-Waste Design Evaluation with Secondary Techniques: Aesthetic, Technical, and Sustainability Dimensions

Jeremy M . Bernardoni and Hae Jin Gam

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Exploring Learning Experiences and Effectiveness in Generative AI-Integrated Fashion Design: A Connectivism-Based Learning Approach

Jeremy M . Bernardoni, Yanbo Zhang and Chuanlan Liu

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Accuracy of Image-generative AI in Interpreting Images Generated from Prompt-Based Inputs

Xuan Nhat Linh Ho and Yoon Jin Ma

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

From Curiosity to Critical Engagement: A Pedagogical Study on Generative AI Adoption in Apparel Design Education

Haeun (Grace) Bang and Nancy J. Hodges

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Multidimensional Evaluation of Fashion Design Students' Work in Studio Courses

Jeremy M . Bernardoni and Hae Jin Gam

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Enhancing Fashion Education Through AI: Evaluating the Impact of Generative AI Critiques on Student Learning and Engagement

Hyojung Cho and Jessica Palmer

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Rooted in our Truth: Fashion as Social Justice

Laura E. McAndrews, Lauren Copeland, Kendra Lapolla, Lynda Xepoleas, Robert Pettys-Baker and Vince Quevedo

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Developing a Consumer Insights Learning Module to Enhance Fashion Students’ Digital Data Literacy

Li Zhao, Xun (Catherine) Sun, Michael Williams, Caroline Kopot and Jung E. Ha-Brookshire

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Integrating Advanced Technologies in Ergonomic Clothing Design: A Participatory Approach with Older Adults in Undergraduate Education

Yuhwa Hong, Sohyun Lee, Young A Koh, Mikyung Lee and Juyeon Park

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Gamification of Course Syllabi with AI: A Self-Determination Theory Approach to Enhancing Student Engagement and Learning

Joyita Sarkar, Carolina Medina and Ann Marie Marie Fiore

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Strengthening Career Prospects Through Entrepreneurship Education: A Study of Apparel Program Graduates 

Emily M.S. Worrall and Niehm S. Linda

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Designing for Impact: A Service-Learning Project in Visual Merchandising Class for a Local Consignment Store 

Haewon Ju

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LLM-based Chatbot for Knitting Machine Training

Amanda Knisely-Medina, Gnyan Visarapu, Rashmi Mohan and Jeyeon Jo

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Implementing the Ditto Pattern Projector into Patternmaking Curriculum

Robert Pettys-Baker, Lynda Xepoleas and Laura E. McAndrews

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

AI Agility for Critical Thinking, Creativity, and Collaboration: Teaching with Generative AI for Fashion Marketing Research 

Hyo Jung (Julie) Chang, Min Jung Kim and Abbey Hund

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future

Learning for the Real World: Evaluating Skill Alignment Between Apparel Programs and Fashion Industry Needs 

Ana Orescanin, Emily M.S. Worrall and Joyita Sarkar

2025-12-18 2025 • Gateway to a Brighter Future