Sat 21 Feb 2026 15:30 - 18:30 at Meeting Room 274 - Tutorial

As data storytelling—communicating insights through data—becomes increasingly essential across disciplines, the need for scalable instructional support in this area has never been greater. While the fields of information visualization and narrative design offer rich foundations, their integration into data science education remains limited. Educators are often left without adequate tools or pedagogical frameworks to teach data storytelling at scale. To address this gap, we introduce Story Studio Plus, an AI-empowered coaching tool designed to support collaborative learning among students, educators, and intelligent agents. Developed through iterative co-design with teachers, students, and domain experts, Story Studio blends principles from learning sciences, human-computer interaction, and narrative visualization. The tool provides formative feedback, scaffolded prompts, and interactive examples tailored to students’ developmental stages. Uniquely, it positions AI not as a replacement for human instruction but as a collaborative partner—enhancing teacher facilitation, supporting student agency, and fostering a co-creative classroom culture. In this tutorial, participants will engage hands-on with Story Studio’s latest features and explore how human educators, learners, and AI systems can co-construct knowledge through data storytelling. Participants will also contribute feedback to shape future iterations of the tool. This session offers an applied lens on how AI can be meaningfully integrated into data science education.

Sat 21 Feb

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15:30 - 18:30
15:30
3h
Talk
Tutorial 403: Story Studio Plus: Coaching Data Storytelling Competency in the era of AIIn-Person & Online
Tutorials
Lujie Karen Chen University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Taha Hassan Alabama Center for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, Louise Yarnall SRI International, Jiaqi Gong The University of Alabama