Developing and Testing a Project-Based Learning Model with Hainan Cultural Integration—The Case of Digital Comics in Vocational Higher Education

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10.2991/978-2-38476-541-6_73How to use a DOI?

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Project-based teaching; Digital painting; Traditional culture; Cultural confidence; Curriculum ideology and politics

Abstract

This study takes the course “Comics Character and Scene Design” in higher vocational colleges as a practical platform to explore pathways for integrating digital painting techniques with cultural elements distinctive to Hainan under a project-based teaching model. The research aims to strengthen students’ cultural confidence and enhance their creative abilities through practical teaching. A three-stage instructional framework, i.e., “cultural cognition, project practice, and ideological internalization”, is constructed to guide the process. Elements such as the integrity culture, revolutionary red culture, and ethnic minority culture in Hainan are integrated into the design of comic-themed projects. We teach students to utilize digital painting tools, such as Procreate and Adobe Photoshop, for their creative endeavors. A comprehensive evaluation of teaching effectiveness was conducted through teacher assessments, a comparative analysis of exemplary student works, and student self-evaluations. The results show that 89% of the student works met the criteria for incorporating Hainan cultural elements, with an 81% alignment rate for ideological-political themes, a 34% improvement in the accuracy of cultural symbol expression, and a maximum 95.2% coverage rate in recognizing core cultural keywords. These findings demonstrate that this teaching model effectively achieves a closed-loop integration of “cultural cognition, technical expression, and value identification”, providing a replicable methodology and technological support for the reform of curriculum ideology and politics in art-related vocational education.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Wenwen Shao
AU  - Chuhua Ma
AU  - Yang Liu
AU  - Yang Zhang
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/02/26
TI  - Developing and Testing a Project-Based Learning Model with Hainan Cultural Integration—The Case of Digital Comics in Vocational Higher Education
BT  - Proceedings of the 2025 5th International Conference on Culture, Design and Social Development (CDSD 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 664
EP  - 675
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-541-6_73
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-541-6_73
ID  - Shao2026
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