Abstract—Craft education is increasingly being valued. As it evolves with international trends such as digital transformation, both the digitization of teaching methods and manufacturing tools have brought many positive impacts. However, these changes have altered the skills that students need to develop, presenting challenges for educators. Teachers now need to set new teaching objectives and methods that align with these trends. Therefore, a survey was conducted among college students within the current craft education framework, and the study ultimately identified the essential skills required in today’s craft education, including: "Diverse Transmission and Learning", "Independent Creation and Management", "Self-Perception and Expression", and "Creating Commercial Products". In addition, we also found that when planning craft education courses, we need to pay attention to questions such as "Student connections" and "Expression in class". Moreover, the use of technology-assisted teaching in the course can increase students' motivation to "Work hard to understand complex concepts", but it does not facilitate discussion of the course among students. The results of this study hope to help teachers understand the current status of craft education. We hope they can understand the Abilities that need to be cultivated in current craft education and the impact of technological intervention on student engagement. In this way, the purpose of adjusting course content and objectives can be achieved, and new teaching methods can be created in the future. 
 

Keywords—craft education, digital transformation, higher education 

Cite: Tien-Li Chen, Yu Chuang, and Rui Zhu, "Preliminary Study on the Impact of Technological Intervention in Craft Education on the Ability Cultivation and Engagement of College Students," International Journal of Learning and Teaching, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 124-130, 2025.

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