Call for Chapters: AI-Mediated STEAM Education Across Regional Contexts

Editors

Francisco Arencibia Pardo, Universidad de Pamplona, Colombia
Jessica Dominguez Rangel, Universidad de Pamplona, Colombia
Pablo Gómez Monsalve, Universidad de Pamplona, Colombia
SANDRA -CARRILLO-SIERRA, Universidad de Pamplona, Colombia

Call for Chapters

Proposals Submission Deadline: July 1, 2026
 Full Chapters Due: September 23, 2026
 Submission Date: September 23, 2026

Introduction

Artificial intelligence is becoming one of the most significant transformations in contemporary education, especially when integrated with STEAM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics). This convergence offers new opportunities to strengthen interdisciplinary learning, creativity, problem-solving, personalized instruction, and the development of critical competencies for the twenty-first century. However, the educational adoption of artificial intelligence is not homogeneous. Its implementation depends on institutional, cultural, technological, and regional conditions, including digital infrastructure, teacher preparation, access to resources, and local educational needs. For this reason, AI-mediated STEAM education requires approaches that are pedagogically intentional, ethically responsible, inclusive, and sensitive to the realities of each context. This book examines how artificial intelligence can support STEAM education across diverse regional environments. It brings together theoretical, methodological, empirical, and practical contributions that explore the responsible use of AI as a tool to enhance meaningful learning, innovation, assessment, creativity, and the solution of complex problems. Special attention is given to urban, rural, and emerging contexts where educational innovation must respond to social, technological, and cultural challenges.

Objective

This book aims to provide a comprehensive perspective on the integration of artificial intelligence into STEAM education, with emphasis on its responsible application across regional contexts. It contributes to current research by bringing together conceptual foundations, pedagogical approaches, didactic experiences, teaching tools, and case studies that help explain how AI can strengthen creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, and interdisciplinary learning. The book also examines the ethical, social, and psychological implications associated with the use of these technologies, promoting an educational appropriation of AI that responds to the needs of communities with diverse institutional, cultural, and technological realities. In this way, the volume supports the development of more inclusive, sustainable, and relevant educational proposals aimed at democratizing critical and human-centered access to AI in education.

Target Audience

This book is intended for teachers, educational leaders, researchers, undergraduate and graduate students, curriculum designers, and regional educational communities interested in the responsible integration of artificial intelligence into STEAM education. It will be especially useful for teachers in science, mathematics, technology, computer science, robotics, and educational innovation, as well as for institutions seeking to strengthen curricular and pedagogical transformation. The book will also benefit school principals, academic coordinators, innovation leaders, and educational managers who aim to implement AI+STEAM strategies in an ethical, inclusive, and contextualized manner. It will also support students in education, engineering, educational psychology, and educational technology who are involved in pedagogical practice, research groups, and applied innovation projects. Special attention is given to regional, rural, and peripheral contexts facing digital divides or technological limitations. The book offers practical tools, methodological approaches, and applied references to promote creativity, critical thinking, digital citizenship, problem-solving, technological appropriation, inclusion, and territorial development.

Recommended Topics

- Artificial intelligence in education - Generative AI in educational contexts - STEAM education and interdisciplinary learning - Pedagogical integration of AI and STEAM - Educational innovation and active learning methodologies - Digital transformation in education - Educational technology and emerging digital tools - Human-centered and responsible AI - Ethics and digital citizenship - Inclusive education, accessibility, and equity - Teacher training in AI and STEAM education - Regional, rural, and peripheral education contexts - Case studies of AI-mediated STEAM education

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before July 1, 2026, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by July 15, 2026 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines.Full chapters of a minimum of 10,000 words (word count includes references and related readings) are expected to be submitted by September 23, 2026, and all interested authors must consult the guidelines for manuscript submissions at https://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/ prior to submission. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-anonymized review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication, AI-Mediated STEAM Education Across Regional Contexts. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-anonymized peer review editorial process.

All proposals should be submitted through the eEditorial Discovery® online submission manager.

Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global Scientific Publishing, an international academic publisher of the "Information Science Reference", "Medical Information Science Reference", "Business Science Reference", and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. IGI Global Scientific Publishing specializes in publishing reference books, scholarly journals, and electronic databases featuring academic research on a variety of innovative topic areas including, but not limited to, education, social science, medicine and healthcare, business and management, information science and technology, engineering, public administration, library and information science, media and communication studies, and environmental science. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit https://www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2027.

Indexing Information for Prospective Authors

IGI Global Scientific Publishing meets the criteria for inclusion in major indexing services such as Scopus; however, it is important to note that all indexing decisions are made independently by these services. IGI Global Scientific Publishing books are selectively indexed by the indexing organization after publication. Indexing cannot be guaranteed for any book prior to publication, and the indexing organization has complete control over the final selection and timeline.

Important Dates

July 1, 2026: Proposal Submission Deadline
July 15, 2026: Notification of Acceptance
September 23, 2026: Full Chapter Submission
November 4, 2026: Review Results Returned
December 2, 2026: Final Acceptance Notification
December 9, 2026: Final Chapter Submission

Inquiries

Francisco Raúl Arencibia Pardo
Universidad de Pamplona, Colombia
Email: francisco.arencibia@unipamplona.edu.co

Jessica Ferley Domínguez Rangel
Universidad de Pamplona, Colombia
Email: jessica.dominguez@unipamplona.edu.co

Pablo Andrés Gómez Monsalve
Universidad de Pamplona, Colombia
Email: pablo.gomez@unipamplona.edu.co

Sandra Milena Carrillo Sierra
Universidad de Pamplona, Colombia
Email: sandra.carrillo3@unipamplona.edu.co
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