From News Center (Text and Photo by Lai Huayu, School of Arts) On October 17, 2026, the on-site final evaluation of the 9th National Competition for Digital Creative Teaching Skills (NCDCTS) was held at Jiangsu University. A team of four teachers from the School of Arts at Liuzhou Polytechnic University (LZPU)—Guo Chuang, Lai Huayu, Chen Xiyu, and Wang Siqi—secured first prize at the national level through their strong instructional design and innovative teaching practices after advancing through rigorous online evaluations, on-site presentations, and defense sessions. Throughout the competition, the teachers demonstrated their innovative ability to integrate digital technologies, including artificial intelligence, into teaching practices, highlighting the School’s achievements in deepening reforms of key elements of teaching and enhancing teachers’ digital literacy.

NCDCTS is hosted by the Association of Fundamental Computing Education in Chinese Universities and is included in the teaching competition rankings for Chinese university teachers published by the China Association of Higher Education (CAHE). The competition is featured in the Analysis Report on Teaching Competitions for Chinese University Teachers issued by CAHE under the Ministry of Education and has become a national-level competition that enjoys widespread influence in higher education teaching, attracting broad attention and active participation from faculty members.

Since the competition began, the School of Arts has attached great importance to organizing its preparations, with the participating team working closely together and preparing meticulously. From the regional qualifying rounds to the national competition, the team members consistently pursued excellence, conducting multiple rounds of discussion and refinement of their competition entry. Focusing on color design and creative expression using traditional batik patterns, the team’s project explored the deep integration of intangible cultural heritage with digital media technology; the team continuously refined its work in areas including restructuring teaching content, innovating teaching methods, developing digital teaching resources, and presenting teaching outcomes, offering new ideas and approaches for the innovative communication of traditional culture and interdisciplinary integration.

This award represents a significant achievement for the School of Arts in its ongoing efforts to deepen teaching reforms and strengthen teachers’ teaching capabilities. Over the years, the School has actively encouraged faculty members to participate in teaching competitions at various levels, using these opportunities to sharpen their professional expertise and classroom teaching skills. Moving forward, the School will continue to leverage teaching competitions as models and drivers of improvement, translate competition achievements into everyday teaching practices, deepen the innovative integration of digital technologies with major-specific instruction, continuously improve the quality of talent cultivation, and inject fresh momentum into the high-quality development of education and teaching at the School.

Representatives of the participating faculty team

Department Website Auditors: Initially reviewed by Luo Liuping, followed by a review by Guo Chuang, and further reviewed by Yong Jia

University Website Auditors: Initially reviewed by Chen Chen, Publicity Department of the CPC LZPU Committee; finally reviewed by Luo Shihua, Publicity Department of the CPC LZPU Committee