With the rise of AI tools, we need to think about how to adapt our pedagogical practices in the digital age. Here are some resources on AI and teaching with writing:
AI and writing assignments across the curriculum
- “Research, Revamped” – an article from The Chronicle of Higher Education that discusses a professor’s experiences changing an American economic history research paper to an “I-Search” paper.
- “New Modes of Learning Enabled by AI Chatbots: Three Methods and Assignments” – an article that offers an overview of potential learning benefits provided by AI, including how AI can help with transfer, analysis/evaluation of information, and self-reflection on content knowledge. Several example assignments are included.
- “AI Text Generators and Teaching Writing: Starting Points for Inquiry” – a list of curated resources aimed at helping teacher who assign writing navigate AI text generators
Practical suggestions for adapting to AI
- “Update Your Course Syllabus for chatGPT” by Ryan Watkins, Professor of Educational Technology Leadership, and Human-Technology Collaboration at GWU
- “Practical Responses to ChatGPT” by Montclair State University
- “AI-Based Text Generation and the Social Construction of ‘Fraudulent Authorship’: A Revisitation” by Chris Anson, Distinguished University Professor, Professor of English, and Director of the Campus Writing and Speaking Program at North Carolina State University
Contextualizing and Understanding AI
- “How About We Put Learning at the Center?” – an opinion piece in Inside Higher Ed
- “The Company Behind ChatGPT” – an informative podcast episode put out by The Wall Street Journal
Statement from the Association for Writing Across the Curriculum
- Statement on Artificial Intelligence Writing Tools in Writing Across the Curriculum Settings, Association for Writing Across the Curriculum