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This page provides information about AI, focusing on how it relates to writing and education. While these resources are mostly for educators, you may find some may be relevant to use with students.
Highlighted Resources
Highlighted Resources
Exploring AI Pedagogy: A Community Collection of Teaching Reflections - An Initiative of the MLA-CCCC Joint Task Force on AI and Writing - crowdsourced resources on classroom activities, explaining them and reflecting on results
AI Pedagogy Project - metaLAB (at) Harvard - includes an AI Guide (AI Starter, LLM Tutorial, & Resources) as well as an Assignments section.
TextGenEd: Teaching with Text Generation Technologies - WAC Clearinghouse - along with introductory overview, includes 34 suggested undergraduate assignments with text ed technology, including AI
Teaching Naked - Jose Bowen - under the Borrow tab, find handouts, resources on AI literacy and prompting, and book prompts from Bowen and Watson's Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning
Assigning AI: Seven Ways to Use AI in Class - from Ethan Mollick's One Useful Thing substack, includes a link to download the full article by Mollick & Mollick, "Assigning AI: Seven Approaches for Students, with Prompts"
SHU Winter Workshop 2025 Concurrent Session: Acceptable Use of AI in the Classroom and Beyond - slideshow covering AI Advisory Council, overview of AI survey results, and examples of using the SHU Acceptable Use scale
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Writing & AI
Writing & AI
Quick Start Guide to AI and Writing (updated August 8, 2023)- MLA-CCCC Joint Task Force on Writing and AI
AI Text Generators, Sources to Stimulate Discussion among Teachers - Compiled by Anna Mills for the Writing Across the Curriculum Clearinghouse as part of a larger resource collection: AI and Teaching Writing: Starting Points for Inquiry This site includes an experimental tool to help users search the compiled resources based on interests--the bot should recommend articles and link to the relevant section of the overall document.
Teaching Writing in a Generative AI World: a Compendium (May 31, 2024) - John Warner, Inside Higher Ed
Four Rules for Writing in the Age of AI (December 31, 2023) - Jane Rosenzweig, Director of Harvard's Writing Center
Teaching Writing in the Age of AI - Hartwick College Writing Center, Dr. James Cochran
ChatGPT Resources for Educators - Benjamin Erwin, Writing Center Administrator, Syracuse University
What AI Teaches Us About Good Writing (July 25, 2023) - Noema - shared by Emily Wierszewski
I'm a Student. You Have No Idea How Much We're Using Chat GPT (May 12, 2023) - The Chronicle of Higher Education
Critical AI: Adapting College Writing for the Age of Large Language Models such as ChatGPT: Some Next Steps for Educators (updated April 17, 2023)
Coalition of Writing Statement on AI Writing - The Coalition of Writing Across the Curriculum at the University of Arizona
Teaching and Classroom Resources on AI-generated by Asao B. Inoue and shared by Emily Wierszewski
The Use of AI-Detection Tools in the Assessment of Student Work - Learning, Teaching and Leadership blog
How AI chatbots are changing how we write and who we trust - WBUR On Point - shared by Roland Warfield
SHU Guidelines/Presentations/Discussions
SHU Guidelines/Presentations/Discussions
Generative AI Acceptable Use Scale SHU Fall 2024 (July 2024)- SHU's AI Council - suggested as a framework for discussing and documenting AI use in classes
College Teaching & AI (August 15, 2023) - slideshow for SHU Fall Workshop, Academic Affairs - Emily Wierszewski, Josh Sasmor, Dennis Jerz, and Kim Pennesi
Teaching Writing in the AI Age (video) (slideshow) - SHU faculty and staff panel discussion (March 20, 2023) - Emily Wierszewski, Josh Sasmor, Dennis Jerz, and Kim Pennesi
AI Discussion Group - recordings
September 2023 Video (passcode: c92Xt..6 - make sure to include 2 periods before the 6
Position Statements / Working Papers
Position Statements / Working Papers
from professional organizations, include recommendations
Artificial Intelligence Writing Tools in Writing Across the Curriculum Settings: A Statement from the AWAC Executive Committee (January 2023)- Association for Writing Across the Curriculum (AWAC)
Working Paper 1: Overview of the Issues, Statement of Principles, and Recommendations (July 2023) - MLA-CCCC Joint Task Force on Writing and AI
Working Paper 2: Generative AI and Policy Development: Guidance from the MLA-CCCC Task Force (April 2024) - MLA-CCCC Joint Task Force on Writing and AI, shared by Emily Wierszewski
Working Paper 3: Building a Culture for Generative AI Literacy in College Language, Literature, and Writing (to be publlished in September 2024)- MLA-CCCC Joint Task Force on Writing and AI
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and Learning: Insights and Recommendations (May 2023) - policy report from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Technology
Information about AI in Education
Information about AI in Education
AI Pedagogy Project - metaLAB (at) Harvard - includes an AI Guide (AI Starter, LLM Tutorial, & Resources) as well as an Assignments section.
Social Learning Amplified: Jose Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson discuss their book, Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning (June 11, 2024) - part of Perusall Exchange 2024
AI and Higher Education: Implications for Learning, Curricula, and Institutions (January 10, 2024) - recording of American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) webinar - will need to create an account to log in to watch
The AI Revolution: Tranforming Higher Education for the Workforce of Tomorrow (September 13, 2023) - recording of American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) webinar - will need to create an account to log in to watch
Artificial Intelligence Readings and Resources for Educators (December 12, 2023) - includes numerous handouts and lessons created by universities, shared by West Virginia University colleagues at a writing center conference
AI can do your homework. Now what? Students and teachers grapple with the rise of the chatbots. - video by Joss Fong, founder of Vox video team and producer focused on science and tech
Equipping Educators to Navigate AI (December 28, 2023)- Stein Brunvand, professor of Educational Technology, episode of Teaching in Higher Ed podcast
Incorporating AI in Education: Empowering Educators, Engaging Students (2023) - a special report by Magna Publications, shared by Jeanne Pazehoski
Alarmed by A.I. Chatbots, Universities Start Revamping How They Teach ( January 16, 2023)- The New York Times
A Conversation on Artificial Intelligence, Chatbots, and Plagiarism in Higher Education (January 2023) - written by ChatGPT from prompts, Cellular and Molecular Biology
Creative ideas to use AI in education - crowd-sourced resource, shared by Emily Wierszewski and Mary Spataro
Teaching and Thinking with Technology (July 10, 2023) - Faculty Focus: Higher Ed Teaching Strategies from Magna Publications - shared by Jeanne Pazehoski
Teaching and Learning with Artificial Intelligence Apps (January 2023) - Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning, University of Calgary
Yes, AI could profoundly disrupt education. But maybe that's not a bad thing (July 14, 2023)- The Guardian
Preventing ChatGPT Misuse: Making Academic Integrity Policies Explicit About AI (March 2023) - Anna Mills, slides from Innovative Educators webinar
OpenAI CEO, CTO on risks and how AI will reshape society - ABC News interview
We're Asking the Wrong Questions About AI (March 13, 2023)- Inside Higher Ed opinion piece
ChatGPT Is a Plague Upon Education (February 9, 2023) - Inside Higher Ed opinion piece
ChatGPT Advice Academics Can Use Now (January 11, 2023)- Inside Higher Ed
How ChatGPT is making its way into classrooms - Good Morning America
Guidance for Universities regarding AI
Guidance for Universities regarding AI
Annual Provosts' Survey Shows Need for AI Policies, Worries Over Campus Speech (April 16, 2024) - Ryan Quinn, Inside Higher Ed
10 things your campus should be doing to launch generative AI (April 1, 2024) - Fred Lokken, Community College Daily
AI Will Shake Up Higher Ed. Are Colleges Ready? (February 26, 2024) - Taylor Swaak, The Chronicle of Higher Education
3 AI Imperatives for Schools in 2024 (February 6, 2024) - THE Journal, IT Trends
Suggestions for Assignments & Other Uses of AI in Education
Suggestions for Assignments & Other Uses of AI in Education
Exploring AI Pedagogy: A Community Collection of Teaching Reflections - An Initiative of the MLA-CCCC Joint Task Force on AI and Writing
Techne Forge - "we encourage intentional experimentation to find the best uses of Generative AI and other modern communication technologies"- shared by Emily Wierszewski
Creative ideas to use AI in education - crowd-sourced resource, shared by Emily Wierszewski and Mary Spataro
Resources, section of AI Research for Educators - includes numerous handouts and lessons created by universities, shared by West Virginia University colleagues at a writing center conference
How to Improve Teaching and Learning with Generative AI (March 21, 2024) - Derek Bruff, focus on assignment design, sponsored by Top Hat
Tools for Incorporating AI, including usage guidelines and other classroom resources
Tools for Incorporating AI, including usage guidelines and other classroom resources
AI-U/v1.0: A Student Guide to Navigating College in the Artificial Intelligence Era (Fall 2024) - Elon University in partnership with AAC&U - download this free guide with recommendations for students to ethically use AI in their classes.
Generative AI Product Tracker - Ithaka S+R - "lists generative AI products that are either marketed specifically towards postsecondary faculty or students or appear to be actively in use by postsecondary faculty or students for teaching, learning, or research activities."
The Ohio State University's Approved AI Tools - evaluated by the University's technology team for accessibility, security, and effectiveness, shared during NOSS-OH conference presentation
Crafting & Communicating AI Policies for the Classroom - document to assist in developing policies for the classroom, as well as talking about them, shared during NOSS-OH conference presentation
Navigating the Generative AI Era: Introducing the AI Assessment Scale for Ethical GenAI Assessment (December 12, 2023)
Can I Use AI on this Assignment? Generative AI Acceptable Use Scale
AI in Education - University of Sydney - modules for helping students understand AI and use it appropriately: definitions, guidelines, prompts, shared by Lyz Marshall
Ethical Considerations
Ethical Considerations
Academic Integrity in the Age of AI (February 1, 2024) - James Lang, educator and author of Cheating Lessons: Learning from Academic Dishonesty, sponsored by Top Hat
AI can do your homework. Now what? Students and teachers grapple with the rise of the chatbots. - video by Joss Fong, founder of Vox video team and producer focused on science and tech
A Conversation on Artificial Intelligence, Chatbots, and Plagiarism in Higher Education (January 2023) - written by ChatGPT from prompts, Cellular and Molecular Biology
Preventing ChatGPT Misuse: Making Academic Integrity Policies Explicit About AI (March 2023) - Anna Mills, slides from Innovative Educators webinar
We're Asking the Wrong Questions About AI (March 13, 2023)- Inside Higher Ed opinion piece
ChatGPT Is a Plague Upon Education (February 9, 2023) - Inside Higher Ed opinion piece
AI Detection
AI Detection
Testing of detection tools for AI-generated text (December 25, 2023) - International Journal for Educational Integrity, paper evaluating detection tools
AI Text Detectors (April 2023, updated November 2023) - Torrey Trust, PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Guidance on AI Detection and Why We’re Disabling Turnitin’s AI Detector (August 16, 2023) - Vanderbilt University
University removes AI detection feature from Turnitin (October 4, 2023)- The Hawk Newspaper, shared by Emily Wierszewski
Academic Integrity in the AI Era: Debating the Effectiveness of AI Checkers (October 19, 2023) - Chana Etengoff, Ph.D., Chair of Adelphi University’s Academic Integrity Committee, Hawkes Learning webinar recording - discusses AI checkers as well as strategies for preventing misuse
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Higher Ed discussion of AI writing (Facebook)
One Useful Thing (Ethan Mollick's blog)
@pedagogycloud (Instagram)
@evolving.ai (Instagram)
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Non-Native English Writers
Non-Native English Writers
Another AI Issue for Schools to Know About: Bias Against Non-Native English Speakers (August 10, 2023) - Education Week
GPT detectors are biased against non-native English writers (July 10, 2023) - research study published in Patterns
Students with Disabilities
Students with Disabilities
How ChatGPT Could Help or Hurt Students with Disabilities (May 26, 2023) - The Chronicle of Higher Education
Utilizing ChatGPT to help students with disabilities (April 2023) - Disability Compliance for Higher Education
General AI Information
General AI Information
What I'm Reading on the Rise of Artificial Intelligence - Barack Obama in Medium
The disappearing computer -- and a world where you can take AI everywhere (April 2023) - Imran Chaudhri, TEDtalk, shared by Mary Spataro
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