AI in Writing

How To

• AI and Writing Assignments (4:18). Analyzes the benefits and challenges GenAI presents in writing assignments, and discusses how proper guidance and assignment construction can develop key writing skills.

• AI’s Use in Structuring Writing Assignments (2:38). Explains how to use generative AI to design effective writing assignments that align with course objectives. An example prompt that can be adapted to any discipline is provided.

• AI for Helping Students Revise Writing Assignments (2:02). Outlines how instructors can use GenAI to aid students in the writing revision process with a sample prompt and best practices.

• Critical Scholarly Analysis for ChatGPT is a chatbot that acts as an expert reviewer for academic papers, providing critical, scholarly analysis.

• Write Right (Google Doc) lists free online writing tools to help analyze, revise, and improve writing. The free Grammarly Chrome add-on works in Brightspace, too. Turnitin Draft Coach (an extension in Google Docs) checks grammar, citations, and plagiarism. 

How to Cite AI

• Read Citing generative AI in APA Style: Part 1—Reference formats for guidance.

• Format: AI Company Name. (year, month day). Title of chat in italics [Description, such as Generative AI chat]. Tool Name/Model. URL of the chat 

• Reference list example: OpenAI. (2025, August 21). High school grammar concepts [Generative AI chat]. ChatGPT. https://chatgpt.com/share/68a77b60-0ee4-800c-9acc-cd3fd573c311

• In-text example: (OpenAI, 2025) or OpenAI (2025)

• APA indicates that users can open the URL and interact with the chat, but that any subsequent conversations are not saved for anyone except the person who continued the chat. Only the original conversation is saved.