Unit 1

Intro

Unit 1 introduced me to AI and writing as a shared problem space instead of just a personal opinion. In this unit, my group and I developed an argument about how AI tools are changing the way students write and how instructors respond. We focused on the tension between convenience and learning: AI can save time, but it can also weaken critical thinking if students use it to skip important parts of the writing process.

This page includes:

• A revised version of our collaborative group argument

• My individual reflection on what I learned about AI and writing

Group Argument

We talked about AI tools as part of the writing environment in the group argument, not as a single moral issue. We thought about how students might use AI to come up with ideas, write them down, and edit them, and what that could mean for how well they learn. Our main point was that AI should be talked about openly and used in writing lessons instead of being ignored or banned without any direction.

During revision, I worked on making topic sentences stronger to make our main points clearer.

• Making the transitions between sections written by different group members smoother 

• Giving more specific examples of how AI shows up in student writing every day

Individual Reflection

In my individual reflection, I looked at how my opinions changed as I worked on the group project. I started the unit mostly thinking of AI as a way to cheat, but by the end, I saw it as just one part of a bigger set of tools, pressures, and expectations in college. I also thought about how working with others changed how I thought about writing with and around AI.

During revision, I:

• Made my discussion of "process" clearer by explaining the steps I took; 

• Made my personal experience more clearly related to our group argument; and 

• Made the conclusion tighter so that it pointed to later units.