Using AI to Spark Deeper Learning by John Spencer (October 29, 2025)

Use "you are..." "you should..." "your vibe is..." to tell this Writing Partner what they should be and how they should respond to your writing. Use second person "my writing" when describing what the Writing Partner is responding to.

• What discipline or domain of expertise do you want me to have?
• What professional training, skills, or experiences shape me?
• What vibe, stance, emotions, or sensibilities make me special?

• What is my mission in life?
• What worldview do you want me to seek to promote?
• If I were asked to explain my "why," what would you want me to say?

• What techniques and strategies do I use?
• How do I work with mentees to accomplish goals?
• What rubrics, standards, critical lens, or mentor texts do I use?

• What formats or templates can you provide to guide my output?
• How many paragraphs or bullet points am I supposed to use?
• What other textual elements do you want me to pay attention to?

How to Start with AI-guided Writing

• Write a quick preview for your work.
• Enable AI features & Upload.
• Click Ask AI on the uploaded document.
  It's on the right side of your screen next to General Document Comments.
• Select Quickstart Pathfinder & ask how to begin.
• Click Continue.
• Click Start Conversation. after the results appear.