Comments by Troy Hicks

Aspiration...

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:42:20 -0400

... as more and more AI tools are integrating web sources, will this become easier or more difficult?

Agreeing here...

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:41:45 -0400

... yes, the "genre" of prompt engineering is a new one, though not entirely foreign. It reminds me of how we used to do RAFTS: role, audience, format, topic, and strong verb. In what ways can we teach students to craft strong and effective prompts?

Arguing against this...

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:39:52 -0400

... the sad truth of the matter is that from automated resume readers to many other systems, we are very often not writing for human readers. Or, at the very least, humans who read in a perfunctory manner. In this sense, why not use AI?

Assumptions about labor

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:38:37 -0400

This statement assumes that students are aware of -- let alone care about -- issues of contingent faculty labor, in general, and the kinds of labor that writing teachers do, in particular. Will they have a strong opinion about this?

Given that we have already (somewhat) adapted our educational practices to be more relevant in an age of search engines, in what ways might we make another shift as we adapt of the affordances and opportunities of AI?

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:15:14 -0400

In what ways are we re-imagining our assignments so students are not just copying/pasting and/or AI-generating their responses to typical, mundane prompts?

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:13:29 -0400

As we think about when, why, how, and for what purposes we communicate, to what extent is AI a valuable and useful tool?

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:11:46 -0400

When you get to the end of this statement, on your own, consider the “I used to think, now I think…” protocol, and write one more time.

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:11:05 -0500

As you consider the use of AI in the writing classroom, we will first step away from AI.

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:27:03 -0400

Courtesy of Brené Brown, consider your own values and identify two or three key pedagogical values. What are your core values and why are they central to your teacherly identity?

As you consider the use of AI in the writing classroom, we will first step away from AI.

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:43:53 -0400

Courtesy of Brené Brown, consider your own values and identify two or three key pedagogical values. What are your core values and why are they central to your teacherly identity?

As you discuss, please comment on this document and use the 4As Protocol to guide your discussion.

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:15:26 -0400

What Assumptions does the author of the text hold?
What do you Agree about within the text?
What do you want to Argue within the text?
What parts of the text do you want to Aspire to? (Act upon)

TEXT/RESOURCE:

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:23:51 -0400

There are many frameworks, policy documents, and lists of questions to consider as it relates to integrating AI in writing instruction. For today, we will focus on one, the MLA/CCCC statement, “Student Guide to AI Literacy.” Mentioned as one of many, many resources here, you may also be interested in this recent webinar from the SUNY Center for Professional Development (session slides from Anna Mills) as well as the ever-growing list of syllabi statements on AI, curated by Lance Eaton.

GUIDING QUESTION KEY IDEA:

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:35:58 -0400

As you consider the use of AI in the writing classroom, what are the places where the use of generative AI writing tools with your students aligns with — or potentially undermines — your own pedagogical values?

As you consider the use of AI in the writing classroom, we will first step away from AI.

Courtesy of Brené Brown, consider your own values from this list and identify two or three key pedagogical values. What are your core values and why are they central to your teacherly identity?