Writing Across the Curriculum Assignments, Classroom Activities, and Educational Resources for Higher Education
Students engage in the hands-on development of chatbot prototypes, applying their prompt writing skills to create functional and responsive AI applications.
Students explore techniques for crafting precise AI prompts through iterative refinement and rhetorical strategy development.
Students refine their writing by crafting precise and effective prompts, improving their ability to convey specific ideas clearly and accurately.
Students engage in crafting and refining prompts to elicit specific responses from LLMs, enhancing their understanding of precise and effective communication.
Students develop their rhetorical analysis skills by examining and creating prompts, learning how to craft questions that elicit thoughtful and effective responses. Their revision work focuses on documents related to the Three Mile Island nuclear disaster.
Students learn how to tailor their resume bullet points to specific job descriptions and then participate in a peer review process with class members.
Students use AI tools to perform the initial transcription of qualitative data, and then they manually verify and correct the AI-generated transcriptions. The assignment concludes with discussion of the differences between the two methods of transcription.
Students reflect on ethical considerations in the context of communication and technology by comparing ideas in an Immanual Kant essay to current events related to artificial intelligence.
Students first analyze stories generated by AI, developing their ability to assess the strengths and weaknesses of machine-made narratives. Next, they create their own stories using AI, allowing them to explore the creative process from a technological perspective.
Students engage in multimodal composition, blending written text with digital images, sounds, and other media forms to create a rich, layered project. Students also conduct in-depth historical research to inform their creative work
Students engage in creative writing exercises where they collaborate with AI text generation tools to produce narratives. Students analyze the structure and coherence of AI-generated narratives, comparing them to human-written stories to identify strengths and weaknesses.
Students analyze real-world case studies that illustrate the potential pitfalls and ethical considerations of AI applications, enhancing their understanding of AI’s impact on society.
Students compare their writing to that generated by AI, analyzing differences in style, coherence, and quality.
Students critically evaluate the claims made by AI-generated text, distinguishing between accurate information and exaggerated hype.
The assignment emphasizes creative storytelling by encouraging students to co-create stories with ChatGPT, and then they document their interactions with AI in a reflective journal, analyzing their learning experiences and the impact of AI on their writing development.
Students first read and reflect on articles on the social implications of AI and then participate in class discussions of the ethical dilemmas that AI presents. Additional ideas in the chapter include asking students to play with predictive text and to write position statements on the use of AI.
The assignment emphasizes collaboration with AI tools to enhance creativity and innovation in design, allowing students to explore how AI can contribute to the narrative creation process.
Students receive instant feedback on their writing from ChatGPT, allowing them to revise and improve their drafts based on the AI’s suggestions. Students then reflect on their experience using ChatGPT, analyzing its impact on their writing process and understanding its strengths and limitations.
The assignment encourages students to critically evaluate AI tools, considering their benefits and limitations, and developing a nuanced understanding of their impact on the reading process.
This assignment leverages generative AI to assist students in generating a wide range of ideas during the early stages of the writing process, enhancing their creativity and brainstorming capabilities.
This assignment encourages students to engage in meaningful dialogues about artificial intelligence, fostering a deeper understanding of its implications and applications.
The activities in this article emphasizes the importance of critical media literacy, encouraging students to critically analyze and evaluate the use of generative AI in various media contexts.
This assignment explores the use of generative AI tools in the peer review process, allowing students to leverage AI for providing constructive feedback and enhancing the quality of academic writing.
This collection of activities were part of a series of workshops on AI literacy, touching on tools, prompt writing, and more. The activities can be used individually or as a full series.