AI Disclosure in Agency Communication
Students discuss the use of disclosure statements for AI-generated content. Students consider how to craft clear and honest statements, enhancing their technical writing skills and understanding of AI ethics.
Technical Communications
The Ethical Dilemma of AI and the Absent Team Member
This activity explores an ethical scenario involving team documentation when a member is absent. Students must evaluate various options and their implications for accuracy, deadlines, and safety.
AI Challenge: Brand New Images with Stable Diffusion
Through writing prompts and sharing their creations, students enhance their creative and technical writing skills while exploring the potential real-life applications of AI-generated art.
AI Challenge: Hacking the TikTok Algorithm
Students experiment with TikTok’s algorithm to see how effectively they can influence their For You Page (FYP) content.
The 29 AIs of Washington, D.C.
Students explore how AI systems influence government decision-making and their impact on daily life. By creating infographics, students will explain AI’s role in practical decisions and draw conclusions about AI-based decision-making effects.
Interspecies Communication App
This activity involves students exploring AI’s potential in decoding animal communication and designing a mobile app prototype for interspecies communication.
Highway to Autonomy
This activity involves students exploring the technology, benefits, and ethical concerns of autonomous vehicles (AVs). Through research and analysis, students will create a policy proposal addressing a specific AV concern and advocate for their proposal.
Deepfake PSA
This activity engages students in understanding and addressing the impact of AI-generated deepfakes through creating a press release. The focus is on developing fact-based, balanced written communication aimed at educating the general public about deepfakes.
AI as Not-a-Grammar-Checker
Students use AI to simulate reader feedback, apply writing theories, and improve student writing beyond basic grammar checks.
AI-Powered vs. Human Translators
This project helps students compare AI-powered translators with human translation accuracy and apply these tools in real-time conversations. They will develop an understanding of AI in language processing and evaluate its effectiveness in facilitating communication.
AI and Art
This project engages students in exploring artistic styles and how AI neural networks can learn and apply these styles to create new artwork. Through this activity, students enhance their understanding of AI, machine learning, and artistic expression.
Design an AI Agent
This project guides students in designing an AI agent to effectively interact with humans in various disciplines. They will explore the current use of AI in specific fields and develop their own AI agents to address real-world tasks or challenges.
Mastering Structure and Organization in Writing
This assignment engages students in dynamic writing exercises, emphasizes peer review for constructive feedback and enhances their technical writing skills and collaborative abilities.
Giving AI Ears: AI Roleplay Feedback in Oral Presentations
This assignment integrates AI transcription tools into writing activities, emphasizing the importance of inclusivity, critical evaluation of AI accuracy and refining transcriptions into polished documents.
Translinguo: Critically Making Chatbot Prototypes by Learning How to Write Generative AI prompts
Students engage in the hands-on development of chatbot prototypes, applying their prompt writing skills to create functional and responsive AI applications.
Rhetorical Prompt Engineering
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.
Writing for Career Readiness: Engaging ChatGPT to Develop Resume Bullet Points
Students learn how to tailor their resume bullet points to specific job descriptions and then participate in a peer review process with class members.
The “First Pass, Second Pass” Strategy of AI and Traditional Methods of Data Transcription in Qualitative Research
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.
AI Literacy: Real-World Cautionary Tales
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.
Co-Creating Intersectional Design Narratives with 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.
Automated Aid or Offloading Close Reading? Student Perspectives on AI Reading Assistants
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.
More is Less?: Using Generative AI for Idea Generation and Diversification in Early Writing Processes
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.
Collaborative Writing and AI: A Research Assignment for an Undergraduate Professional Communication Course
This assignment integrates AI tools into the collaborative writing process, includes a research component where students investigate the implications of AI in professional communication, and asks students to use their research findings to create a professional document using AI tools.
Pushing Past the First Draft: Exercises in Revision
This assignment focuses on the importance of revision in the writing process, guiding students through multiple stages of refining their drafts to improve clarity, coherence, and overall quality.