Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum with AI
Writing Across the Curriculum Assignments, Classroom Activities, and Educational Resources for Higher Education
These activity prompts, all written by Traci Gardner, help students explore ethical considerations related to AI in writing. Through structured online discussions, students critically examine the impact of AI on communication, reflecting on its implications in various professional contexts. Each prompt is written so that I (Traci) can slot them into my Canvas course. You can remove the instructions if …
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.
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.
This lesson plan teaches students how AI is trained using data they share online. Through illustrations, discussions, and real-life examples, students learn the importance of data in AI development and enhance their critical thinking and writing skills.
Through discussions, definitions, and reflective activities, students develop a critical understanding of facial recognition and its impact on privacy, enhancing their analytical and writing skills.
This lesson plan teaches students about AI recommendation algorithms and their influence on online content. Through videos, discussions, and reflective exercises, students learn how algorithms shape their online experiences and develop critical thinking and writing skills.
This lesson plan helps students understand the impacts of AI bias on society. Through critical thinking exercises and discussions, students learn about AI bias, its negative effects, and how to address and report these issues.
This lesson plan helps students understand AI bias through practical exercises and discussions. By exploring training and testing data, students learn how biases can be introduced into AI systems and develop critical thinking and writing skills by analyzing and reflecting on these concepts.
This lesson plan introduces students to AI chatbots, their functionalities, and their real-life applications. Through videos, discussions, and interactive activities, students enhance their understanding of AI chatbots and develop critical writing skills by articulating their knowledge and reflections.
In this assignment, students create their own mixtape using Boomy’s AI tools.
Students investigate how Instagram’s AI ranks posts in their feeds.
Students experiment with TikTok’s algorithm to see how effectively they can influence their For You Page (FYP) content.
Students explore methods to fool their phone’s facial recognition technology and reflect on the effectiveness of these methods.
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.
Students envision the future of medicine through AI innovation by creating a virtual vision board. They will explore how AI has augmented the field of medicine and predict future developments.
Students explore the abilities and limitations of AI chatbots like ChatGPT through creating and recording a podcast interview. Students will analyze the role of AI in information-providing contexts and compare it with human expertise.
This activity involves students exploring AI’s potential in decoding animal communication and designing a mobile app prototype for interspecies communication.
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.
This activity explores the dual-use nature of AI facial recognition technology through research and creative categorization. Students will develop critical writing skills by analyzing and presenting the ethical implications and societal impact of facial recognition.
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.
This activity involves students debating the role of common sense in AI and its importance in decision-making. Through structured debates, students will explore and argue different perspectives on AI’s capabilities and limitations, enhancing their critical thinking and persuasive writing skills.
This activity provides a decision tree model to guide students in responsible AI use for enhancing their learning. It emphasizes critical engagement, iterative use, and transparency in AI interactions, fostering metacognitive reflection and ethical clarity in writing.
This webpage provides guidance on using AI features in Google Search to enhance writing and research. It covers how AI can help generate creative content, improve research efficiency, and provide detailed answers to complex questions, making it a valuable resource for enhancing writing skills.
Students use AI to simulate reader feedback, apply writing theories, and improve student writing beyond basic grammar checks.