Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum with AI
Writing Across the Curriculum Assignments, Classroom Activities, and Educational Resources for Higher Education
This activity uses the AI Explainpaper tool to help students break down and understand complex journal articles, making advanced academic texts more accessible and comprehensible.
By generating outlines, summaries, and study aids tailored to their learning preferences, students can better manage their study time and improve their comprehension and retention of material.
Students use ChatGPT to distill complex readings into easily comprehensible language, allowing them to absorb and understand the material more fully. This critical evaluation process hones their analytical skills, ensuring they understand the material deeply and can assess the accuracy and relevance of summaries.
Students use ChatGPT to engage actively with poetry, facilitating a deeper understanding of figurative language and interpretation.
The assignment helps students develop their interpretation skills by engaging with ChatGPT to analyze the structure, themes, and arguments of a text, allowing them to gain a deeper understanding of various texts.
Students compare AI-generated responses to human-written responses, examining differences in style, clarity, and effectiveness.
Students use AI tools to better comprehend and analyze complex texts, asking AI questions about the texts to deepen their understanding and engagement. Students use AI as a collaborative tool to enhance their own writing process while ensuring their original contribution remains substantial.