#261 – WICOR® and AI: Writing

WICOR^® and AI: Writing

In this episode, we’ll explore how you can positively and productively leverage artificial intelligence (AI) as a cowriter and writing assistant during the writing process.

Brainstorming

• Generate lists of ideas around:
  • Potential topics
  • Ways to break down a larger topic into something more manageable
  • Interview questions
  • Subtopics to research
  • Potential titles

Organizing

• Paste in a thesis and notes, and then ask for options to organize those ideas.
• Ask for five ways to organize a given topic.
• Paste in key points and ask AI to suggest ways to organize them.

Drafting

• Paste in a thesis or topic sentence and notes, and then ask AI to produce a draft of a smaller section of a larger paper.
• Use premium products, like Packback or Khanmigo, to guide students through the writing process while providing ongoing feedback.

Editing

• Use spellcheckers.
• Use grammar checkers, like Grammarly.
• Consider suggestions before accepting them.

Revision

• Paste in a draft and ask for suggestions to improve fluency, transition, and support/evidence.
• Provide targeted prompts to critique an existing draft:
  • What arguments am I overlooking?
  • Are any of my arguments biased?
  • What arguments need stronger support or better evidence?

For information about artificial intelligence (AI), explore the following AVID Open Access article collection: AI in the K–12 Classroom.