Struggling with a rubric? Want to reenergize your writing assignments? New to WI teaching and want to debrief your teaching experiences?The Campus Writing Program offers individual consultations on any topic related to teaching with writing including Writing Intensive course proposals, WI syllabus design, writing assignment design, feedback on student work, writing assessment, TA training, and more! Reach out to cwp@missouri.edu to schedule a face-to-face or virtual consultation.
As ChatGPT and other AI writing tools evolve, a focus on the connection between writing and learning becomes even more crucial.
To help combat misuse, CWP encourages instructors to highlight the ways that writing is a vehicle for learning content to establish a culture of academic integrity that prioritizes critical thinking. ChatGPT and other AI writing programs produce essay frames, but they do not include the discipline-specific elements of writing–i.e., voice, appropriate evidence and citation, and deep analysis–which make WI courses powerful learning experiences. Read more about ChatGPT and your WI Classroom here.
Join, CWP’s own, Christy Goldsmith for a three-part virtual workshop series on AI and WI. More information and links for registration are included below. :
- AI in WI #1: Understanding the Current State of AI.
- Wednesday, October 4, 11:00-11:55 am on Zoom
- In this session, we’ll share updates about the ever-evolving AI landscape. Specifically, we’ll report new information from a recent AI in Higher Education conference concerning the functionality and application of AI tools in the writing classroom.
- AI in WI #2: Navigating Students’ Use of AI/ChatGPT to Support Critical Thinking
- Wednesday, October 18, 11:00-11:55 am on Zoom
- In this session, we’ll share updates about the ever-evolving AI landscape. Specifically, we’ll report new information from a recent AI in Higher Education conference concerning the functionality and application of AI tools in the writing classroom.
- AI in WI #3: Teaching Writing with ChatGPT
- Wednesday, November 8, 11:00-11:55 am on Zoom
- In this session, we’ll share strategies for productive use of AI tools to enrich Writing Intensive teaching and learning. Join us to explore ways to engage ChatGPT in developing learning outcomes, creating student models, and analyzing formative assessments.
Additional AI Resources:
- Teaching in the time of AI (Missouri Online)
- ChatGPT Advice Academics Can Use Now (Inside Higher Ed)
- AI Text Generators and Teaching Writing: Starting Points for Inquiry (WAC Clearinghouse, Colorado State)
- Reach out to the Campus Writing Program at https://cwp.missouri.edu/contact and we’d be happy to sit down with you and chat about what ChatGPT means for your classroom.
Workload statement for Instructors of Writing Intensive Courses