Category: Professional Development
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How are you teaching writing in the age of AI?
Though we are now many years into the “new normal,” with AI-infused tools and the ubiquitous chatbots still dominating conversations in education, it seems as though many resources are still focused on providing educators with tips and tricks for using AI in their own work or teaching students about AI, with only limited use of…
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New Resource from NCTE and the Library of Congress
As a project leader in a Teaching with Primary Sources grant that was sponsored by NCTE and the Library of Congress, I am pleased to re-post the following from a recent update:
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Explore AI and Literacy in My 2025 Workshops
As 2025 begins, I look forward to a few upcoming PD events that are open to educators in specific regions as well as one online event. Rutgers Center for Literacy Development on Feb 6 For those in New Jersey and New York, please consider joining Rutger’s Center for Literacy Development for Teaching Digital Reading and…
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AI in College Writing
As the new semester begins, many faculty are again engaged in an ethical debate about the ways in which their students might use AI in their writing assignments, whether with explicit guidance and permission, or otherwise. This past week, I was invited to join educational futurist Bryan Alexander and my colleague and collaborator Daniel Ernst…
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Reflecting on the Many Opportunities to Share in 2023
This past year has allowed me many chances to share updates and ideas related to digital literacy learning, both in my academic writing as well as through regular presentations, workshops, and webinars. Yet, there were also an unusual number of opportunities to speak with journalists, bloggers, podcasts, and others about topics (mostly, of course, AI),…
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Survey Invitation: Perceptions of AI Writing Tools in the College Composition Classroom
As AI tools becomes more common and stakeholders in the higher education community are both interested in — and concerned about — their use, we invite instructors to share your insights on the role of AI in writing instruction in this survey.
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Podcast Episode: Conceptually Speaking
With thanks to Trevor Aleo for the opportunity to think through some new ideas related to new literacies and teaching digital literacies, please enjoy this recent episode of “Conceptually Speaking.”
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Pivoting the Conversation on AI in Writing
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in Academic Life, Ahead of the Code, Assessment, Best Practice, Collaboration, Composition, Critical Perspectives, English Education, Literacy, Multiliteracies, New Literacies, News and Notes, NWP, Presentations, Professional Development, Reflections, Teaching, Writing, Writing Assistance TechnologiesAs ChatGPT has heralded the “death of the college essay” and “the end of high school English, we could be well served to lean into the idea that we need to both rethink our writing assignments and to invite our students to “cheat” on them.
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Invitation to an Inquiry: Intentional Integration of Digital Literacies into an ELA Lesson
My colleague Kristen Hawley Turner and I have been thinking about the integration of technologies into instruction, specifically toward the development of digital literacies, for a long time, and we are looking for collaborators for our next project.
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Announcing “Human/Nature: An Exploration of Place, Stories, and Climate Futurism”
As a grant-funded workshop for K-12 teachers sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, apply for our event in summer of 2023: “Human/Nature: An Exploration of Place, Stories, and Climate Futurisms.”