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Jane Rosenzweig

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Writing in the age of AI stuff Newsletter: writinghacks.substack.com Also curate theimportantwork.substack.com

  1. Asked ChatGPT for a diagram explaining the writing process to college freshmen (for my course that's about AI) and when I pressed it on the order, it said doubled down that it drew them in this order on purpose to show the "recursive nature" of the process which I guess may be PhD level response? /1

    Graphic that says "The Writing Process" at the top. there are five circles with arrows pointing in a clockwise direction. At the top left is "prewriting" followed by "publishing" then "Editing" then "revising" then "drafting" then back to "prewriting"
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  2. "the only reason to write it is if you will have an experience worth having by doing so"

    Our job right now, I think: make sure the experience is worth having when we ask students to write in our classrooms

    Tried out Grammarly's AI grade predictor. Didn't want to use actual student work, so I had ChatGPT write a paper for one of my assignments and gave that to Grammarly. Grammarly promises to use publicly available info about your instructor to predict what they will say. The advice was not what I /1

    You demonstrate a nuanced, critical comparison of Khan and Warner, showing clear independent thinking and a command of both their arguments. Your thesis is thoughtful and sustains the essay’s direction, and your development of ideas is well-supported by concrete reference to the texts. One opportunity for revision could be to further foreground your own perspective and curiosity in the introduction—this would help the reader see not just what Khan and Warner argue, but why their debate personally matters or provokes questions for you. Doing so could provide a for revision could be to further foreground your own perspective and curiosity in the introduction—this would help the reader see not just what Khan and Warner argue, but why their debate personally matters or provokes questions for you. Doing so could provide a stronger sense of self-discovery and engagement, which aligns with course goals for reflective and original writing.
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  3. this was my test! I am baffled by the idea of reviewing public info about one's instructor, as if it is a code that can be cracked. bsky.app/profile/jane...

    Tried out Grammarly's AI grade predictor. Didn't want to use actual student work, so I had ChatGPT write a paper for one of my assignments and gave that to Grammarly. Grammarly promises to use publicly available info about your instructor to predict what they will say. The advice was not what I /1

    You demonstrate a nuanced, critical comparison of Khan and Warner, showing clear independent thinking and a command of both their arguments. Your thesis is thoughtful and sustains the essay’s direction, and your development of ideas is well-supported by concrete reference to the texts. One opportunity for revision could be to further foreground your own perspective and curiosity in the introduction—this would help the reader see not just what Khan and Warner argue, but why their debate personally matters or provokes questions for you. Doing so could provide a for revision could be to further foreground your own perspective and curiosity in the introduction—this would help the reader see not just what Khan and Warner argue, but why their debate personally matters or provokes questions for you. Doing so could provide a stronger sense of self-discovery and engagement, which aligns with course goals for reflective and original writing.
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