Talking to Students about Generative AI: 3 Questions For Teachers and Students to Consider
Megan McIntyre | University of Arkansas
ChatGPT. Copilot. Claude. Gemini. Midjourney. Also: Grammarly. Canva. Outlook. Gmail. Google Docs. Microsoft Word. If you feel like generative AI (GenAI) products (or products with GenAI integrations) are everywhere, you’re not alone.
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A Design Justice Approach for Writing Courses: Centering Care in Writing Courses in the Major
Amanda Bailey Ayers and Jaclyn M. Fiscus-Cannaday | Florida State University
In 2024, we were reading together as chair (Jaclyn) and graduate student (Amanda) in preparation for Amanda’s PhD candidacy exams—a three-part exam of “composition,” “rhetoric,” and her specialty area, “anti-oppression theories, methods, and pedagogies for teaching writing.” While reading her specialty area list, we…
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Is There Zen in Your Pen?: Digital Natives and Analog Writing Implements
Joyce Kinkead | Utah State University
Manufacturers of pens and pencils tout the creative and inspirational powers of their writing implements. Laban notes that its pen can “refill your soul with writing.” The Pilot G2 is marketed as “the ultimate pen for the everyday overachiever.” Faber-Castell of Nuremberg, “the pencil capital of the world,” claims…
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Public Writing with Policy Analysts in Utah: A Response to Forced Compliance
Charlie McMartin | Utah State University
In the wake of the 2024 presidential election, faculty in rhetoric and composition—like all faculty across contexts—are confronting an aggressive agenda aimed at reshaping higher education. This campaign is neither subtle nor isolated. The Trump administration’s executive order banning DEI programs and policies across federal agencies and private sectors…
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“Stretching” Faculty Development at San José State University
Amanda Smith, Jill Logan, Bryan Hoffer, Alesya Petty, Chelsea Criez, and Anne F. Walker | San José State University
Even before we knew how to “name what we know,” we recognized the importance of two fundamental principles of first-year writing: building community in our classes and teaching writing as a social rather than solitary process.…
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Into the Style Zone: Revitalizing Advanced Writing
Bonnie Devet | College of Charleston
Of course, writers can acquire new voices and foster flexibility by learning about rhetorical situation, audience awareness, and even genre. However, another vital pedagogy for helping students expand their rhetorical expertise is to focus on the third canon of rhetoric—style. By developing variety in syntax and diction, students can…
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