College students are writing with AI – but a pilot study finds they’re not simply letting it write for them

Debates about generative AI in higher education have been informed by studies of completed student papers, or self-reported survey data. Research shows that artificial intelligence tools can support ...
Forbes

To Improve Students’ Writing, Teach Them To Construct Sentences And Outline Paragraphs

Two recent experiments highlight aspects of writing instruction that are rarely studied—or taught. Recent research suggests that secondary students can benefit significantly from learning how to ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

What Critics of Student Writing Get Wrong

It’s easy to lament student writing abilities. Alarmist complaints can be regularly read in The Chronicle, popular journalism, and books. It’s easy for teachers to take their frustration with a few ...
CNET

This AI Writing Tool Could Be a Student's Best Friend, and Biggest Temptation

Lisa joined CNET after more than 20 years as a reporter and editor. Her coverage of AI ranged from a hands-on with OpenAI's empathetic Advanced Voice Mode to in-depth explainers on LLMs, ...
Education Week

AI Can Mimic Students’ Writing Styles. How Are Teachers Supposed to Catch Cheaters Now?

When Jeremy Sell saw the word “poignant” spelled correctly in an essay, the jig was up. Sell, a high school English teacher in California, already suspected that his student had used a generative AI ...
Education Week

With Larry Ferlazzo

Jayne Marlink is the recently retired executive director of the California Writing Project (CWP) and a former middle and high school teacher in the Grant Union High school district (now the Twin ...
Post and Courier

WCSD hosts districtwide writing and grammar session

Williamsburg County School District (WCSD) hosted a districtwide professional learning session focused on writing and grammar instruction Saturday, Jan. 17, bringing together English teachers from ...