US EditionAI isn't replacing student writing, but it is reshaping it
- Sarah Rose Siskind, a writing professor and science comedy writer, highlighted in 2025 that AI is reshaping student writing practices at universities like Kennesaw State.
- This shift arises as most students use AI tools like ChatGPT to support writing tasks, prompting educators to develop new frameworks that promote intentional AI use.
- The Rhetorical Prompting Method, developed with colleagues, guides users to employ precise language, critical thinking, and revision to maintain authorship in AI-assisted writing.
- In a survey of 133 participants, 92% indicated that the approach aided them in assessing their writing decisions, and 75% felt they were able to retain their unique writing style when incorporating AI tools.
- These findings suggest AI complements student creativity when used deliberately, challenging assumptions that AI use harms originality or critical thinking.
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As AI replaces learning, concerns grow: ‘You just don’t really have to think’
Professor laments ‘society-wide failure to value education for its own sake’ Perhaps the biggest question puzzling academics today was the subject of a lengthy new article in New York Magazine: How do we handle artificial intelligence in the classroom? “Everyone is cheating their way through college,” the article began, followed by several anecdotes from students who think nothing of having… Source
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AI isn’t replacing student writing – but it is reshaping it
Studies have shown that many students are using AI to brainstorm, learn new information and revise their work. krisanapong detraphiphat/Moment via Getty ImagesI’m a writing professor who sees artificial intelligence as more of an opportunity for students, rather than a threat. That sets me apart from some of my colleagues, who fear that AI is accelerating a glut of superficial content, impeding critical thinking and hindering creative expression…
No one can deny that, since its introduction into our computers and other devices, artificial intelligence in a certain way has changed the way we learn, especially in the case of high school students such as college students. It is no longer exclusively dependent on textbooks or websites of dubious reputation; AI provides instant responses with luxury of detail. However, it is impossible not to ask ourselves, how to keep the active use of AI in…
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