Thanks for this nuanced post. Speaking as a secondary (high-school) teacher, it is much more problematic to make accommodations to AI, I think. btw, should you be interested, Newkirk gets it right on 'slowness' and 'efficiency' in my opinion: https://www.juliangirdham.com/blog/thomas-newkirks-the-art-of-slow-reading
Thanks, Julian. I suppose I would say I am not interested in making accommodations to AI, but rather in how AI can accommodate us, specifically in terms of helping us to learn in new ways. I think it can, if used responsibly. Thanks for sharing that link about Newkirk's book!
This is fascinating. As someone who teaches writing at the Higher Ed and corporate level I'm really grappling with how to incorporate AI into writing, especially academic writing. You seem to offer workshops aimed at BU faculty. Do you have or will you have any online courses for a wider audience? Thanks
Thanks, Delia. I am in the very early stages of proposing a kind of summer workshop on teaching writing with AI, available both to faculty within BU and at other institutions, starting in summer 2026. For now, though, you might find these pages on the BU Teaching Writing website helpful! https://www.bu.edu/teaching-writing/resources/writing-instruction-in-the-age-of-generative-ai/
Thanks for this nuanced post. Speaking as a secondary (high-school) teacher, it is much more problematic to make accommodations to AI, I think. btw, should you be interested, Newkirk gets it right on 'slowness' and 'efficiency' in my opinion: https://www.juliangirdham.com/blog/thomas-newkirks-the-art-of-slow-reading
Thanks, Julian. I suppose I would say I am not interested in making accommodations to AI, but rather in how AI can accommodate us, specifically in terms of helping us to learn in new ways. I think it can, if used responsibly. Thanks for sharing that link about Newkirk's book!
A good way to look at it!
This is fascinating. As someone who teaches writing at the Higher Ed and corporate level I'm really grappling with how to incorporate AI into writing, especially academic writing. You seem to offer workshops aimed at BU faculty. Do you have or will you have any online courses for a wider audience? Thanks
Thanks, Delia. I am in the very early stages of proposing a kind of summer workshop on teaching writing with AI, available both to faculty within BU and at other institutions, starting in summer 2026. For now, though, you might find these pages on the BU Teaching Writing website helpful! https://www.bu.edu/teaching-writing/resources/writing-instruction-in-the-age-of-generative-ai/
thanks will check them out and make a note about the workshop...might need to check that out!