How will AI impact your future?
Evolving at a rapid pace that stretches far beyond the sphere of higher education, AI writing technologies (GPT, Bard, Copilot) have already begun to fundamentally change the way we communicate, work, and live. As AI grows to become an ever-more valuable partner to and resource for humans, those who don't understand how to use these tools may soon find themselves at a disadvantage in the workforce.
The AI Writing: Prompt + Response course is designed for writers at all levels who want to understand how writing practices intersect with the use of AI by viewing the topic through a humanities-focused, equity-minded lens. Drawing from a forty-year tradition of developing and designing "writing prompts" for human writers, you'll learn how to effectively collaborate with AI by using a range of approaches—including thoughtful experimentation, specific learning activities, prompting strategies, and the design of an AI-focused project.
Delivered as a HyFlex course that students can attend either in-person or virtually, this flexible course framework is designed to be accessible to anyone, anywhere. You'll also engage with a wide range of perspectives on AI through access to a deep repository of resources, including an AI Library assembled by WMUx, all while discovering the profound impact this technology will have on your personal passions and professional pursuits.
If you’re ready to explore how writing can be used to understand the boundaries between human and artificial intelligence and learn how you can leverage these emerging technologies to your benefit, this course is for you.
Course Objectives and Goals
By the end of this course, you will:
- Use AI writing technologies (GPT, Bard, Copilot) to promote question posing, critical inquiry, feedback literacy, written communication, and ethical professional praxis.
- Synthesize existing perspectives on AI writing by engaging with guest speakers, course materials, and classmates.
- Develop strategies for using AI writing tools more effectively by systematically testing protocols for prompting, response, regeneration, and revision.
- Articulate a personalized plan that envisions the impact of AI writing on a professional domain and anticipates your approach to addressing this impact.
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