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A Writer's Guide to Generative AI, 1st Edition

Jodie Nicotra

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Grounded in scholarship on rhetoric, literacy studies, and writing pedagogy, “A Writer’s Guide to AI” helps college-level writing students navigate rapidly emerging AI technologies in practical and ethical ways. This supplemental resource introduces students to generative AI through three core focus areas: critical literacy, functional literacy, and ethical literacy.

By learning how AI tools work and how they shape thinking and writing practices, students develop the skills to evaluate their limitations and biases. Addressing academic integrity, transparency, and the long-term cognitive value of human writing and production, this guide also teaches students how to use these tools for tasks such as brainstorming, revision, summarizing, and research support."

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Jodie Nicotra

Jodie Nicotra earned her Ph.D. in English from Penn State University in 2005. From 2005-2021, she taught writing and rhetoric courses at the University of Idaho, where she also served as director of the composition program and department chair before leaving to pursue a career in writing. She now works on multiple writing projects while also serving as a consultant for various clients. Nicotra lives in Moscow, Idaho, with her husband, daughter, two orange tabbies and seven obnoxious chickens.

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Introduction: How Do We Respond to New Technologies Like AI?
Chapter 1: A Tool that Upended the World
o How Does Traditional AI Differ from “New” Generative AI?
o (General) Uses of GenAI
o Limits and Potential Pitfalls of GenAI Tools
o Four Questions for Evaluating GenAI Outputs
o TRY IT
o FOR THOUGHT AND DISCUSSION
· Chapter 2: AI vs. Human
o The Productive Struggle of Writing
o Your Brain on ChatGPT (Doesn’t Do Very Much)
o TRY IT
o FOR THOUGHT AND DISCUSSION
· Chapter 3: How to (Conscientiously) Use GenAI Tools for Writing Tasks
o Examples of GenAI Tools
o Prompt Engineering for GenAI
o TRY IT (prompting)
o How GenAI Tools Can Assist College Writers
o TRY IT (reading)
o TRY IT (language learning)
o TRY IT (summarizing)
o TRY IT (reverse outlining)
o TRY IT (comparative peer feedback)
o TRY IT (bibliography)
o FOR REFLECTION
· Chapter 4: Academic Integrity in the Age of AI
o Honesty and Transparency in AI Use
o Document AI Use as You Go
o Include an AI Use Statement in Your Work
o TRY IT (creating an AI Use Statement)
o Final Thoughts: How You Use AI Shapes What AI Becomes
o FOR REFLECTION