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A writing professor’s new task in the age of AI: Teaching students when to struggle

  • Written by Kristi Girdharry, Associate Teaching Professor of Arts and Humanities, Babson College
A writing professor’s new task in the age of AI: Teaching students when to struggleIf you aren't working at it, you're not learning it − something college students need to understand as AI makes producing work easier.Sam Edwards via Getty Images

I was early to the generative AI wave in higher education: I was among the first professors who teach writing to publish in an academic journal about generative AI and critical...

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