WRITING WITH AI

Using AI tools in writing assignments

Iván Flórez Center for Multiliteracies Escuela de Idiomas June 12, 2024

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AGENDA

about ai

ai in education

ai in academic writing

Example of writing with ai

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PRACTICE FOR LATER

What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)?

A technology that enables computers to simulate human thinking and to perform tasks that require human intelligence, such as learning, decision making, problem solving, adaptation, reasoning, self-correction and continuous improvement.

(Moreno, 2019)

What is the role of AI in education?

General: To increase access to learning and optimize methods to obtain better results in the teaching-learning process

For students

TEXTS

VIDEOS

IMAGES

SLIDESHOWS

(Malik et al., 2023; Salmerón et al.,2023)

For teachers

SYLLABUS

PLANNING

REPORTS/EMAILS

ASSESSMENT

(Malik et al., 2023; Salmerón et al.,2023)

What is the role of AI in ACADEMIC WRITING?

General: To help users in the process of producing written texts

• Initial ideas
• Sources of information
• Summaries
• Outlines
• Paraphrasing
• Grammar and spelling correction
• Style suggestions
• Plagiarism

• Translation
• Recommendations for improvements

(Martín-Marchante, 2022)

example of writing with ai: Argumentative essays

Argumentative Essay

Purpose To argue for a point of view

Structure

• Statement of Position
• Arguments
• Restatement of Position

- Issue- Thesis - (Preview of arguments)

(Derewianka & Jones, 2016)

writing process of an argumentative essay

The writing process. (n.d.). Wingspan: Center for Learning and Writing Support. https://writing.ku.edu/writing-process

sample WRITING TASK

PROMPT: In today's digital age, technology has become an integral part of our daily lives, influencing how we communicate and interact with others. Some argue that technology is making people less sociable, leading to decreased face-to-face interactions and a decline in social skills. However, others believe that technology enhances social connections and allows people to stay connected with friends and family across distances. Where do you stand on this issue? INSTRUCTIONS: Write an argumentative essay expressing your opinion on whether technology is making people less sociable or not.

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Step 1: Prewriting

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Make sure you understand your assignment.

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Break down your topic into subtopics.

Brainstorm and organize ideas about the subject.

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Consider who will read your work.

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Step 2: research

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List sources of information.

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Search for academic sources.

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Evaluate your sources.

Make an outline to help organize your research.

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Step 3: drafting

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Work on your thesis statement.

Revise your drafted sentences and paragraphs.

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Avoid plagiarizing.

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Step 4: REVISing

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Revise content and organization

Check the clarity of your sentences and paragraphs.

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Step 5: editing & proofreading

Correct spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.

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Conclusions

• generate ideas and suggest topics
• gather and organize information
• identify grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors
• provide suggestions for improving clarity tone, and readability
• adjust tone and style to match the target audience
• check for plagiarism

AI tools can help...

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WRAP-UP

After this presentation, what can you say about...

• implementing AI in your classes?

• encouraging your students to use AI for their writing assigments?

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practice for later

1. Read the following writing task. Topic: Is it important to learn a second language? Audience: Foreign language learners Instructions:

• Write a short argumentative essay in English about the importance of learning a second language.

• State your position on the topic and use arguments to support it.

• Present arguments in a balanced way, acknowledging opposing viewpoints.

• Make sure your essay is well structured: introduction, body and conclusion.
• Properly cite all sources you refer to following up-to-date APA standards.

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2. Use the suggested AI tools to complete the following steps to write your argumentative essay.

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references

Derewianka, B. & Jones, P. (2016). Teaching language in context. Oxford University Press. Malik, A. R., Pratiwi, Y., Andajani, K., Numertayasa, I. W., Suharti, S., & Darwis, A. (2023). Exploring artificial intelligence in academic essay: Higher education student's perspective. International Journal of Educational Research Open, 5, 100296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedro.2023.100296 Martín-Marchante, B. (2022). TIC e inteligencia artificial en la revisión del proceso de escritura: Su uso en las universidades públicas valencianas. Research in Education and Learning Innovation Archives, 28, 16-31. http://dx.doi.org/10.7203/realia.28.20622 Moreno, R. D. (2019). La llegada de la inteligencia artificial a la educación. Revista de Investigación en Tecnologías de la Información: RITI, 7(14), 260-270. https://doi.org/10.36825/RITI.07.14.022 Salmerón, Y., Luna, H., Murillo W., y Pacheco, V. (2023). El futuro de la Inteligencia Artificial para la educación en las instituciones de Educación Superior. Conrado, 19(93), 27-34. Wingspan: Center for Learning and Writing Support. (n.d.).The writing process. https://writing.ku.edu/writing-process

GRAMMARLY

Grammarly offers a free plagiarism checker where you can check your text for possible plagiarism. .

Chat GPT

Chat GPT can write an outline based on the topic of your essay.

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TRINKA.AI

Trinka.ai allows you to proofread an MS Word document and download it with trackable changes.

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CHAT GPT

Chat GPT can help you break down your assignment. Just type the instructions of your tasks and Chat will suggest actions.

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CHAT GPT

Chat GPT can provide writing tips to address the target audience of your essay appropriately. Just tell it who your audience is.

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Google Scholar

Google Scholar helps you find scientific and academic bibliographic sources related to the topic of your essay.

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CHAT GPT

Chat GPT can suggest subtopics related to the main topic of your essay.

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CHAT GPT

Chat GPT suggests sources of information you can consider to begin exploring your topic. Note: Chat GPT does not provide links to the suggested sources, and it is uptaded until January 2022.

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CHAT GPT

GPT Chat can help you check the drafts of your sentences and paragraphs.

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Grammarly

Grammarly can help you reorganize words, sentences or paragraphs in a clear and logical order.

CHAT GPT

Chat GPT can provides criteria for evaluating the credibility and relevance of your sources.

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CHAT GPT

Chat GPT can help you create, check, or improve your thesis statement.

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Algoreducation

Algor helps you organize your ideas by generating mind maps: text to mind map and quick mind maps.

CHAT GPT

ChatGPT can give you feedback on the organization and argumentation of your essay, and make suggestions for improvement.

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