Upon successful completion of this lesson, students will - read, reflect, and respond critically to a text by actively annotating individual thoughts, questions, and responses for each paragraph. Author: Claire Carly-Miles Editor: Mary Landry, C. Anneke Snyder Supervisor: Terri Pantuso
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By the end of this activity, students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of the First, Second, and Third Amendments of the Bill of Rights by completing a cloze exercise, using context clues and prior knowledge to fill in key terms without referencing their notes. Author: Sharon Haigler Editor: Mary Landry, C. Anneke Snyder Supervisor: Terri Pantuso
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Upon successful completion of this lesson, students will - distinguish between summarizing and paraphrasing. - practice summarizing and paraphrasing while maintaining the meaning of the original text. Author: Brandi Morley Editor: Mary Landry, C. Anneke Snyder Supervisor: Terri Pantuso
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This resource has the links and recordings to all of the sessions in the 2023 D2S2 Creator Communities series.
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This two-part resource is designed to support instructors and students as they navigate the presence of generative AI tools, specifically Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, in the rhetoric and composition classroom. Part I of this resource offers an instructor-focused introduction to what LLMs are and how they operate, as well as an in-depth exploration of the privacy concerns and ethical considerations related to using a tool like ChatGPT. Additionally, Part I provides insights on the practical application of LLMs within the realm of reading and writing in the rhetoric and composition classroom, while promoting a modified stasis theory as a strategy for evaluating any generated output. Part II of this resource offers student-focused tutorials that demonstrate how ChatGPT can augment the writing process for assignments commonly given in a rhetoric and composition course. These tutorials cover the evaluation essay, rhetorical analysis, Rogerian argument, annotated bibliography, and research essay—all while promoting the responsible and ethical use of AI in writing and research. With this comprehensive resource, instructors and students can not only build confidence in their understanding of generative AI within academia, but also build digital literacy that will serve them in the world beyond.
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This lesson aims to acquaint students with academic writing and the importance of grammar rules in this formal type of writing. They will familiarize themselves with subject-verb agreements; past, present, and future tense; passive and active voices; and modal auxiliaries.
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In this section, you will gain insights about privacy and confidentiality concerns related to a form of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) known as Large Language Models (LLMs) and, specifically, OpenAI’s policies about ChatGPT. The full extent of privacy and confidentiality risks in relation to ChatGPT, which relies on collective intelligence for information gathering and dissemination, has not been fully realized. Users should be mindful of OpenAI’s terms of use, particularly as those terms are subject to change. Though OpenAI claims to not share private user information, the language around such statements is vague and contradictory, and there is a strong possibility that personal information may be monitored by human proctors. Moreover, educators who are bound to the legal obligations outlined in FERPA should be particularly concerned about how student privacy could be potentially violated by using ChatGPT and other GenAI technologies. After reading this section, you should be able to articulate and discuss OpenAI’s significant terms of use and privacy policy, consider the potential privacy and intellectual property violations contained within the collective intelligence paradigm, and communicate your own concerns about privacy and confidentiality in relation to GenAI technologies. Author: C. Anneke Snyder Contributors: Gwendolyn Inocencio, Mary Landry, Jonahs Kneitly Designers: Irene AI, Sweta Kailani Supervisors: Terri Pantuso, Sarah LeMire
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In this section, illustrative examples from ChatGPT show how to incorporate Large Language Models (LLMs) into the writing process while considering ethical concerns associated with such tools, namely avoiding plagiarism or exploitation of AI-generated content. The advent of public access to LLMs means they are now a critically important aspect of digital information literacy. As such, this technology must be addressed in the composition classroom with guided instruction. We recommend a strategy that models application of a modified version of stasis theory to all LLM-generated content. After reading this section you should be prepared to teach stasis theory as a strategy for continual interrogation that helps rhetors discern whether generative-AI content exhibits appropriate depth, scope, and quality, along with the appropriate next steps in argumentation, writing, or research. Author: Gwendolyn Inocencio Contributors: C. Anneke Snyder, Mary Landry, Jonahs Kneitly Designers: Irene AI, Shweta Kailani Supervisors: Terri Pantuso, Sarah LeMire
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This resource offers student-focused tutorials that demonstrate how ChatGPT can augment the writing process for assignments commonly given in a rhetoric and composition course. These tutorials cover the evaluation essay, rhetorical analysis, Rogerian argument, annotated bibliography, and research essay—all while promoting the responsible and ethical use of AI in writing and research. With this comprehensive resource, instructors and students can not only build confidence in their understanding of generative AI within academia, but also build digital literacy that will serve them in the world beyond. Author: Mary Landry By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to utilize a specific formation of generative AI (GenAI)—the prominent Large Language Model (LLM) ChatGPT—as an aid within the evaluation essay writing process to develop specific assessment criteria maintain a professional, unbiased tone articulate the sociohistorical context of a subject Additionally, you will be able to identify specific limitations with using ChatGPT for an evaluation essay, including its limited ability to perform evaluations itself.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Homework/Assignment, Lesson, Module, Student Guide, Student Success: Student-facing, Teaching/Learning Strategy
This resource offers student-focused tutorials that demonstrate how ChatGPT can augment the writing process for assignments commonly given in a rhetoric and composition course. These tutorials cover the evaluation essay, rhetorical analysis, Rogerian argument, annotated bibliography, and research essay—all while promoting the responsible and ethical use of AI in writing and research. With this comprehensive resource, instructors and students can not only build confidence in their understanding of generative AI within academia, but also build digital literacy that will serve them in the world beyond. Author: Jonahs Kneitly By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to utilize a specific formation of generative AI (GenAI)—the prominent Large Language Model (LLM) ChatGPT—as an aid within the rhetorical analysis writing process to identify rhetorical situations and strategies evaluate applied logic within a text locate bias and logical fallacies within a text Additionally, you will be able to develop critical evaluation skills to avoid the possible pitfalls from using GenAI for performing rhetorical analysis.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Homework/Assignment, Lesson, Module, Student Guide, Student Success: Student-facing, Teaching/Learning Strategy
This resource offers student-focused tutorials that demonstrate how ChatGPT can augment the writing process for assignments commonly given in a rhetoric and composition course. These tutorials cover the evaluation essay, rhetorical analysis, Rogerian argument, annotated bibliography, and research essay—all while promoting the responsible and ethical use of AI in writing and research. With this comprehensive resource, instructors and students can not only build confidence in their understanding of generative AI within academia, but also build digital literacy that will serve them in the world beyond. Author: Jonahs Kneitly By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to utilize a specific formation of generative AI (GenAI)—the prominent Large Language Model (LLM) ChatGPT—as an aid within the Rogerian argument writing process to determine and refine an appropriate topic argument brainstorm effective counterarguments and concessions locate faulty logic and explore workable solutions Additionally, you will develop critical evaluation skills to avoid the possible pitfalls with using GenAI for argumentation.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Homework/Assignment, Lesson, Module, Student Guide, Student Success: Student-facing, Teaching/Learning Strategy
This resource offers student-focused tutorials that demonstrate how ChatGPT can augment the writing process for assignments commonly given in a rhetoric and composition course. These tutorials cover the evaluation essay, rhetorical analysis, Rogerian argument, annotated bibliography, and research essay—all while promoting the responsible and ethical use of AI in writing and research. With this comprehensive resource, instructors and students can not only build confidence in their understanding of generative AI within academia, but also build digital literacy that will serve them in the world beyond. Author: Mary Landry By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to utilize a specific formation of generative AI (GenAI)—the prominent Large Language Model (LLM) ChatGPT—as an aid within the annotated bibliography writing process to explore, evaluate, and refine a research question brainstorm and determine effective search components and keywords decipher complex ideas within academic articles Additionally, you will critically reflect on ChatGPT’s place within the citation practices of an annotated bibliography. Specifically, you will consider why and how ChatGPT should be cited according to both MLA and APA.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Homework/Assignment, Lesson, Module, Student Guide, Student Success: Student-facing
This resource offers student-focused tutorials that demonstrate how ChatGPT can augment the writing process for assignments commonly given in a rhetoric and composition course. These tutorials cover the evaluation essay, rhetorical analysis, Rogerian argument, annotated bibliography, and research essay—all while promoting the responsible and ethical use of AI in writing and research. With this comprehensive resource, instructors and students can not only build confidence in their understanding of generative AI within academia, but also build digital literacy that will serve them in the world beyond. Author: Mary Landry By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to utilize a specific formation of generative AI (GenAI)—the prominent Large Language Model (LLM) ChatGPT—as an aid within the research paper writing process to survey the ongoing discourse of research on a given topic draft with different reasoning strategies integrate sources and quotes Additionally, you will critically reflect on the possible pitfalls in regards to originality and time management when using ChatGPT as an aid for composing a research paper.
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Upon successful completion of this assignment, students will - evaluate a given text against a predetermined rating system (unsatisfactory, needs improvement, meets expectations, exceeds expectations, and outstanding). - compose an evaluation paper that integrates textual evidence, quotes, and paraphrases from the essay to support their ratings and overall assessment. Author: Christopher Manes Editor: Mary Landry, C. Anneke Snyder Supervisor: Terri Pantuso
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Upon successful completion of this assignment, students will - create a well-organized personal narrative essay that includes all the essential components of a story, such as an introduction, setting, characters, plot (rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution), and conclusion. - apply descriptive writing techniques, including the use of vivid diction and dialogue, to paint a clear picture in the reader’s mind and maintain an authentic writer’s voice. - evaluate the effectiveness of their drafting by seeking feedback from peers and revising for clarity, organization, tone, and audience awareness. Author: Kimberly Stelly Editor: Mary Landry, C. Anneke Snyder Supervisor: Terri Pantuso
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Upon successful completion of this assignment, students will - create a well-organized essay that describes in vivid detail a significant person, place, event, moment, or object that has impacted their life or perspective. - evaluate the effectiveness of their drafting by seeking feedback from peers and revising to improve clarity, organization, and impact. Author: Kimberly Stelly Editor: Mary Landry, C. Anneke Snyder Supervisor: Terri Pantuso
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Upon successful completion of this assignment, students will - analyze a chosen concept through various strategies, such as its connotations, denotations, and more. - create a well-organized essay that explains and defends a proposed definition for their chosen concept through reasoning strategies, evidence, and credible sources. Author: Kimberly Stelly Editor: Mary Landry, C. Anneke Snyder Supervisor: Terri Pantuso
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Upon successful completion of this assignment, students will - formulate a researchable, open-ended question on a current and controversial topic that has two clear sides. - construct a well-structured research proposal that includes credible sources and follows APA format guidelines, including a cover page, in-text citations, and a references page. Author: Kimberly Stelly Editor: Mary Landry, C. Anneke Snyder Supervisor: Terri Pantuso
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Upon successful completion of this assignment, students will - analyze five sources that reflect a supporting or opposing stance on the student’s chosen topic. - create an annotated bibliography that follows the conventions of the genre, such as following APA formatting guidelines, summarizing sources, evaluating source credibility, and explaining the relevance of each source to the research argument. Author: Kimberly Stelly Editor: Mary Landry, C. Anneke Snyder Supervisor: Terri Pantuso
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Upon successful completion of this assignment, students will - create a persuasive Toulmin Argument by introducing a current and arguable claim, developing grounds with evidence, addressing counterarguments, and concluding with restated claims and implications. Author: Kimberly Stelly Editor: Mary Landry, C. Anneke Snyder Supervisor: Terri Pantuso
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