Abstract
The rise of AI in education offers both challenges and opportunities. While students risk becoming overly dependent on AI, potentially diminishing their academic writing and critical thinking abilities, educators can harness these tools to enhance feedback, personalize learning, and improve assessments. This workshop aims to help participants find a balance by using AI to augment the writing process and provide meaningful feedback, ensuring students maintain their roles as independent writers and thinkers. The session will focus on practical applications of GenAI tools, specifically ChatGPT and Brisk, integrated within Google Documents for academic writing instruction. Participants will learn pedagogical workflows developed and tested by the presenter, which facilitate seamless integration of AI-enhanced and teacher feedback in student-created Google Doc portfolios. This approach not only supports continuity and deeper reflection but also provides a comprehensive view of student progress, enriching the writing and revision process. Attendees will learn to use the AI tool Brisk to provide targeted, rubric-aligned feedback directly in Google Docs, making the assessment process more efficient and fostering student development. These methods are based on the presenter’s experiences and continual experimentation in higher education. By combining sound pedagogy with personal and AI-supported assessment, the workshop aims to increase student engagement, boost confidence, and enhance writing skills, while also improving inter-rater reliability and fostering sustained academic interactions. This tested model offers a pathway to responsibly integrating AI in academic writing, optimizing teacher effectiveness and scalability
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AI, ACADEMIC WRITING, TECHNOLOGY, CRITICAL THINKING
