Teaching college students to write using ChatGPT

Since ChatGPT’s launch in November, academics have grappled with the implications of assistive AI. Some have balked, others have used it incorrectly and a few just want to quiet the AI din. But others have leaned into its utility, comparing it to a calculator or microwave, or seeing its potential to assist neurodiverse students and faculty.

Rather than removing ChatGPT from the classroom, Pamela Bourjaily, associate professor of business communication at the University of Iowa, added the AI tool to…