Version 2.0 of our free booklet for educators on the topic of AI and Higher Education is also available.
The rise of generative AI has transformed nearly every sector in society—higher education perhaps chief among them. Sidney I. Dobrin’s AI and Writing is an indispensable guide to this new landscape, preparing students to use GenAI both responsibly and effectively—skills now essential for academic and career success. It addresses key questions: Can these tools be used ethically? What writing tasks do they best support? Where do they fall short? Rather than chasing ever-changing technical specifics, Dobrin focuses on durable, transferable skills in the context of rapid technological change. He also confronts disquieting ethical issues such as author integrity, plagiarism, copyright, bias, and the material consequences of AI. Discussion questions, writing prompts, and short readings appear throughout.
The second edition includes more classroom activities and exercises for integrating AI across all phases of the writing process. It includes advice on prompt engineering, and material on workplace readiness and platform bias has been expanded.
Comments
Comments on the 1st Edition:
“Sid Dobrin has spent his career pushing us to see what comes next for writing, and AI and Writing offers yet another exciting glimpse around the corner.… Dobrin’s book offers educators and students alike a vantage point from which to engage writing’s future.” — Jason Crider, Texas A&M University
“Whether you are preparing students and colleagues for the new world of writing with AI or just trying to help them catch up to what has happened since the release of ChatGPT, Sid Dobrin … deftly captures the enduring questions, illuminates a longer history than some might realize for these technologies, and sets an agenda for thoughtful engagement with AI rather than a reactionary response.” — William Hart-Davidson, Michigan State University
