Crafting an Expansive and Equitable Future for Written Expression with AI
FOCUS QUESTIONS
IMPACTS
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Curriculum Innovation
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Scholarly Research
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Faculty Development & Campus Programming
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Student Engagement & Experiential Learning
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Ethical AI & Critical Literacy
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Interdisciplinary Collaboration
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Public Scholarship & Thought Leadership
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Regional Leadership
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National Leadership
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Resource Development & Knowledge Sharing
INITIATIVES
The Generator Hosts Writing and AI Symposium Series
Having run two times, this invitational symposium convenes writing faculty from over 40 southern New England institutions to explore the role of generative AI in writing instruction, literacy, and pedagogy. Designed as a participatory, values-driven event, the symposium emphasizes community building, resource sharing, and collaborative leadership. The series reflects The Generator’s commitment to regional coalition-building and faculty-led innovation in the AI era.
Playful Pedagogy Meets Critical AI Literacy in “Writing with Robots” Course
This undergraduate course invites students to write with and about AI in order to reflect on authorship, ethics, and digital identity. Students engage in genre-based experiments (social media posts, how-to guides, etc.) as well as group research projects on AI ethics. The course models the lab’s ethos of curiosity, critique, and (sometimes) joy in the face of technological change and critical AI literacy development as we unpack the ethical implications of using such tools.
LEADER
Kristi Girdharry
Associate Teaching Professor of English
Leader of The Generator’s AI for Research & Writing Specialty Lab
“To ‘be better than a robot’ (my favorite phrase), we need to critically and ethically understand the possibilities of AI as a tool that supports our human inquiry as opposed to letting it dictate or limit our perspectives and creativity.”
AI research interests
- AI for enhancing writing pedagogy and research
- AI and ethical communication
- AI as a tool for equity
- AI and the evolution of rhetorical practices
Kristi Girdharry is an Associate Teaching Professor of English and Director of the Writing Center at Babson College where she teaches courses in writing, tutoring, and social media. Her research interests include teaching-for-transfer, community engagement, inclusive pedagogies, and how AI is enhancing or disrupting each of these areas. In addition to research and teaching, she is on the Executive Committee for the Association for Writing Across the Curriculum (AWAC), reviews for various journals, and is a co-editor for the Best of the Journals in Rhetoric and Composition series, which offers annual snapshots of the exigent themes, trends, and ideas within Writing Studies.
Research/Thought Leadership
“Teaching With AI: A Journey Through Grief”
“Meaningful Writing in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence” (w/Davit Khachatryan)
“Ethics and AI Assemblages: A Heuristic Analysis of Undergraduate Business Student Perspectives” (w/Stephen McElroy)
“Embodying Rhetoric: Quick Scripts and ‘Acts’ of Persuasion” (w/Beth Wynstra)
Recommended Resources
“Spilling the AI Tea and the Important Work of Community Building”
“How a Writing Professor Embraces AI at Babson” (Chabot)
“AI in Action: How Babson Students Use Technology to Transform Research and Business” (Chabot)
“A Day for Questions, Insights, and Connections” (Crawford)
“Why Faculty Should Lead the AI Revolution” (w/Erik Noyes)
“Members of the ‘BOW’ Community Explore AI’s Role in Storytelling” (Edwards)
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