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.