Tag: brainstorming

• Teaching Writing with Generative AI

  

  This post is based on a presentation I ran recently at the AATE conference. It takes the writing cycle approach from our book ‘Practical Writing Strategies‘ and applies Generative AI at various stages. One of the most pressing concerns at the recent Australian Association for the Teaching of English (AATE) conference was the implications of…

  Leon Furze

  July 13, 2023

  AI, Digital, Practical Writing Strategies, writing

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• The AI Assessment Scale: From no AI to full AI

  

  AI chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT have kicked the hornet’s nest in education. From articles declaring the “end of everything” (writing, the English classroom, the entire education system…) to claims that AI will revolutionise education, we’ve seen the full spectrum of hype. What we’re yet to see much of, however, are practical solutions for dealing with…

  Leon Furze

  April 29, 2023

  AI, assessment, Digital

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• Teaching Writing: The Challenges

  

  This is the second post in a series responding to feedback from my mailing list members. I asked people about the highs and lows of teaching writing: what do we enjoy the most, and what are the issues or concerns. I’ve received hundreds of responses to the surveys, and have broken them down into three…

  Leon Furze

  April 29, 2023

  curriculum, Practical Writing Strategies, writing

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• Teaching Writing: The Joys of Writing

  

  This is the first post in a series responding to feedback from my mailing list members. I asked people about the highs and lows of teaching writing: what do we enjoy the most, and what are the issues or concerns. I’ve received hundreds of responses to the surveys, and have broken them down into three…

  Leon Furze

  April 6, 2023

  curriculum, Practical Writing Strategies, writing

  assessment-free writing, brainstorming, character exploration, classroom, collaborative storytelling, confidence, creativity, English teachers, found poetry, free-writing, journaling, mentor texts, modelling, secondary students, setting exploration, six-word stories, student confidence, student growth, Teaching strategies, Teaching Writing, voice, writing, writing activities, writing goals, writing improvement, writing instruction, writing process, writing prompts, writing skills, writing strategies, writing techniques