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 Generative AI for teachers. There were multiple panels and sessions on the topic, ranging from discussions of AI Ethics to practical considerations for […]

https://leonfurze.com/2023/07/13/teaching-writing-with-generative-ai/

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James Baldwin’s Apotheosis | The Hudson Review

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V.S. Naipaul: The Grief and the Glory

β€˜To be taught by Naipaul would be an honour, but it also seemed to contain the risk of annihilation.’ Aatish Taseer on being mentored by V.S. Naipaul.

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The Impossible Contradictions of Mark Twain

Lauren Michele Jackson reviews β€œMark Twain,” by Ron Chernow, a biography of the author of β€œThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and β€œAdventures of Huckleberry Finn.”

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