Students raise their hands in a classroom. Talking through ideas with humans can help students develop their voice better than using AI does, a college writing instructor said. As I type this, a ...

Writing is an art form. The ability to express coherent ideas to both experts in a field as well as novices requires a fine touch. Of course, anyone can learn this skill, but along the way, they may ...

The philosopher Jordan Peterson says, "The best way to teach people critical thinking is to teach them to write... Because there is no difference between that and thinking... You need to learn to ...

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s AI-powered chatbot, has taken the world by storm. But ChatGPT isn’t always the most cooperative assistant. Getting it to output something specific requires careful fine-tuning of the ...

When I asked Google’s AI writing aid to draft a happy birthday email to a friend, it left my brain in the dust. I had taken about 90 seconds to craft a decent 81-word greeting. But the search giant’s ...

Every January, a familiar thought creeps into the minds of many: This is the year I finally write the novel. If you’ve ever tried to follow through on that promise and thought about using AI to ...

Writing centers on college campuses have been around for more than 100 years, and they’re both a resource for students doing assignments and a symbol of the importance in higher education of learning ...

Balancing college classes, assignments, and personal life isn’t getting any easier. With deadlines looming and standards rising, many students are looking for smarter ways to manage their writing ...

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