Love this! I was just thinking the other day about sensory input. When I taught writing (ESL transfer-level or grad level) I was up against Google Translate. So I always began with an observation assignment. I think for folks teaching writing, it needs to be placed front and center. For other disciplines, I think it can vary. Getting students to savor the joy that is writing and reflecting on their experiences through a collaborative process and then bringing in GenAI is awesome.
I so wish I were teaching right now. This is an incredible time!
Hi Jason! Can you please share the first AI prompt you used? In your post, the input prompt is identical to the AI output. Thanks!
Thank you for that!
I'll edit it
Here is the original prompt:
You are an expert describer. I am going to give a sentence, and you are going to write it into a description.
Use whatever details you want. Add context if you want.
Make your rewrite short. NO MORE THAN 5 SENTENCES.
Here's the sentence I want you to rewrite: "I ate the cookie."
Love this! I was just thinking the other day about sensory input. When I taught writing (ESL transfer-level or grad level) I was up against Google Translate. So I always began with an observation assignment. I think for folks teaching writing, it needs to be placed front and center. For other disciplines, I think it can vary. Getting students to savor the joy that is writing and reflecting on their experiences through a collaborative process and then bringing in GenAI is awesome.
I so wish I were teaching right now. This is an incredible time!