{"product_id":"more-than-words-how-to-think-about-writing-in-the-age-of-ai","title":"More Than Words: How to Think about Writing in the Age of AI","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA veteran writing teacher makes a \"moving\" (Rick Wormeli) argument that writing is a form of thinking and feeling and shows why it can't be replaced by AI\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the age of artificial intelligence, drafting an essay is as simple as typing a prompt and pressing enter. What does this mean for the art of writing? According to longtime writing teacher John Warner: not very much. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMore Than Words \u003c\/i\u003eargues that generative AI programs like ChatGPT not only \u003ci\u003ecan \u003c\/i\u003ekill the student essay but \u003ci\u003eshould\u003c\/i\u003e, since these assignments don't challenge students to do the real work of writing. To Warner, writing is thinking--discovering your ideas while trying to capture them on a page--and feeling--grappling with what it fundamentally means to be human. The fact that we ask students to complete so many assignments that a machine could do is a sign that something has gone very wrong with writing instruction. \u003ci\u003eMore Than Words\u003c\/i\u003e calls for us to use AI as an opportunity to reckon with how we work with words--and how all of us should rethink our relationship with writing. ","brand":"John Warner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46300168913132,"sku":"9781541605503","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781541605503.jpg?v=1743070295","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/more-than-words-how-to-think-about-writing-in-the-age-of-ai","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}