Ai might one day fake its way into an academic journal ... but it'll never get tenure.

I've spent this week using Ai tools to untangle a mess of ideas about how mapping workflows in the workplace can better prepare students for more dynamic writing processes after graduation.

↗️ Hmmm. That sentence seemed pretty clear, right? That's because I've been hashing it out for days with artificial intelligence.

Artificial intelligence isn’t capable of writing about complex pedagogical ideas that connect across a network of contexts that only I have experience with as an expert. I doubt if it ever will.

But like a good colleague, Ai helps me to clarify my complex ideas.

Here are 4 tools I'm using that have nothing to do with auto-generating content.

1️⃣ Rewrite.

Sometimes I read a sentence that sounds clunky. I know what it means, but a reader might not. 

I highlight the sentence and click Rewrite. Ai then gives me 3-5 different ways of writing that sentence.

2️⃣ Expand.

Sometimes I decide that an idea needs to be developed. This means splitting a paragraph to focus in on a more specific idea.

This time I choose Expand. Ai looks at the previous text and comes up with a few workable sentences.

3️⃣ Transitions

Sometimes two sections connect in my mind, but I can see a gap for the reader. I'm not sure how to make that transition.

I highlight the next section heading and have the Ai give me a few ideas about how it sees this connection.

Not once did Ai generate cut & paste text for me; it won't write my text for me. Ai either gave me a new idea, or I scavenged ideas from several generations. These tools are like having a friendly peer reviewer available at the push of a button.