Generative AI from a Writing Coach’s Perspective

By Dave Harris

Following last week’s conversation circle, I was thinking about the fear that AI may take our jobs. Professionally, as a writing coach, this struck me because fear is one of the great dangers to a writer. Personally, however, I’m not interested in using AI as a tool because I have my own ideas to explore and writing, teaching, and research all help me develop those ideas. My internal curiosity won’t disappear if some AI takes my job, nor will my need to find good ways to occupy my time. For those reasons, I will continue my work as a writing coach, teacher, and researcher.

If you have fears about AI taking your job, I want to encourage you to keep writing, teaching, and researching because it’s worth it. It’s worth it to keep writing because:

XanEdu Offering April AI Webinar Series for First-Year Student Transition Community

XanEdu Publishing will be presenting a three-part series of webinars on April 15, 22, and 29 from 3-4 p.m. ET tailored to the first-year student transition community and their relationship with AI, led by Dr. Jean Mandernach, Executive Director for the Center for Innovation in Research and Teaching.

The series will explore how to use AI to transform teaching and learning, how to foster student engagement, and introduce strategies to enhance studying through AI. Sessions include: