Creative Commons files

I have created some files and videos that others are welcome to use with attribution in a non-commercial setting. The text files can be used in part or in whole. The video files should be used in whole.

All Courses

“Annotated PDFs assignment information“: Guidelines are rationale for using Annotated PDFs as part of your assignments when students use sources for their work. Designed for an English Composition first-semester course.

Autoethnography assignment sheet: This assignment is designed for an English Composition first-semester course. While that may not be your area of teaching, the AI information guidelines might still prove valuable as you think about how to structure your own assignment guidelines.

“I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore, Toto”; AI-augmented analysis of place. Designed for an English Composition first-semester course. Acknowledging and leveraging the new (as of spring 2024) abilities of ChatGPT-4o.

AI research paper. Designed for an English Composition first-semester course, but could be tweaked and used in just about any writing course. (First presented at the Teaching and Learning With AI conference in July 2024.)

Interactions with and Reflections on AI. Designed for an English Composition second-semester course, but could be used in any writing course. (May 2025). This paper helps students think about academic misconduct, AI use, and their own writing. It also serves as a definitional argument.

General Policy Ideas

AI syllabus statement: This is the statement that I am currently using. It may shift as time goes on, but for now, my goal is to give students space to try out AI and see what works or doesn’t work for them.

Videos

“How Large Language Models Work“: (from 2023, may have some outdated info). (about 10:30 min). It walks through what LLMs are and some of the problems with them. I use it as an introduction for students to help them understand generative AI a bit more. I also use a quiz at the end. That is not included here, but it has just a few questions to see if they understood the material.

“Knowledge and Learning AI“: (4:30 min). Another video for students that includes a thought/discussion question at the end. Great for starting a class conversation about why we still need to know things, even if generative AI can write for us.

“What students should know about Gen AI”: (15:12 min). Updated for 2025. A basic overview of LLMs–what they might be good for. I have created an updated quiz (not included here).