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Generative AI and composing: an intergenerational conversation among literacy scholars

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Enriquez, Grace, Gill, Victoria, Campano, Gerald, Flores, Tracey T., Jones, Stephanie, Leander, Kevin M., McKnight, Lucinda, Price-Dennis, Detra·2024·English Teaching: Practice & Critique
DOI 10.1108/etpc-08-2023-0104
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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide a transcript of a dialogue among literacy educators and researchers on the impact of generative aritficial intelligence (AI) in the field. In the spring of 2023, a lively conversation emerged on the National Council of Research on Language and Literacy (NCRLL)’s listserv. Stephanie initiated the conversation by sharing an op-ed she wrote for Atlanta Journal-Constitution about the rise of ChatGPT and similar generative AI platforms, moving beyond the general public’s concerns about student cheating and robot takeovers. NCRLL then convened a webinar of eight leading scholars in writing and literacies development, inspired by that listerv conversation and an organizational interest in promoting intergenerational collaboration among literacy scholars. Design/methodology/approach: As former doctoral students of two of the panel participants, webinar facilitators Grace and Victoria positioned themselves primarily as learners about this topic and gathered questions from colleagues, P-16 practitioners and those outside the field of education to assess the concerns and wonderings that ChatGPT and generative AI have raised. The following webinar conversation was recorded on two different days due to scheduling conflicts. It has been merged and edited into one dialogue for coherence and convergence. Findings: Panel participants raise a host of questions and issues that go beyond topics of ethics, morality and basic writing instruction. Furthermore, in dialogue with one another, they describe possibilities for meaningful pedagogy and critical literacy to ensure that generative AI is used for a socially just future for students. While the discussion addressed matters of pedagogy, definitions of literacy and the purpose of (literacy) education, other themes included a critique of capitalism; an interrogation of the systems of power and oppression involved in using generative AI; and the philosophical, ontological, ethical and practical life questions about being human. Originality/value: This paper provides a glimpse into one of the first panel conversations about ChatGPT and generative AI in the field of literacy. Not only are the panel members respected scholars in the field, they are also former doctoral students and advisors of one another, thus positioning all involved as both learners and teachers of this new technology.

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Authors
Enriquez, G., Gill, V., Campano, G., Flores, T. T., Jones, S., Leander, K. M., McKnight, L., & Price-Dennis, D.
Affiliations
  • Lesley University (US)
  • University of Pennsylvania (US)
  • The University of Texas at Austin (US)
  • University of Georgia (US)
  • Vanderbilt University (US)
  • Deakin University (AU)
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Venue
English Teaching: Practice & Critique
Publisher
Emerald
Published
2023-12-22
Volume
23
Issue
1
Pages
6-22
ISSN
1175-8708 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1108/etpc-08-2023-0104
OpenAlex
W4390052440
Cited by
26
References
9
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 1
FWCI
6.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • English Teaching Practice & Critique (publishedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Artificial Intelligence in Education
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Digital Education and Society
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Literacy, Media, and Education
Keywords
generative AI, ChatGPT, writing instruction, literacy education, intergenerational collaboration, critical literacy, pedagogy, definitions of literacy, critique of capitalism, power and oppression, AI ethics, humanism

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