AI in the Writing Process

AI in the Writing Process is a podcast series that discusses the ethical and appropriate use of artificial intelligence at different stages of the writing process. The podcasts are accompanied by attachments showing the intermediate stages of writing an essay and the prompts used in each stage.

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What is this page about?

Welcome to the podcast series AI in the Writing Process! The podcast series presents practical examples of how to use AI sensibly in the writing process. You will learn to recognize what AI can be used for and how, and when it is easier and faster to do things yourself. Always check with your teacher to see if there are any restrictions on the use of AI in your assignment.

The podcast series follows the writing process: brainstorming, information seeking, drafting, editing and feedback, and finalizing. The podcasts provide ideas and examples of how AI can support your writing at each stage of the process.

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Picture of a robot writing
Microsoft Copilot (26.9.2024, originally in Finnish): "Make an image that illustrates how AI helps the writer in the writing process. Use #002957 and #F1563F as the main colors of the image. Do not include human faces in the image, AI faces are ok."

Introductory episode – Start here!

In this episode, we go through the principles of prompting and using AI, and introduce the podcast series in more detail.

Download the accompanying slides here
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Brainstorming and planning the writing project

The aim of the brainstorming stage is to come up with and narrow down a topic for the text, increase your own understanding of the topic before searching for information, and draw up a schedule and process steps for the writing project.

Download the brainstorming prompts
Download the plan for the writing process
Download the script for this episode

Information retrieval and sources

The aim of the information search stage is to formulate a research question and come up with search terms to use in the information search, find and select suitable sources for your own text, read the sources, and collect information.

Download the information search prompts
Download the research question and search terms
Download the reading plan
Download the script for this episode

Drafting

The aim of the drafting stage is to to organize your thoughts and ideas into a completely coherent, finished plan, to plan the structure and content of the text in more detail, and possibly also to produce a rough draft.

Download the drafting prompts
Download the structure plan and first drafts
Download the script for this episode

Editing text and obtaining feedback

The purpose of editing the text and obtaining feedback is to ensure that the text is understandable and that its content and structure are effective, to obtain suggestions for improvement, to view your own text from an outside perspective, and to adjust the text to the desired length.

Download prompts for the editing stage and obtaining feedback
Download the versions in the editing stage
Download the script for this episode

Finalizing

The aim of finalizing the text is to check that it is fluid, understandable, and in line with relevant language norms, and that the list of sources corresponds to the sources used in the text. In addition, you need to report on how AI was used in the writing process.

Download the finalizing prompts
Download the final essay
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Reporting the Use of Generative AI Tools in Learning Tasks