Writing for Digital Spaces

What policies ensure that row houses all look alike and work together?

Policies

Attendance

  • Attendance is not graded but will affect your participation
  • If you cannot make it to a class please:
    • refer to the Agenda Slides, Canvas, etc.
    • let your group members know

Grading

  1. Do not use Turnitin/AI as a Grading tool
  2. Give feedback on assignments 
  3. Check mark for completion of the assignment
  4. Meet with you for revisions to improve the quality of our work

Late Work, Due Dates

  • Blog Posts: Due before class, at the time class begins (starting week four)
  • Papers: No penalization as long as it is turned in before Dr. Friend grades it 
  • If you miss a deadline without notice, please contact Dr. Friend for a one-on-one meeting where details and feedback can be discussed on a case by case basis.

Plagiarism

Please don’t.

AI Use

The tl;dr version: AI use is encouraged for exploring genre norms, welcome for ideation, and discouraged for composition.

We will discuss details in class, but the general rule of thumb is this:

  • Use of generative AI is encouraged for ideation and discouraged for composition. In other words, use it to help you think through whatever you’d like, but do the writing yourself.
  • Blog posts should absolutely not be AI-generated, and we’ll discuss in class why that would create a feedback loop.
  • Blog excerpts can be inspired by content produced by generative AI, but again, do the actual writing yourself.
  • Generative AI can help you process large quantities of data, but you lose the detail. Thus, you should read source materials yourself, but you’re welcome to use generative AI as a guide or review tool.
  • For synthesis papers, you’re welcome to use generative AI to help you sort/organize your sources or ideas, but you should definitely not:
    • Have AI generate your thesis
    • Ask AI to find sources or create a source list

Above all else, feel free to ask questions. The use of generative AI to create online content is very much at the heart of what this specific course asks you to think about, so we should be able to have intense and open conversations about it in class. Further, if you are ever unsure about whether AI is appropriate, or if you feel like you’re getting away with something that you maybe shouldn’t be able to do, please raise the issue in class or reach out to your instructor. You will never be penalized for asking about AI, but in the wrong circumstances, you might be penalized for using it. When in doubt, ask.