Teach Smarter Podcast · Guest
Michelle Kassorla
English professor and writing instructor · Co-author of AI-focused composition resources
About Dr. Michelle Kassorla
Dr. Michelle Kassorla is an English professor whose work focuses on teaching writing in the age of generative AI. She helps faculty redesign composition courses around process, transparency, and formative feedback rather than policing finished products.
She writes and presents widely on academic integrity, academic dignity, and what it means to prepare students for a future in which writing and AI are intertwined.
About This Episode
Teaching Writing with AI, Not Against It with Dr. Michelle Kassorla
Dr. Michelle Kassorla discusses the integration of AI in the writing classroom, emphasizing the shift from teaching against AI to teaching with it.
She highlights the importance of formative assessment, the need for a focus on process over product, and the significance of teaching voice, tone, and audience awareness.
Dr. Kassorla also addresses the challenges of AI’s limitations, the necessity of transparency in AI use, and the distinction between academic integrity and academic dignity. The conversation closes with insights on how AI can enhance critical thinking and prepare students for the future of writing.