About

Writing with AI (WAi*),  a design based research study, contributes to emerging understandings about the impact of generative AI on youth writing and uses this knowledge to design and implement curricular and pedagogical interventions that support the development of young people’s AI literacy.

With the accelerating integration of large language models such as ChatGPT-4 into digital platforms, debates continue to rage over the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) for teaching and learning. Little empirical evidence is available to guide curriculum design or pedagogy about generative AI use for youth writing – our project aims to address this concern by learning about how youth  use AI platforms and tools in their writing lives and develop AI literacy – knowledge about AI and how to use it ethically and critically. 

This  study  is being conducted  by Dr. Amy Stornaiuolo and her team of graduate and undergraduate researchers from the Graduate School of Education and the University of Pennsylvania, together with a group of high school student researchers  from the larger Philadelphia area.

*WAi pronounced as Why!