A short course on using AI tools while staying the author of your own work.
Short course · Coming soon
AI can produce a clean paragraph in seconds. What it can’t do is decide what you think, notice what you noticed, or answer to your readers. This short course helps you use writing tools with confidence while keeping your ideas, your voice, and your integrity intact.
What you’ll learn
- What AI writing really is. How language models produce text, why the results are fluent but tend toward the generic, and why a confident tone doesn’t mean a claim is true.
- How to find your own voice. Practical exercises for noticing what makes your writing distinctly yours, from specific detail to the way you’d say it out loud.
- How to use tools without handing over the pen. Methods for brainstorming, testing arguments, and tightening drafts while you stay in charge of the decisions that matter. You’ll also learn the warning signs that a tool has taken over.
- How to be honest with your readers. How to verify facts and sources, avoid invented experiences, decide when to disclose AI use, and follow the rules of your school or publication.
By the end, you will be able to
- Spot the hallmarks of generic, machine-flavored prose in a draft, including your own.
- Use AI as a sparring partner rather than a ghostwriter.
- Check any AI-assisted text for errors, fabricated sources, and claims you can’t defend.
- Write a clear, plain disclosure note when one is called for.
- Explain, for any sentence you publish, why it’s there.
Who it’s for
Students at any level who want to get the benefits of AI tools without sacrificing their learning, their grades, or their credibility. No technical background is needed, just something you want to say.
The takeaway
Tools can help you write better. They can’t give you something to say, and they can’t take responsibility for your words. This course shows you how to keep both.
Register your interest
Interested in this short course? Send an enquiry with the course title, and I’ll share details when registration opens.