Travis Grandy is a PhD student in Composition and Rhetoric at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Find him on Twitter @travisgrandy or at his website. I work with a lot of instructors who use ...

So you've been assigned to write an essay. You know you'll be spending the next few weeks of your life with this sort of hanging over your head, you'll do a lot of writing and asking yourself "What on ...

AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini are reshaping education, helping students finish essays in minutes. But convenience often sacrifices depth and accuracy. Machines can’t interpret nuance or emotion.

Journals have become a popular format in recent years for courses that require some writing. In-class journal entries can spark discussions and reveal gaps in students' understanding of the material.

When all students are required to use generative AI for every assignment, their practice can be more rigorous, transparent ...

Writing an essay at the postgraduate level requires careful planning and structuring to present a coherent, well-argued, and scholarly piece of work. Below are some essential steps to help you plan ...

The students’ assignment: Write an op-ed about lead poisoning in Lewiston-Auburn. Or write a caption for a photo, or text about a campus tree. Write about how strange quantum theory is, or write a ...

My daughter is in ninth grade and is really struggling with essay writing. English, history, the subject doesn’t matter—she has a meltdown every time. She just stares at the screen and doesn’t know ...