AI Writing Lab

Since the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, AI has received considerable attention by the general public and in higher education. Some have praised its potential; others have raised the specter of a dystopian future. To provide guidance to students and faculty regarding the use of this emergent technology, Leuphana University has released “Conditions and Recommendations for the Use of AI-Based Applications in Teaching and Assessment”. As outlined in these guidelines, instructors have to decide, on a case-by-case basis, how tools such as ChatGPT can be used (or why they cannot be used at all). In some cases, faculty and students may need a forum in which they can openly discuss solutions to challenging situations. Anticipating this need, the AI Writing Lab is a venue in which students and faculty can

  • consider how they could integrate AI in their writing and teaching in a legally and ethically sound manner,
  • learn more about AI tools and their potential (for example for academic and scientific writing),
  • test these tools and consider to what extent these might be used to advance teaching and learning.

Dates for the winter term 25/26:

C5.012, at the time form 12 a.m. to 1 p.m. on

November, 12

December, 10

January, 1

No registration needed.

The AI Writing Lab is hosted by Dr. Dagmar Knorr (Schreibzentrum / Writing Center), who has argued that faculty and students need to develop a reflective practice for integrating AI tools into writing and research and that universities need a holistic strategy emphasizing AI literacy, academic integrity, research ethics, and student learning. Two of her recent publications on these (in German) issues are listed below.

Brommer, Sarah / Berendes, Jochen / Bohle-Jurok, Ulrike / Buck, Isabella / Girgensohn, Katrin / Grieshammer, Ella / Gröner, Carina / Gürtl, Franziska / Hollosi-Boiger, Christina / Klamm, Christopher / Knorr, Dagmar / Limburg, Anika / Mundorf, Margret / Stahlberg, Nadine / Unterpertinger, Erika (2023): Wissenschaftliches Schreiben im Zeitalter von KI gemeinsam verantworten. Eine schreibwissenschaftliche Perspektive auf Implikationen für Akteur*innen an Hochschulen [Diskussionspapier; 27]. Berlin: Hochschulforum Digitalisierung. <https://hochschulforumdigitalisierung.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/HFD_DP_27_Schreiben_KI.pdf>, (30.11.2023).

Limburg, Anika / Bohle-Jurok, Ulrike / Buck, Isabella / Grieshammer, Ella / Gröpler, Johanna / Knorr, Dagmar / Lira Lorca, Alina / Mundorf, Margret / Schindler, Kirsten / Wilder, Nicolaus (2023): Zehn Thesen zur Zukunft des Schreibens in der Wissenschaft [Diskussionspapier; 23]. Berlin: Hochschulforum Digitalisierung. <https://hochschulforumdigitalisierung.de/de/news/zukunft-wissenschaftlichen-schreibens>, (23.06.2023).