Beyond Writing a Summary: Utilizing AI Tools to Enhance Writing Skills

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Title: Beyond Writing a Summary: Utilizing AI Tools to Enhance Writing Skills
Language: English
Authors: Hyunsook Youn (ORCID 0000-0001-9490-2715), Nancy Park, Ryan Michael Murphy (ORCID 0000-0003-0401-5536)
Source: Communication Teacher. 2025 39(1):49-55.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 7
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Writing Skills, Writing Exercises, Computer Software, Synchronous Communication, Technology Uses in Education, Validity, Prompting, Ethics, Higher Education
DOI: 10.1080/17404622.2024.2396005
ISSN: 1740-4622
1740-4630
Abstract: Courses: This activity can be used in writing-based (communication) courses across various disciplines including, but not limited to, introduction to writing and rhetoric, business communication, and communication research methods. Objectives: On completion of this activity, students will develop critical reading, thinking, and writing skills as they both write their own summary and then compare it to AI-generated summaries on the same reading. Students will practice making decisions about the practical and ethical use of AI tools for communication, especially regarding inclusion in an academic research project and citation.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: EJ1456326
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Courses: This activity can be used in writing-based (communication) courses across various disciplines including, but not limited to, introduction to writing and rhetoric, business communication, and communication research methods. Objectives: On completion of this activity, students will develop critical reading, thinking, and writing skills as they both write their own summary and then compare it to AI-generated summaries on the same reading. Students will practice making decisions about the practical and ethical use of AI tools for communication, especially regarding inclusion in an academic research project and citation.
ISSN:1740-4622
1740-4630
DOI:10.1080/17404622.2024.2396005