Reflecting on Blogging and Generative AI

    Blogging has been an interesting experience so far. I like that it gives me a space to organize my thoughts and reflect on different topics. One thing I don’t love is is always having such strict topics. I understand this is for school and we must stick to the topic but I wish we could also have more fun prompts. But overall, I think blogging has helped me improve my writing and made me more comfortable sharing my ideas.

    Using Generative AI for the Participation Portfolio Item was a mix of helpful and frustrating. I tried using it to come up with ideas and reword my sentences, which sometimes made my writing clearer. But other times, it gave really basic responses that didn’t sound like me, so I had to go back and edit a lot. Next time, I’d probably use it just for brainstorming or checking my work rather than relying on it too much.

    If I were to use Generative AI in teaching, I think it could be a good tool for helping students with writing, like giving feedback or suggesting different ways to explain something. But I’d also want to make sure students don’t just copy whatever AI gives them without thinking critically about it. I’d probably have discussions about when and how to use AI responsibly so that it helps with learning rather than replacing actual effort.