{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65ef3c8428cb6000167edec0/6739347084d1e023f7732c6c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Role of Writing Center Consultants in the Age of AI: Students' Perspectives and Consultants’ Research on AI Writing Tools with Ally Britton-Heitz, Kylie Mullis, and Meredith Perkins","description":"<p>In this episode, we hear the perspectives of three undergraduate writing center consultants, Meredith Perkins, Kylie Mullis, and Ally Britton-Heitz about their research on AI-generated feedback on writing and how it compares to the written feedback given by writing center consultants. We discuss what they have learned about using AI tools, the strengths and weaknesses of the feedback it generates, and the implications for these tools on writing centers and writers' practices for engaging with feedback.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Resources Related to this Episode</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o0kxYle86ji4d0jwrCrTuRmnWz5JRS-B/view?usp=drive_link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Graphic with Research Findings on AI-Generated vs. Consultant-Generated Feedback</a></li><li>Ally Britton-Heitz &amp; Jeffrey Merhout's 2024 article: <a href=\"https://aisel.aisnet.org/mwais2024/14\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\"Human Roles in Implementation and Oversight of Artificial Intelligence: Towards a Governance Framework\"</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.praxisuwc.com/221-perkins-et-al\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Perkins, Meredith, Ally Britton-Heitz's, and Kylie Mullis. (2025) \"How the Lack of Cohesion in University AI Policy Poses Challenges to Writing Consultants.\" <em>Praxis: A Writing Center Journal</em> 22<em>(1)</em>. </a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Check out additional resources at our website: <a href=\"https://miamioh.edu/howe-center/index.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://miamioh.edu/HCWE</a> or write to us at <a href=\"mailto:hwac@miamioh.edu\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">hwac@miamioh.edu</a> if you have questions or ideas for topics you’d like to hear about in future podcasts.</p>","author_name":"Howe Center for Writing Excellence"}