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Paul Allison
@paulallison.bsky.social
Working with National Writing Project teachers and students to create Writing Partners writingpartners.net a social annotation platform that supports AI-guided writing, reading, and discussion. I'll be posting here about what we are learning together.
Is it really that hard to imagine a teacher designing an inquiry that engages students in deep inquiry by using AI thought partners? I would suggest learning more about what students are being asked to do, and avoid making assumptions about what being forced to use AI means.
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Sam also brings his desire to show students a way of using AI for challenging themselves that goes beyond their use of AI on frontier, commercial products such as ChatGPT that he worries often undermines learning.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Where might the ease with generating images be used to motivate or deepen understanding?

We frame all of this with a realpolitik focus on the logistics of using different platforms for different assignments in this unit of study.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
We consider where social annotation might be just what's needed and where we could design AI "mini-Coach Reeds" to provide additional support. Could these AI partners be use to help with vocabulary or to lead to understanding difficult concepts?
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October 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Our conversation explores how using Writing Partners (with both the tools for social annotion and AI connections) might help students understand and engage with the material and with each other, especially those struggling with reading and comprehension.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
“What we’re missing in most classes isn’t rules; it’s education about how AI can enhance our learning rather than replace it.” Let’s listen.
October 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Even if you can't read ahead of time:
Join us on TTT: Let's read and annotate "From Monsters to Mazes" together on Wednesday evening, October 1st at 8E/7C/6M/5P in Kumospace.com/youthvoices
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October 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Two Ways to join the conversation:
Anytime, anywhere: Read and annotate the paper with us here: From Monsters to Mazes: Sociotechnical Imaginaries of AI Between Frankenstein and Kafka writingpartners.net/documents/85...
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October 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I don’t think our values are so different. I think we are finding ways to use AI that are consistent with the values you are clear about in your writing. The AI can be used to amplify those values about the power of meaningful communication in real world interactions.
September 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Great. Please listen to the students. That is how we are learning the power of AI to enhance their learning.
September 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
What do you mean here? Are you saying that the human feedback from peers and students is somehow a simulation because it is in a classroom?
September 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM