Designing Ethical AI Workflows
Start Date
November 2025
End Date
November 2025
Keywords
ethics, AI, writing process
Abstract
This session is intended for teachers and writers interested in how to integrate AI into composing processes in ethical and effective ways. It contrasts HITL (human-in-the-loop) processes and MITL (machine-in-the-loop) processes to consider how we can design human-centered workflows that reduce the risks of using AI both in terms of acceptable output and student learning. It builds on attempts to bring AI into the consultation loop practiced in the NSU Writing and Communication Center, customizing AI as the “third person in the room” that can shape the conversations occurring between consultants and students without merely replacing them. Our goal is for the audience to leave with expanded models of how AI can function within composing processes, and an increased ability to design custom workflows that use it ethically.
Learning Outcomes
1. Consider the history of the integration of technology into pedagogy via campus third spaces (writing center, student media, etc.).
2. Recognize the value of customizing the AI experience to increase human-centeredness.
3. Identify workflows that use AI ethically and effectively.
Track
Teaching & Learning Technologies
Session Type
25-Minute Session
Designing Ethical AI Workflows
This session is intended for teachers and writers interested in how to integrate AI into composing processes in ethical and effective ways. It contrasts HITL (human-in-the-loop) processes and MITL (machine-in-the-loop) processes to consider how we can design human-centered workflows that reduce the risks of using AI both in terms of acceptable output and student learning. It builds on attempts to bring AI into the consultation loop practiced in the NSU Writing and Communication Center, customizing AI as the “third person in the room” that can shape the conversations occurring between consultants and students without merely replacing them. Our goal is for the audience to leave with expanded models of how AI can function within composing processes, and an increased ability to design custom workflows that use it ethically.