A Teacher, a Supervisor, an Undefined Self: Generative AI, Student Research, and Experiential Pedagogies A Partner Piece Detailing the Teacher-Supervisor Experience

Authors

Alexa Muse, University of Oxford, United Kingdom Lexington High School, Massachusetts, USAFollow

Abstract

This article follows the experiences and reflections of an American high school English teacher while evolving a single tenth grade memoir and grammar unit into a published student-led research project over the span of 3 years. As a partner piece, this article supplements my students’ published project, titled “A Teacher, a Tutor, a Friend,” that explores ChatGPT and student perspectives through a thematic discourse analysis under the framework of Figured Worlds (Holland et al., 1998); as their teacher-turned-supervisor, I found that preparing 10th grade students—now called the Lexington Student Research and Publication Collaborative—to grapple with such complex material was a purposeful and standards-oriented process, documented here. This partner text functions threefold: as a step-by-step process guide for other teachers, a reflection of the teacher-supervisor role, and a moment of gratitude for my students.

Keywords

secondary education, curriculum and instruction, practitioner, English Language Arts, process writing, AI

Author Bio(s)

Alexa Muse (Supervisor and Teacher) is both a Ph.D. Education candidate at the University of Oxford (UK) and a high school English teacher at Lexington High School (MA, USA). With 11 years of middle, secondary, and university teaching experience both in the United States and abroad (Turkey, Russia, and the UK), Alexa is interested in the intersection of democratic education pedagogies, policy, and teacher contexts. Other interests of hers include Cultural Historical Activity Theory, Figured Worlds, and narratology. Her undergraduate degree (BS Middle/Secondary English Education) is from Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana (USA). Her Master’s degree (MSc Learning and Teaching) is from the University of Oxford. ORCiD iD: 0009-0007-2957-9625 Please direct correspondence to alexa.muse@education.ox.ac.uk

Publication Date

5-31-2025

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2025.8129

Recommended APA Citation

Muse, A. (2025). A teacher, a supervisor, an undefined self: Generative AI, student research, and experiential pedagogies: A partner piece detailing the teacher-supervisor experience. The Qualitative Report, 30(5), 3720-3734. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2025.8129

ORCID ID

0009-0007-2957-9625