From Cheating to Cheat Codes: Integrating Generative AI Ethics into Collaborative Learning.

In gaming, cheat codes change how players engage a system by inviting exploration and reducing the fear of failure. Drawing on writing center pedagogy, this article proposes a similar framework for navigating generative AI in writing instruction and positions play as a method for developing critical...

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Publicado en:College Composition & Communication Vol. 77; no. 1; pp. 89 - 112
Autor principal: Girdharry, Kristi
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: National Council of Teachers of English Sep2025
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