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ArticleJournal of microbiology & biology education2026

Reclaiming the writing process using AI: a scaffolded writing assignment that promotes critical thinking, reflection, and accountability.

Hannah Meyer Schapiro, Manuela Tripepi, Julia Blackley

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Article in Journal of microbiology & biology education, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Hannah Meyer SchapiroDepartment of Biological and Chemical Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-3504-8113
Manuela TripepiDepartment of Biological and Chemical Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1275-7380
Julia BlackleyDepartment of Biological and Chemical Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As the educational landscape changes with the widespread use of generative artificial intelligence (AI), we have made the deliberate choice to adapt with intention through the constructive integration of this tool within the curriculum. Writing assignments are often vulnerable to AI shortcuts, and therefore, we reimagined the project in our online microbiology lab to incorporate AI in a structured and pedagogically sound way that prioritizes both the writing process and the final product. Students must work with AI to create a script for a 5-minute video which they then illustrate and record on the differences between

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AI integrationAI literacycritical thinkingstudent reflectionwriting assignment

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PMID41874179
PMCPMC13130989

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