I’ve got a new column in “Dirty Word” (a nod to the out of date terminology — elearning — describing most learning that happens today). This periodical (a digital magazine with a physical option) is a wonderful collection of tips, commentary, reflections, and news all gussied up with professional graphic design. You can subscribe here: https://www.dirtywordmag.com/issue-6

For this first installation, I reflected on the Author’s Guild certification of “Human Authored” books via… well, unclear how that certification is granted.

As you know, human authorship is one of our main focuses at Cursive. An excerpt, hit the link or image below to read the full column.

In education, online learning, and the classroom, “Human Authored” is what all teachers and faculty are after. The “holy grail” of knowing that the forum post, quiz essay, or submitted paper was written by a (human) student and not just burped out of a prompt-ready chatbot. If we take a page from the Author’s Guild book (pun intended), students could just attest to their humanity and add that stamp to each submission (or leave it off if, you know, AI is permitted).

https://issuu.com/dirtyword/docs/dirtyword_the_e-learning_magazine_issue_6/s/62947954