“Resist, Renew, Explore: Human Values in the Age of AI”
October 8
Now that we have easy access to technology that produces text with unmatched speed and fluency, we’re questioning the role writing plays in school, work and society. John Warner will explore the differences between “syntax generation” and writing as the experience of thinking, feeling and communicating, and how to empower students to engage with one of the most human things we do.
John Warner
John Warner is a national voice on the teaching of writing, faculty labor and institutional values, both as a frequent speaker and a longtime contributor to Inside Higher Ed, where his “Just Visiting” column has run weekly for over 10 years. He is also the author of Why They Can’t Write: Killing the Five-Paragraph Essay and Other Necessities, The Writer’s Practice: Building Confidence in Your Nonfiction Writing, Sustainable. Resilient. Free.: The Future of Public Higher Education and the forthcoming book How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI.
A former college instructor with 20 years of experience across multiple institutions (University of Illinois, Virginia Tech, Clemson, College of Charleston), Warner works as a writer, editor, speaker and consultant, and he is a faculty affiliate at the College of Charleston. In addition to his work in education, for over a decade he’s been a weekly columnist for the Chicago Tribune, writing about books and the habits of reading as his alter ego, “The Biblioracle.” In 2021, he started an associated Substack newsletter, The Biblioracle Recommends, which was a Substack Featured Publication for 2021.