Author: Isabella Buck

Dr. Isabella Buck is currently the head of the Competence & Career Center at RheinMain University of Applied Sciences in Wiesbaden, Germany. Until March 2024, she worked at the university's writing center. Additionally, she is a freelance lecturer at various universities across Germany. Her research explores academic writing in the age of Artificial Intelligence, focusing on its implications for higher education, assessment, learning, and teaching. She also serves on the board of the German Society for Writing Instruction and Research (gefsus).

Although I’m genuinely tired of hearing this phrase, I have to start with it because it’s an undeniable fact: The launch of ChatGPT on November 30, 2022 marked a seismic shift in the landscape of higher education. I consider myself lucky to have had a front-row seat when witnessing the transformative impact of AI on higher education in my country: I have recently transitioned from working in a writing center to leading a Competence & Career Center at a German University of Applied Sciences. Additionally, I work as a freelance trainer conducting seminars on “AI and Academic Writing” for academic…

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