NAVIGATING GENERATIVE AI: Using Digital Recording Tools to Promote Metacognition in the Writing Process

This column provides an overview of digital recording tools to help student writers explore their own writing process while safeguarding against the use of generative artificial intelligence, or GenAI, when the goal is to maintain the productive struggle of writing.

Authors

Brady Lee Nash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8693-5912)
Jason Wirtz

Institutions

Hunter College (US)

Publication Details

Journal: The English Journal
Published: 2026-09-30
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58680/ej20261150507
Primary Topic: Writing and Handwriting Education
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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NAVIGATING GENERATIVE AI: Using Digital Recording Tools to Promote Metacognition in the Writing Process

Brady Lee Nash, Jason Wirtz

Sep 30, 2026

The English Journal

Writing and Handwriting Education

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NAVIGATING GENERATIVE AI: Using Digital Recording Tools to Promote Metacognition in the Writing Process

Brady Lee Nash, Jason Wirtz

September 30, 2026article en

Abstract

The English JournalVol. 115(5)

Hunter College (US)

Quality Education

Openalex Percentile: Top 2%

Writing and Handwriting Education

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