Grilling Perspectives: Debating with AI about Burgers and Sustainability
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Abstract
This lesson plan introduces debate and generative AI in both classroom and online settings. The context is tailored for
courses in writing, communication, journalism, political science, humanities, or natural sciences course, aiming to
explore a controversial topic and use AI. Emphasizing a collaborative approach, students engage with AI as a partner in
debate and writing, using its expertise alongside their own to conduct an argument on the topic of meat, specifically
beef burgers and plant-based burgers. AI serves as a tool to enhance communication skills within a framework of
“human-machine collaboration” (Dobrin 2023, 8).