A self-guided resource, not a scheduled event or university-sponsored program. Use your organization’s normal approval process for meeting space and promotion.
01 / SET THE TABLE
Bring a question, a laptop and a little skepticism.
You need this page, a place to write, and a small fictional project to discuss. A separate AI tool is optional and subject to its own access and terms. You can run the whole conversation without one. Share only material you have permission to use; keep personal records and confidential research out of the exercise.
For a Phantom Scribe demonstration, use an eligible account with a preparation available. The document should be short enough to review together. A workshop does not add account credits or change the trial limits.
02 / THE 40-MINUTE SESSION
From “what if” to a reviewable draft.
- 0–5 MIN
Pick the idea
Choose an invented event or student project. State who it is for and the one decision the document should help someone make. Example: a student-led repair café with a small pilot session.
- 5–12 MIN
Explore three approaches
Brainstorm together or ask a separate AI tool for three approaches and their tradeoffs. Avoid requesting invented facts, quotes or campus policies. Pick one approach and explain why.
- 12–22 MIN
Make the draft defensible
Write a short brief. Mark unknowns as questions, check claims against sources, remove unsupported promises and add concrete next steps. Have another person identify the least clear sentence.
- 22–32 MIN
Prepare and inspect
In Phantom Scribe, paste the reviewed text, choose a cadence and prepare a Word copy. Inspect the native revisions in Word if available, and review browser playback. Explain that the timeline is generated from the supplied text.
- 32–40 MIN
Compare what changed
Discuss which decisions came from people, where AI was useful, what needed correction and what the files actually show. Save the original brief separately from the prepared output.
This is generated playback, not a recording of physical typing, a recovered editing history or proof of authorship.
03 / AN ORIGINAL PRACTICE BRIEF
Start here: the repair café.
We propose a small student-led repair café to help people learn basic maintenance and reduce avoidable waste. Before scheduling a pilot, we will confirm a suitable room, identify qualified volunteers and define which items can be handled safely. Our next step is a feasibility discussion with the relevant campus office. The date, costs and participation numbers are not yet known.
This fictional brief is provided for the exercise. It makes no claim that a campus has approved an event. Expand it with questions and evidence, keeping unverified details clearly marked.
Five questions for the debrief
- Can each person explain the main claim without reading the draft?
- Which facts were verified, and which remain open questions?
- Did feedback improve the reasoning or only change the wording?
- Can everyone distinguish original sources, AI suggestions and their own decisions?
- Can everyone explain why generated playback is different from recorded editing history?