Research Informed Consent Form

Title of Research Study: Generative AI in the Writing Classroom

Principal Investigator: Rebekah Shultz Colby, University of Denver, Writing Program

IRBNet Protocol #: 2092363 Version Date: v3.0, June 2023

You are being asked to participate in a research study. Your participation in this research study is voluntary and you do not have to participate. Even if you decide to participate now, you may change your mind and stop at any time. This document contains important information about this study and what to expect if you decide to participate. Please consider the information carefully. Feel free to ask questions before making your decision whether or not to participate.

Study Purpose: If you participate in this research study, you will be invited to answer a qualitative survey asking about your teaching experience using generative AI in the writing classroom and your hopes and concerns for how generative AI will impact the teaching of writing in the future. Responding to the survey should take between 30-45 minutes.
 
The purpose of this study is to gain further understanding about the potential benefits and problems with using generative AI in the writing classroom. This study will help future writing teachers know how to more effectively use generative AI in the writing classroom. There should be minimal risk to participating in the study. Your name and institution will not be used, and only your anonymous responses will be used in the study.

You may choose not to answer any survey questions for any reason without penalty.

There are no expected risks to you as a result of participating in this study.

You will not benefit directly from participating in this study.

Your name and institution will not be part of the survey. Only your survey responses will be used in the study. Information that you've provided for this study may be used for future research or shared with another researcher for future research studies without additional consent.

Procedures: If you agree to be a part of the research study, you will be asked to complete a qualitative survey that should take 30-45 minutes to answer.

Before you begin, please note that the data you provide may be collected and used by Qualtrics as per its privacy agreement. This research is only for U.S. residents over the age of 18. Please be mindful to respond in a private setting and through a secured Internet connection for your privacy. Your confidentiality will be maintained to the degree permitted by the technology used. Specifically, no guarantees can be made regarding the interception of data sent via the Internet by any third parties.

Your name and identifying information will not be connected in any way to your responses in this study. The online system will grant you credit when you submit your responses by separately submitting your Identity Code to the system while your responses are sent to a different database for retrieval by the researcher.

Data Sharing: De-identified data from this study may be shared with the research community at large to advance science and health. We will remove or code any personal information that could identify you before files are shared with other researchers to ensure that, by current scientific standards and known methods, no one will be able to identify you from the information we share. Despite these measures, we cannot guarantee anonymity of your personal data.

Questions: If you have any questions about this project or your participation, please feel free to ask questions now or contact Dr. Rebekah Shultz Colby, PhD, at rebekah.shultzcolby@du.edu at any time.

If you have any questions or concerns about your research participation or rights as a participant, you may contact the University of Denver’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) by emailing IRBAdmin@du.edu to speak to someone other than the researchers.

The University of Denver Institutional Review Board has determined that this study is minimal risk and is exempt from full IRB oversight.

Please take all the time you need to read through this document and decide whether you would like to participate in this research study. You will be asked below if you consent to participate in the study to begin the survey.