PSU Technical Communication and Write the Docs PDX Annual Supermeetup

Topic: "GenAI as a Writing Coach: Experiments in Emerging Technologies that Support Human Writers Rather Than Replacing Them"

Guest Speaker: Brett Oppegaard, PhD

Dr. Brett Oppegaard has created multiple "human in the loop" GenAI writing tools, including one for Journalism (www.JournalismWatchdogs.org) and one for Audio Description (www.AccessHound.com). He will talk about his experiences as a maker and a user of GenAI tools to improve compositional practices.

Dr. Brett Oppegaard is a Professor at the University of Hawai‘i and serving as a Visiting Instructor in the Communication Department at Oregon Tech this academic year, co-creating a new UX certificate for the university. Dr. Oppegaard researches media-production processes, including compositional practices, as well as writing products, at intersections of Disability Studies, Journalism, Generative AI (GenAI), Interaction Design, and Digital Inequalities.