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Traditional writing assignments are vulnerable to circumvention through generative AI. To address this in our online Microbiology lab, we redesigned a writing assignment to intentionally integrate AI while emphasizing the writing process and final product. Students collaborate with AI to develop a script for a 5-minute video comparing Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus, then create illustrations and record the presentation. The drafting process encourages students to reflect on their knowledge, critically evaluate AI outputs, develop AI literacy, and engage in self-reflection. Creating the final video further reinforces learning through verbal and visual communication. Survey results suggest the assignment strengthened content understanding, highlighted the importance of responsible AI use, and increased student confidence in prompt engineering. However, the mutable AI landscape requires continual adaptation of our reimagined writing assignment. Ongoing refinement focuses on preserving pedagogical value, fostering critical thinking and self-reflection, and adapting to emerging AI capabilities and student needs.
