Transforming Developmental Writing Through Transparent Revision Tracking
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Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (RCCC) is dedicated to empowering students through innovative educational practices, prioritizing continuous improvement in developmental education. Guided by a commitment to fostering student achievement, RCCC consistently adapts and refines its courses to meet evolving educational demands and prepare students effectively for academic and professional success.
The Challenge in the AI Era: The rapid rise of generative AI presents both transformative opportunities and new challenges for educational institutions. While AI enhances learning possibilities, it simultaneously complicates academic integrity and the evaluation of student writing skills. To navigate these complexities, RCCC partnered with Grammarly, integrating Grammarly’s Authorship tool to support responsible AI usage. Grammarly Authorship provides essential transparency by tracking document revisions, assessing originality, and empowering students with targeted guidance for improving their own authentic writing.
"Our English Department's embrace of Grammarly has been a resounding success. Since using it in Developmental English and Gateway English, we have seen improvement in students’ writing clarity, retention, and overall success. It's not just about catching errors; it's about fostering a culture of effective communication, and that's an investment in our future."
Key Data
since implementing Grammarly
8.2%
pass rate improvement in Developmental English classes
"What I love about Grammarly is that it is a safe and secure implementation of an AI tool that ensures student, faculty, and staff information is used in an appropriate way. Grammarly provides all those benefits without risking information."
Dr. Carol S. Spalding
President of RCCC
Zack Hubbard
Chief Information Officer
27 to 1
success rate in decreasing academic integrity violations
Leadership
Learn how RCCC’s leadership strategically leveraged Grammarly’s tools to drive measurable student success and foster innovative teaching practices.
Faculty
Discover how faculty at RCCC overcame technology challenges, provided individualized feedback, and preserved authentic student voices with Grammarly.
Student
See how Grammarly helped RCCC students improve clarity, boost confidence, prepare professionally, and become independent learners.
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Leadership Perspective
at RCCC
Dr. Jenny Billings is the Program Chair of Associate in Arts & Division Chair of English.
"I have been the chair of English and Developmental English now for about 11 years. There's not much that you can tell me about student success that would surprise me. That's something I studied through my doctoral work—how can we support students from the ground up in order to make them more successful."
Institutional leaders at RCCC must navigate continuous educational redesigns, ensure measurable student success, and maintain high standards of academic integrity. Grammarly emerged as a strategic partner to address these institutional challenges.
Dr. Jenny Billings
Institutional Leadership Perspective
Strategic Innovation
RCCC leadership proactively partnered with Grammarly to stay ahead of frequent educational redesign mandates.
- Early adoption remediated state-wide educational policy changes.
- Enhanced institutional reputation for innovation.
Grammarly Authorship improved developmental course outcomes and reduced academic integrity incidents.
- Increased developmental course pass rates from 58.37% to 66.9%.
- Reduced academic integrity violations from 27 to 1.
Student Success
Leadership recognized Grammarly as an empowering tool for both faculty and students, fostering confidence and responsibility.
- Improved student preparedness entering curriculum courses.
- Faculty supported with powerful, easy-to-integrate technology solutions.
Academic Empowerment
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Faculty Perspective
at RCCC
Melissa Mohlere is an English Instructor at RCCC and Southern New Hampshire University. She is also the Vice President of the North Carolina Community College Faculty Association.
"A lot of my focus is on first-year writing. So, transitioning into the skills that you're going to need in college writing. I always think of it as bridging from high school to college writing."
Faculty at RCCC face the challenge of providing personalized instruction and constructive feedback to diverse student populations, often with limited time and resources. Integrating new technology can also be intimidating for instructors already juggling multiple demands.
Melissa Mohlere
Faculty Perspective
Intuitive Design
Faculty members found Grammarly user-friendly and easy to adopt, which greatly alleviated technology anxiety.
- Reduced barriers to technology adoption.
- Increased faculty confidence in using educational technology.
Grammarly enabled faculty to offer more personalized and specific feedback efficiently, even with large classes.
- Improved student-instructor interaction.
- Enhanced student responsiveness to feedback.
Individualized Feedback
Faculty utilized Grammarly to encourage students to maintain their unique voices while refining their writing.
- Empowered students to express themselves authentically.
- Promoted student autonomy and creativity in writing.
Authentic Voice
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"If I were to describe Grammarly in three words, I would say: quick, tailored, and user-friendly."
Student Perspective
at RCCC
Riley House is a student at RCCC studying engineering. He aims to earn his associate's degree in engineering and then continue his mechanical or aerospace engineering education.
"So, a lot of times, whenever I have to write something, I'll read my prompt, and I'll sit there and brainstorm. Now, in contrast to what other people typically do, they'll write the ideas down. I don't really do that. I'll talk to other people about it, and it helps me kind of revise my ideas a little bit more and then I can kind of just throw it on the page and change things."
Students at RCCC strive to achieve academic success while overcoming challenges such as unclear communication, building writing confidence, and developing professional skills for future careers.
Riley House
Student Perspective
Improving Clarity
Students used Grammarly to significantly improve clarity and communication effectiveness in their writing.
- Reduced minor grammatical and clarity-related errors.
- Improved students' confidence in their writing clarity.
Students reported long-term improvements in writing skills and increased confidence in their academic capabilities.
- Reduced repeated errors such as comma splices and repetition.
- Enhanced overall writing skill development.
Building Confidence
Students valued Grammarly for enabling independent, self-paced learning.
- Encouraged students to learn independently.
- Facilitated continuous personal growth outside of classroom instruction.
Independent Learning
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