WriteWise in Universities

During 2022, different universities chose to implement WriteWise at the institutional level, among these was the Universidad Diego Portales (UDP). This institution, located in Santiago de Chile, acquired WriteWise licenses with the aim of boosting scientific production and supporting its faculty and researchers during the writing process. “Comparative experience has shown that this type of tool helps researchers make the acceptance and publication time of their articles more efficient and to learn to write in English in a more rigorous way and with appropriate scientific terminology,” says Dr. Maite De Cea, General Director of Research and Doctorate Programs at the UDP.

The Research Department of the Universidad Central de Chile also opted to implement the WriteWise pilot plan during 2022. The implementation is of great benefit to researchers at the University as it gives them access to the AI functionality used by WriteWise to help correct and improve scientific articles.

Another clear example of successful realization of WriteWise in universities is the case of the University of Concepción (UdeC), ranked #11 in Latin America. Implementation of the pilot plan was carried out in 2021, obtaining remarkable results in terms of high-impact scientific production. A total of 100 doctoral students benefited from the use of WriteWise, which allowed them to publish a total of 72 research articles in a period of one and a half years. Thanks to the action plan based on the objectives established with UdeC, 68% of the publications were accepted in the Q1 and Q2 quartiles in Web of Sciences (WOS), 82% of the publications in Q1 and Q2 in Scopus and, finally, 84% in Q1 and Q2 quartiles in Scimago (see case study).

Dr. Ronald Mennickent Cid, Director of Research and Artistic Creation of the UdeC, in a note issued by the university, remarked on the benefits obtained from the implementation of WriteWise: “The WriteWise scientific writing tool has allowed several of our researchers to write specialized articles with greater grammatical rigor and also with greater clarity and structural order, improving the chances of acceptance in specialized journals.”

The Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (UTFSM), one of the most prestigious universities in Chile, decided to implement WriteWise into its academic program during 2021. The Office of Research established the main objective as strengthening and enhancing the academic writing skills of academics and researchers. Dr. Alejandra Urtubia, Research Director of the UTFSM, pointed out that “the aim is to generate and improve the skills related to the writing of scientific articles, through a writing workshop and the use of artificial-intelligence software. Publishing not only improves the indicators of our University and our position in the rankings, but also, through the dissemination of knowledge generated and published in scientific journals of the highest level, our university achieves even more prestige.”

One of the pioneer universities in granting WriteWise licenses to its student community was the Universidad Andrés Bello (UNAB). During 2020, the Vice Rector’s Office for Research and Doctoral Studies conducted a pilot test with 17 doctoral students with the aim of supporting them with in the scientific writing process. The Academic Director of Doctoral Programs at UNAB, Erika Poblete, highlighted, “This initiative is part of a series of complementary benefits and support for students in doctoral programs that we periodically provide. In this case, we believe that this scientific writing tool will be of great help for the final process of the students’ theses.” After completing the pilot plan, the 17 PhD students achieved the remarkable success of publishing 21 research articles in total in the period of 1 year (see case study). This is thanks to the action and implementation plan specifically designed with UNAB’s objectives in mind. The students managed to publish in different quartiles in the main indexers:

Dr. Erika Poblete highlighted the impact of WriteWise on the Academic Direction of Doctoral Programs, “The results obtained with WriteWise have an impact at the university level, beyond the Office of Doctoral Programs, since it has to do with improving our productivity indicators. Improving publication times and the number of publications per student not only has an impact on program accreditation processes but also on institutional accreditation processes.”

Likewise, in recent years numerous universities have decided to implement the WriteWise pilot plan, such as:

• Universidad de Chile (UChile)
• Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM)
• Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (UNALM)
• Universidad Austral de Chile (UACh)
• Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción (UCSC)
• Universidad Central de Chile (UCEN)
• Universidad de Atacama (UDA)
• Universidad de los Andes (UAndes)
• University of Los Lagos (ULagos)
• Universidad de Tarapacá (UTA)
• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV)
• Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación (UMCE)
• Universidad Santo Tomás (UST)
• Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana (UTEM)
• Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL)

Conclusion

It is evident that in recent years universities have shown great interest in adopting the use of technology in order to solve the current problems facing academic education. The breakthrough in online and mobile education reflects a need for adaptation and the learning of new skills on the part of the student community and academic faculty. These changes are driven by the desire to promote better quality educational outcomes, as well as to improve students’ technological skills. It is for this reason that one of the biggest challenges facing higher-education institutions today is the incorporation and use of technological tools in academic preparation.

In conclusion, artificial intelligence is one of the most promising areas of technology of our time. WriteWise has demonstrated how AI can significantly improve the process of academic writing while teaching the user how to write better quality texts. It is for this reason that WriteWise has become an invaluable tool for editing, proofreading and revising academic manuscripts.

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