Human, Peer, and Machine: Rethinking Collaborative Writing and Authorship in IB Schools

Author(s)	Dr. Ann Susara Gaillard
Country	Malta
Abstract	This conceptual paper examines how collaborative writing in International Baccalaureate (IB) classrooms is being reshaped by the availability of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools. It introduces the notion of human-peer-AI collaborative writing to describe group writing tasks in which students compose texts alongside peers, teachers, and AI systems. Using a sociocultural lens and drawing on research on collaborative and technology-mediated writing, as well as IB guidance on academic integrity and AI, the paper analyzes how AI functions as an additional mediational resource in students' zones of proximal development. The paper concludes by proposing three design principles for integrating AI into collaborative writing in ways that remain consistent with IB values.
Keywords	collaborative writing, AI tools, IB academic integrity, sociocultural learning theory
Field	Sociology > Education
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On	2025-12-09
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.62940

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