Student Feedback

Packback is an AI-supported online discussion platform for developing critical thinking, curiosity, and writing skills.

Spring 2019 Student Feedback Survey

“In past classes where Packback wasn’t used, I wasn’t all that interested in the material. I just did what I had to do to pass the class. I didn’t think I’d care about a GenEd ever before Packback.”

Critical questioning skills are essential to college and post-grad life:

In asking effective questions while interviewing to select the right job after graduation.
In identifying opportunities for innovation, when starting a business, or working within a team.
In learning new skills independently after graduation, to keep adapting to a changing world!

Our specific Packback course objectives

In this class we’re using Packback to:

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How Packback discussion fits into this course

Packback will be used in this course as a way to integrate and apply course concepts.

Analyzing, Evaluating, and Generating discussion intobroader contexts.

Remembering new factual information and course concepts.

Mastery of Course Objectives

Packback

Course Lecture

Quizzes & Tests

Proving Understanding of course information and concepts.

Participation requirements & How you will be graded

Packback is worth [10%] of your final grade!

This is an important assignment, please take it seriously as it will affect your final grade.

Participation requirements

Weekly Deadline

Post 1 Question (Tuesday at 11:59pm EST)

Post 2 Responses (Friday at 11:59pm EST)

(Your choice of a Response, Counterpoint, or Supporting point)

Other Expectations

[Posts must have a minimum Curiosity Score of 70]
[Partial Credit / No Partial Credit]

Packback’s AI & How to check your grade

Posts on Packback are reviewed by AI

Packback’s AI

Packback’s AI “flags” posts that may be violating community guidelines.

Posts are then reviewed by Packback moderators.

Offending posts are moderated and no longer count for credit until they are re-published.

Packback’s AI flags for:

Plagiarism
Closed Ended Questions (e.g. “What is the definition of mitosis?”)
Class Logistics Posts (e.g. “When is the next test?”)
Low Effort/Low Detail Posts

What happens if your post is moderated?

Post is “Flagged”

If your post is “Flagged”, you have not yet lost points!

At this time, your post is still published and still counts for credit.

Post is “Moderated”

If your post is moderated, it is unpublished and no longer counts for credit.

If your post is “Moderated”, you receive an email notifying you.

Post is “Republished”

From the email, you can “edit & re-publish” the post.

Doing so will earn back your points for the post without penalty, so long as you edit before grades are entered.

Track your participation

Your Name

You can check your current participation by deadline period to make sure you’ve earned your full points for the week.

Note: If you have any moderated posts, you can track them here!

Getting started & Getting help

Registering for Packback

You will have received an invitation in your school email inbox.

Follow the instructions in the email to checkout and finish registration.
Be sure to create an account with the same email where you were sent the invitation!

Don’t see it? Check spam!

Didn’t get an email?

Sign up directly on Packback
Click “Join Community” button
Enter the “Community Look-Up Key” from our course syllabus

You only need this key if you didn’t get the invite.

Register via Canvas

Go to your course on Canvas
Select the first Packback Assignment
Follow the instructions on your screen to finish your registration.

If you have any questions or concerns about Packback throughout the semester, please read their FAQ at help.packback.co

Questions?

If you have any questions or concerns about getting registered on Packback, please email help@packback.co

Register via Blackboard

Go to your course on Blackboard
Select the first Packback Assignment
Follow the instructions on your screen to finish your registration.

If you have any questions or concerns about Packback throughout the semester, please read their FAQ at help.packback.co

Questions?

If you have any questions or concerns about getting registered on Packback, please email help@packback.co

Register via D2L/Brighspace

Go to your course on D2L/Brighspace
Select the first Packback Assignment
Follow the instructions on your screen to finish your registration.

If you have any questions or concerns about Packback throughout the semester, please read their FAQ at help.packback.co

Questions?

If you have any questions or concerns about getting registered on Packback, please email help@packback.co

Need Help? Email help@packback.co

Packback’s support team is available 7 days a week, and will help you will all technical issues. Do NOT email me with Packback issues; their team will be able to help faster!