Platform

Plackback Discussions

A student-led, inquiry-driven dedicated discussion platform.

Spark curiosity and improve writing with AI-supported discussions that help students ask stronger questions and build community.

A Space for Active Learning & Practice

Peer Learning and Development

Packback Discussions facilitates peer learning and gives students a space to discuss and develop their ideas, take an active role in learning, and practice writing and critical thinking.

Instant Feedback & Moderation

Keeping Student Engagement On Track

Packback Discussions features AI Instant Feedback and Moderation to ensure that the discussion stays on track, helping educators spend less time managing the discussion and more time engaging with students.

Counterpoints & Supporting Points

A Guide for Effective and Constructive Debates

Students using Packback Discussions can reply to peers’ responses with “Counterpoints” or “Supporting Points” to constructively debate their peers. The platform guides students with prompts to help them engage in effective and constructive debates.

Powerful, Accessible Post Editing Options

Helping Students Make Their Work Stand Out

With Packback’s accessible mobile-friendly editor platform, students can upload images and GIFs, as well as embed videos and images, all with prompts to add Alt text. They can even insert code blocks, as well as specific formulae using LaTeX.

Edit & Republish Option for Moderated Posts

Moderation As An Improvement Tool

If a student’s discussion post is Moderated, that isn’t the end of the road for the post! Students receive a coaching email with feedback on what to improve in the post. They can then edit and republish for credit, supporting Mastery Learning.

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Testimonials

Students and educators love Packback.

“I feel very much like I am leveraging my time with Packback. There are many things I do as an instructor that take a lot of time and have a little impact. But there are far fewer things I do that take a little time and have a large impact. Packback is certainly in the latter category.”

Dr. Paul Hillman

Affiliate of Practice Professor of Management,
Grand Valley State University

“Meaningful discussion is a critical part of our work to ensure a high-quality online learning experience. [Packback’s Instant Feedback] provides students with the kind of immediate feedback that technology can offer at scale – and enables faculty to dive deeper into substantive, engaging discussions that cultivate both curiosity and confidence.”

Dr. John Locke

Technology-Enhanced Learning and Distance Ed Coordinator,
SUNY Plattsburgh

“Students have a sense of community within Packback that they just don’t have elsewhere. It’s given them to the opportunity to get to know each other. It helped them increase their level of writing, but also helped them build community they just don’t have anywhere else right now.”

Jaida Sloane

Student

Impact Report on Student Outcomes and Online Discussion

Discover how Packback Discussions nearly doubled student engagement and raised grades across multiple institutions.

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Product Features

Powerful Tools for Educators and Students

The Packback AI-Enabled Digital Assistant

Packback Discussions acts as an instructor’s Digital Assistant to help them manage discussion communities with ease. Instructors can spend less time managing discussion and more time engaging with students.

Powerful Engagement Tools for Instructors

Packback Discussions leans into Socratic teaching methods, providing instructors with a powerful set of features for engaging, guiding, redirecting, and celebrating their students’ participation through the discussion in online or face-to-face courses.

Instant Feedback

With Packback’s Instant Feedback, students receive feedback on their writing and post efficacy while they type, giving students feedback at the exact moment when it can be applied.

Content Moderation

Packback Digital Assistant providing content moderation support by guiding student responses with constructive prompts, helping instructors maintain respectful, on-topic academic discussions while reducing moderation workload.

The Curiosity Score

The Digital Assistant assigns each post a “Curiosity Score” using a proprietary algorithm that assesses post quality in four dimensions: curiosity, credibility, communication, and convention. Students are inspired to “outdo” themselves and their peers in friendly competition.

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The best way to experience how Packback empowers educators and students is to see it in action.

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