Packback Launches Expert Advisory Board to Guide Responsible AI in Higher Ed & K-12

 Is Your AI Strategy Still a Question Mark?

The rise of generative AI has created more pressure than opportunity for many academic leaders. You’ve been tasked with setting an institutional policy on technology that changes every week. You need a vetted plan, not more risk.

You’re facing critical questions that cut straight to the heart of the matter when it comes to AI like:

• How do we ensure academic integrity when student writing is outsourced to a bot?
• What is the Responsible AI in education strategy that protects our students and our institution?
• How do we invest in EdTech that is truly validated by the leaders who live in our world, not just tech developers?

To answer these questions, your EdTech partners must stop guessing and start building with proven, external guidance. This is why Packback has formalized and launched its new Packback Advisory Board.

The Solution: External Authority to Validate Your Investment

An EdTech advisory board is more than a list of names. It is a commitment to a higher standard of expertise and due diligence that directly benefits your institution.

Packback is focused on one thing: providing Instructional AI that fuels curiosity and improves student writing outcomes. We needed a council of leaders who could validate our product positioning, ensure our roadmap is aligned with your strategic priorities, and help us enhance brand trust in a rapidly changing market.

Our Advisory Board is composed of university presidents, superintendents, and leading innovation experts who face the same complex strategic decisions you do every day. Their mandate is to provide deep, non-fiduciary guidance on how Packback’s platform integrates into the reality of modern pedagogy and institutional risk management.

Meet the Architects of a Responsible AI in Education Strategy

The strength of an Advisory Board lies in its members. This group represents a crucial bridge across K-12, Community College, and four-year university systems, ensuring our AI in higher education strategy is robust and relevant to all.

We are proud to announce the formal launch with members including:

• Dr. Kate Smith – Rio Salado Community College
• Dr. John “Ski” Sygielski – Harrisburg Area Community College
• Dr. Quintin Shepherd – Pflugerville Independent School District
• Dr. Blake Freeman – Hamilton County Public Schools
• Dr. Monique Reeves – Austin Community College
• Dr. Bernard Rowan – Chicago State University
• Dr. Norma Scagnoli – Illinois Institute of Technology
• Carley Ries – University of Nevada, Reno
• Marc Watkins – University of Mississippi

These are the esteemed leaders who form our inaugural Advisory Board. They are active partners who meet with us quarterly to interrogate our assumptions, review product impact data, and ensure Packback’s approach meets the highest standard for academic integrity advisory board scrutiny.

What This Means for Your Institution

The launch of the Packback Advisory Board is your signal to stop debating if you should use AI and start focusing on how to use it effectively and responsibly.

What’s in it for you? This expert validation reduces your risk and accelerates your adoption timeline.

1. Lower Procurement Risk: Our product roadmap is constantly validated by your peers. We are building what administrators and leaders need to solve immediate problems, not chasing tech fads.
2. Trusted Thought Leadership: Look for forthcoming co-authored white papers and conference panels driven by the Board’s insights. This means you get validated best practices on AI in higher education strategy directly from the source.
3. Future-Proofing Your Pedagogy: The Board ensures Packback continues to be a solution for student skill building, not just product generation, defending the value of authentic student work and critical thinking.

The only way forward in the era of generative AI is with a partner whose commitment to ethical, evidence-based development is non-negotiable. With the formalization of our Advisory Board, Packback has made that commitment clearer than ever.

Accelerate Your Strategy: Download the AI Policy Roadmap

The launch of the Advisory Board confirms the urgency of a clear AI in higher education strategy. To help you build that foundational plan, Packback’s team of instructional experts and technologists has distilled the necessary steps into a concise, actionable framework. This resource will guide your institution through the essential decisions on governance, pedagogy, and technology integration required for Responsible AI in education.

Download Now: The Comprehensive AI Policy Roadmap?
Watch our free, on-demand webinar to get a simple framework for redesigning assignments and turning AI from a shortcut into a cognitive coach.

The only way forward in the era of generative AI is with a partner whose commitment to ethical, evidence-based development is non-negotiable. With the formalization of our Advisory Board, Packback has made that commitment clearer than ever.