Writing Lab
AI that actually teaches you how to write (rather than writing for you).
Writing Lab is a direct-to-student AI writing feedback platform for students to use to develop writing skills and confidence outside of the classroom.
Introducing Writing Lab
Writing Lab is a direct-to-student AI writing feedback platform for students to use to develop writing skills and confidence outside of the classroom.
Writing Lab is a comprehensive writing platform that helps students use AI in ways that teach them how to be great writers. Our goal is to build confident writers that can express themselves effectively, with or without AI tools.
Writing Lab Pro is FREE to students in a Packback course for the duration of their course, and will also be available to any student or writer for an affordable monthly subscription.
Direct-to-Student platform
Writing Lab is not a classroom homework product; it is a multimodal writing instruction platform offered directly to students as an AI-writing aide. Students can get feedback on any writing project they are working on, regardless of whether their instructor requires Packback for classwork.
Real-time AI-powered feedback to help students write confidently
Writing Lab provides writers with real-time feedback on the accuracy and effectiveness of their writing, along with explanations for how to correct the problem. The free-to-use Writing Lab Basic provides feedback on Grammar, Structure, Readability, and more.
Rooted in sound pedagogy
Just like all of Packback’s products, the experience on Writing Lab is designed to support sound pedagogy and designed specifically for academic writing. Writing Lab uses cutting-edge AI technology, but does so to provide better feedback to students–without writing for them.
Credible sources and correct citations
Writing Lab supports originality and academic integrity by helping students generate citations in APA, MLA, or Chicago style format and providing them with feedback on the credibility of their chosen sources. Writing Lab users see a “Credibility Score” of each cited source along with a detailed explanation to help them choose credible sources. These Credibility Scores take into account the source type (website, journal, book) and factors like the publisher, age, popularity, Journal Impact Score, and more.
Designed for a Post-ChatGPT world
In the wake of the explosion of tools like ChatGPT, many educators have been asking how to balance using these powerful new technologies while ensuring students build foundational skills. Writing Lab helps students build AI literacy skills for how to interact with AI tools, while also getting the benefits of instant, personalized writing feedback.
Avoid plagiarism and use AI transparently
Writing Lab’s AI-powered writing instruction tool is designed to offer writers direct and actionable feedback. If students accept and insert an AI suggestion, Writing Lab will prompt them to cite it appropriately, in alignment with how top academic journals recommend appropriately crediting AI models.
