Discussion of the use and effectiveness of Packback in an online World Regional Geography course.

1. Enhancing Student Interaction Using Packback© AI Tools:
An Online World Regional Geography Example
Michael N. DeMers
Professor Emeritus of Geography
New Mexico State University

3. Closed
Endedness
How the sentence
is structured
Computer assisted
human moderation
Moderation
Piece
Natural
language
processing /
machine
learning

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7. AI Review
• Closed-Ended Questions
• Plagiarism
• Insufficient Length
• Class Logistics Content
• Profanity or Abuse
Write
Students get real-time feedback
while typing to help them proactively
improve their writing.
Post Submitted
Coach
The student receives a coaching
email with feedback about why their
post was moderated.
Revise
The student is prompted to improve
and republish their post, allowing
them to apply and learn from
feedback.
Post Moderated
Improvement Loops on Packback
Student Interactions with the AI

8. AI suggests top posts
weekly for instructors to
review and Feature
The AI considers:
• Curiosity Score
• Activity
• Flagging History
• Sentence Depth
Instructors review and
select 3-4 posts to
Feature per week
Students receive the
“Curious Reader
Digest” weekly
containing Featured
posts
Instructors add
“Praise” to each
Featured post to
explain why it is a
good post
Improvement Loops on Packback
Professor Interactions with the AI

11. The weekly “Insights” email report
is sent after each course deadline.
This report provides a window into
the health of your discussion
community, plus key insights
about your students and their
discussion content, including:
● Participation Rate
● Curiosity Score Average
● Fastest Improving Students
● Most Frequently Cited Sources
● Most Active Discussion Thread
● Recommendations
● Comparisons to Averages
Instructor Insights
Improvement Loops on Packback

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