Writing Your Deep Dives Assignment

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Packback Deep Dives is a tool that exists to help you improve your written communication and independent research skills on long-form writing assignments and reflections.

Deep Dives will coach you through your growth as both a researcher and a writer! Here you get a “Digital Writing Coach” that gives real-time suggestions.

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Welcome to Packback Deep Dives Video

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Student Technology Services does not provide direct, student-facing training on using Packback. In lieu of providing these services in-house, we curate 3rd party resources that can help support students.

This video is meant to guide you, the student, on how to get started in your Packback community, how to access writing assignments in Deep Dives, and how to best utilize the Packback AI to grow as a writer and researcher.

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How Do I Edit and Re-publish a Moderated Post?

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Student Technology Services does not provide direct, student-facing training on using Panopto. In lieu of providing these services in-house, we curate 3rd party resources that can help support students.

When posts are moderated, we immediately send you an email notifying you of the reason why you were moderated and provide you the opportunity to edit and republish to earn back credit for your participation. The email subject is titled “Action needed: Your post was moderated on Packback,” and the sender is [email protected].

Editing and republishing your post to earn your full participation points is simple!

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How to Interpret Your Packback Questions Grade?

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Student Technology Services does not provide direct, student-facing training on using Packback. In lieu of providing these services in-house, we curate 3rd party resources that can help support students.

Your grade is determined by a few factors, including deadlines and posting requirements set up in your community.

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How Do I Create a Good Quality Post?

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Student Technology Services does not provide direct, student-facing training on using Packback. In lieu of providing these services in-house, we curate 3rd party resources that can help support students.

Packback exists to allow you to ask questions related to your course material that you’re genuinely curious about. We encourage all students to explore the connections between the subject matter and the real world to come to a deeper understanding of the content. 

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How Do I Post a Question or Response?

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Student Technology Services does not provide direct, student-facing training on using Packback. In lieu of providing these services in-house, we curate 3rd party resources that can help support students.

Before you can begin posting in your Packback community, you’ll want to make sure you’ve completed registration first.

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Where Can I Find My Curiosity Score?

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Student Technology Services does not provide direct, student-facing training on using Packback. In lieu of providing these services in-house, we curate 3rd party resources that can help support students.

Your Curiosity Score is an accumulation of the Curiosity Points you’ve earned on your posts throughout your time using Packback. There are a few places where your Curiosity Score can be found! 

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How Do I Improve My Curiosity Score?

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Student Technology Services does not provide direct, student-facing training on using Packback. In lieu of providing these services in-house, we curate 3rd party resources that can help support students.

Our AI system now gives you actionable feedback to apply to your post for you to create the best possible question or response in the moment. These categories exist to help you improve the quality of your post, therefore boosting that Curiosity Score! 

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What is Packback Questions?

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Student Technology Services does not provide direct, student-facing training on using Packback. In lieu of providing these services in-house, we curate 3rd party resources that can help support students.

Packback Questions is an online discussion platform geared towards awakening and fueling relentless curiosity in every student! Packback is an AI-supported online discussion platform designed to improve student curiosity, communication skills, and critical thinking.

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Why Can’t I See My Community?

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Student Technology Services does not provide direct, student-facing training on using Packback. In lieu of providing these services in-house, we curate 3rd party resources that can help support students.

If you have registered and purchased access to your community, you should have full access to it when you log in to your Packback account. However, if your profile is not showing that any communities exist, there are a few reasons this may be happening.

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