Additional Technologies
Packback helps to strengthen students' writing and critical thinking skills through AI capabilities. It also promotes academic integrity in the use of AI-generated content through the Originality Fingerprint and Engagement Insights features. USC Aiken Blackboard provides Packback in the 'Books & Course Tools' page.
Professor Resources:
- Help Center for Educators
- Quick Packback Overview
- Setting up Discussion Assignments
- Packback Resource Guide
Writing Resources:
- Deep Dives Intro Video
- Setting Up Your Deep Dives Assignments
- Setting up Originality Assignments
- Understanding Originality Fingerprint
Student Resources:
* Helpful to post on LMS for students to reference!
- Help Center for Students
- Packback Student Walkthrough
- 24/7 Helpdesk- help@packback.co
Ally is a digital accessibility tool that helps to improve accessibility of course materials. USC Aiken Blackboard provides Ally (i.e., Accessibility Report) in the 'Books & Course Tools' page.
Ally demo (Video)
Getting started with Ally (Video)
USCA offers two options for the online exam proctoring services to retain the same levels of academic integrity in examinations of the in-person classes.
The university will continue to utilize the Respondus Lockdown Browser and Respondus Monitor tools built within Blackboard. The tools will remain free for all Blackboard courses.
The university also has access to ProctorU proctoring services. ProctorU does have a pricing structure associated with the service, and that information will be required in the syllabi and online courses to prepare students for the additional costs.