Writing process reports for colleges and universities
Help faculty see how students write and use AI, without relying on AI detection scores
Free for individual faculty
Dashboard for large courses
No AI detection scores
Backed by research
An alternative to unreliable AI detection for faculty
Process Feedback creates a writing process report for each piece of work that students complete. The report shows writing time, revisions, copy-paste events, and AI use. Faculty and students can look at it together, so the conversation is about how the work was done, not a score.
With a writing process report:
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Students can be assigned to self-reflect on their AI use -
Faculty can ask students to submit their writing process report -
Faculty check if and how a student used AI -
Spot students who are struggling in the class
Over all, Process Feedback sets the stage for honest and concrete conversations about AI and writing that become genuine learning moments for students.
Chris Gortmaker, Binghamton University
Inside Higher Ed, October 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Works in the LMS your campus already uses
Process Feedback works inside the learning management systems most colleges use, as well as in Google Docs and Microsoft Word. Campuses can start with browser extensions and add LTI 1.3 integration later.
Supported platforms:
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Canvas, Moodle, D2L Brightspace, Blackboard, and Schoology -
LTI 1.3 for any LMS that supports it -
Google Docs and Microsoft Word -
An online editor for campuses with no LMS -
An online compiler and VS Code extension for programming courses
Faculty can try it before the campus decides
Individual instructors can use Process Feedback for free, without an account and without a campus agreement. That lets a department or a center for teaching and learning see how it works in real courses before any procurement step.
When the campus is ready for a formal rollout, an institutional agreement adds a Data Privacy Agreement, compliance documents, and support.
I'm an instructional designer and recommend this extension to all the faculty I work with. It is free and safe.
★★★★★ 5.0 rating · Aug 2025
Verified Chrome Web Store Review (opens in a new tab)
Review a whole class in one dashboard
The teacher dashboard loads many students' writing process reports at once, so faculty and TAs can compare how students approached the same assignment.
The dashboard helps faculty:
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See all students' report in one place -
Compare copy-paste, AI use, and writing linearity -
Review a class without opening each report
ProcessFeedback is a useful (and free!) tool that enables visualization of the writing or coding process, opportunities for self-reflection and feedback, abundant user support, and tools for scaling use for large-enrolling courses.
CTL, Washington University in St. Louis
Assessment in the Age of AI (opens in a new tab)
Documents for IT, privacy, and procurement review
With the browser extensions and plugins, report data stays on the user's device and no student data is collected. Campuses that need LTI integration can choose a tier with governed data handling and optional region-specific hosting.
Available for institutional review:
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Signed Data Privacy Agreement (DPA or DSA) -
VPAT accessibility conformance reports -
HECVAT and security documentation, on request -
Alignment with FERPA, GDPR, and the Australian Privacy Principles -
A sample data privacy certificate
Start with a free one-term pilot
Campuses can run a free pilot for one academic term before signing an annual agreement. The first version of Process Feedback was itself tested in pilot studies at several universities in Missouri and Arkansas in Fall 2023.
The one-term pilot includes:
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Signed Data Privacy Agreement (DPA) -
VPAT and HECVAT documentation for procurement review -
Training sessions for faculty -
Email support with agreed response times -
Clear success criteria defined upfront
Backed by research and promoted by the academic community
Process Feedback is grounded in peer-reviewed research. It is also listed as a resource in many universities. Here are some conferences where its findings and methods were presented.
Mentioned in higher education
Faculty, teaching centers, and higher education media have written about Process Feedback.
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| Source: | CTL, Washington University in St. Louis |
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| Source: | University of Michigan |
| Published: | 2025 |
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| Source: | AMICAL Consortium |
| Published: | December 8, 2025 |
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| Source: | University of Missouri |
Frequently Asked Questions
Talk with us about your campus
Book a meeting to discuss your LMS, privacy requirements, and a one-term pilot. Or look at a sample student report first.