Lauren Kiefer shares how she’s using Packback to emphasize important essay-writing skills
Not only has Lauren Kiefer found students to engage in discussions more on Packback than her school’s LMS discussion forum, but she’s also found Packback helpful in teaching her students important skills for writing papers, such as citing sources and organizing thoughts.
INSTITUTION
SUNY Plattsburgh
DEPARTMENT
English
COURSE
Utopias in Literature
SIZE
25-31 Students
“I’ve found that using Moodle; I haven’t really been able to get [students] engaged in meaningful discussion. Packback has really solved that particular problem for me. And I’m trying to make it so the Packback posts help teach them things that I want them to do in their papers as well. Like emphasizing sources is a big plus and sort of making them practice organization that’s logical. So I’m excited to use it in the spring.”
Community Stats
QUESTIONS
213
AVG CURIOSITY SCORE
76
RESPONSES
403
POST WITH A SOURCE
73%
