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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Karen Woodfork

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Saving Time when Grading Discussions

Dr. Karen Woodfork found Packback’s Curiosity Score to be a great indicator of which posts met her requirements and which posts she needed to spend time grading for partial credit.

INSTITUTION

West Virginia University

DEPARTMENT

Medical Pharmacology

COURSE

Physiology & Pharmacology

SIZE

109 Students

“[Packback] has been a tremendous time saver for me. I also think my students like it better.”

Community Stats

QUESTIONS

774

AVG CURIOSITY SCORE

69

RESPONSES

917

CURIOSITY POINTS

37,431

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