Dr. Josephine Taylor shares how her students have taken ownership of their learning with Packback
Dr. Josephine Taylor uses Packback in her junior-level mycology course and has been impressed with the level of excitement students have shown in their learning. Since Packback requires students’ to ask open-ended questions, Dr. Taylor notices students using the platform to explore the class content that is of most interest to them.
“[With Packback, students] feel like they have an impact and input into what we’re learning in mycology this semester,” says Dr. Taylor.
INSTITUTION
Stephen F. Austin State University
DEPARTMENT
Biology
COURSE
Mycology
SIZE
13 Students
“I’m using Packback in my junior-level Introduction to Mycology course. Packback has proven to be a wonderful forum by which my students can expand upon the content covered in class in areas that intrigue them. They’re very excited about contributing to the learning of the class. I hear them talking about the Packback questions and how they are excited to get responses from their classmates…So I think it’s been a wonderful addition for an outside-of-class activity that has contributed to the overall quality of the course.”
Community Stats
QUESTIONS
119
AVG CURIOSITY SCORE
62.9
RESPONSES
202
POSTS WITH A SOURCE
49%
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