Enhancing the Level of Questioning in a Senior-Level Course
Dr. Christoper Capp shares how implementing Packback helped his students connect what they learned in previous courses to what they were learning in their senior-level biochemistry course.
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Improving Critical Thinking and Application Skills [Case Study]
INSTITUTION Texas State University DEPARTMENT Management COURSE Strategic Mangement & Business SIZE 30-100 Students Dr. Corey Fox wants the students that complete his business strategy capstone course at Texas State University to have strong communication, critical thinking and application skills. “We want [students] to be able to do things, like communicate both written and orally, […]
Engaging Students with Technology [Case Study]
INSTITUTION Michigan State University DEPARTMENT Psychology COURSE Community Psychology SIZE 130-250 Students Students walk into Dr. Kaston Anderson-Carpenter’s psychology course at Michigan State University, take their seats and pull out their laptops, tablets and smartphones. His classroom quickly fills with rows of students interacting with their devices. However, what fills their screens is not the same […]
CEO Mike Shannon at the ASU GSV Summit
“We are reversing education’s fast-answer epidemic, reviving the life skill of asking great questions by awakening and fueling lifelong curiosity, no matter the scale.” Listen to our co-founder and CEO Mike Shannon discuss the mission of Packback at the ASU/GSV conference.
Preparing Students for Their Future Careers [Case Study]
INSTITUTION Grand Valley State University DEPARTMENT Occupational Science & Therapy COURSE Theoretical Foundations of Occupational Therapy SIZE 20 Students
Teaching Critical Thinking through Electronic Discussion Platforms
Electronic discussion can stimulate and develop critical thinking skills in students, and we’re not the only ones who believe it. A scholarly article by Steven Greenlaw and Stephen DeLoach called Teaching Critical Thinking with Electronic Discussion spoke on the subject more than ten years ago, and as technology has continued to advance, electronic discussion is […]