Back to resources Article Contents Engaging Discussions with Student-Driven Prompts February 10, 2020 Author: Read time: 1 min Share This Article Copy Link Share on Linkedin Share on X Share via Email Dr. Dianne Allen shares how class discussions became an exciting learning experience with student-driven prompts Dr. Dianne Allen wasn’t excited by discussions in traditional forums, and neither were her students. Dr. Allen decided to try Packback and has found the student-driven discussion platform to be much more enjoyable and educational for her and her students. “I am learning from [students] as well because they are sometimes asking questions I never would have thought of,” says Dr. Allen. INSTITUTION Northwestern State University of Louisiana DEPARTMENT Nursing COURSE Advanced Physiology & Pathology for Advanced Practice Nurses SIZE 27 Students “One of the things that I like about [Packback] is that the students are asking the questions. In some of the other courses that I know, faculty use a discussion forum in our school platform, and they ask the questions. I think, for one, it gets kind of boring…but with the students asking the questions, it’s a lot more variety…I am learning from [students] as well because they are sometimes asking questions I never would have thought of. It’s a nice learning experience for all of us.” Community Stats QUESTIONS 150 AVG CURIOSITY SCORE 74.5 RESPONSES 264 AVG WORDS PER POST 198 More Faculty Spotlights You might be interested in… Implementing Technology in College Classrooms When Dr. Kaston Anderson-Carpenter steps in front of his psychology class at Michigan State University, he… Read More 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… Read More
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