Back to resources Article Contents Faculty Spotlight: Deborah Murray May 22, 2019 Author: Read time: 1 min Share This Article Copy Link Share on Linkedin Share on X Share via Email Peers Encouraging Quality Posts on Packback Deborah Murray shares how student posts have improved throughout the semester on Packback because students are more exposed to quality posts from their peers than they are on an LMS discussion forum. INSTITUTION Virginia Tech Ohio University DEPARTMENT Nutrition COURSE Medical Nutrition Therapy SIZE 10-45 Students “The students that typically have lower scores, the scores will gradually come up as a result of being exposed to these other students’ performances. That’s been really unique to Packback.” Community Stats QUESTIONS 202 AVG CURIOSITY SCORE 53 RESPONSES 371 SPARKS 33 More Faculty Spotlights
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