Back to resources Article Contents Building Student Discourse and Interaction in Class April 25, 2019 Author: Read time: 1 min Share This Article Copy Link Share on Linkedin Share on X Share via Email Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Douglas Erwing Shares How He’s Building Student Discourse with Packback Dr. Douglas Erwing wants his students to see history as more than just names and dates to memorize. Since implementing Packback, Dr. Erwing says he’s been satisfied with how his students have been discussing class concepts to better understand the world around them. “I’ve gotten better papers and better discourse in class and I attribute a lot of that to Packback.” INSTITUTION University of Houston DEPARTMENT History COURSE US History to 1877 SIZE 18-25 Students “I’m getting a much higher quality discourse in my history class by using Packback because it helps the students focus on how to ask better questions. And then we’re able to have an intellectual discourse about the questions they asked and how those questions might lead to certain sorts of answers… It’s made class very interactive, active, more intellectually engaging for them. I’ve gotten better papers and better discourse in class, and I attribute a lot of that to Packback.” Community Stats QUESTIONS 150 AVG CURIOSITY SCORE 73 RESPONSES 297 AVG WORDS PER POST 121 More Faculty Spotlights
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