Back to resources Article Contents Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Jeanmarie Higgins May 21, 2019 Author: Read time: 1 min Share This Article Copy Link Share on Linkedin Share on X Share via Email Packback’s Friendly Interface and Auto-Grading Dr. Jeanmarie Higgins enjoys using Packback instead of the online discussion forum on Canvas because of the platform’s user-friendly interface and scoring system. INSTITUTION Penn State University DEPARTMENT Theatre COURSE Art of the Theatre SIZE 700 Students “Packback is fun and it looks a lot more like a social media platform, which makes it much more attractive to undergraduates.” Community Stats QUESTIONS 6,848 AVG CURIOSITY SCORE 65 RESPONSES 13,424 AVG WORDS PER POST 107 More Faculty Spotlights
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