Back to resources Article Contents Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Rajan Mahadevan May 13, 2019 Author: Read time: 1 min Share This Article Copy Link Share on Linkedin Share on X Share via Email Motivating Student Discussions with Packback After having been dissatisfied with the discussion board on Canvas, Dr. Rajan Mahadevan shares how discussions on Packback motivated students to post higher-quality questions. INSTITUTION Virginia University of Tennessee Knoxville Tech DEPARTMENT Psychology COURSE Advanced Cognitive Psychology SIZE 21 Students “ Packback is great because it gets to the very core of what an educational system should have, which is to get people to think deeply for themselves and to get other people to think deeply about topics that are of importance.“ Community Stats QUESTIONS 154 AVG CURIOSITY SCORE 50 RESPONSES 277 AVG WORDS PER POST 116 More Faculty Spotlights
