Introducing the Sparks Feature on Packback
The Packback team released a new feature on the Packback Questions platform called Sparks. Sparks work a bit like upvotes or likes on other social platforms but with a much more specific purpose.
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Tag Archives: curiosity
Teaching Critical Thinking through Electronic Discussion Platforms
Electronic discussion can stimulate and develop critical thinking skills in students, and we’re not the only ones who believe it.
Product Feature: Explore Platform Search
“Explore” is Packback’s search feature that allows every Packback member to explore the best discussions from every community across the country.
The Sky is the Limit with Packback Questions
Student Jenna Baker shares her experience with Packback Questions.
What’s New with Packback: Spring 2017
Some of you may be wondering what Packback has been up to lately. About a year ago, we claimed space in our own office in Chicago’s South Loop and introduced our 1.0 platform, Packback Answers.
Feedback When it Matters: Interactive Coaching on Questions and Responses
The Packback team loves our feature, Real-Time Coaching, to shorten the feedback loop and deliver coaching when it matters most; while a student is still writing their post.
What’s new at Packback in Fall 2016
The start of 2016 has been an exciting time at the Packback office! Not only did we move into our own space and bring on several amazing new team members, but we also launched a brand new platform for our Curiosity Communities, Packback Questions!
The Packback Questions Tutorial
The first few weeks in a Packback Questions community set the tone of the rest of the semester. In those first few weeks, the goal is to get everyone on Packback to understand the importance of asking great questions, learn the community guidelines and start posting. The Packback Questions tutorial ensures that every community will …
Product Feature: The Featured Tab
In Packback Questions communities across the nation, thousands of questions are posted per week. That is a lot of questions flowing through the platform, which could make it easy to miss some of the best posts. The Featured Tab places the best discussions from every community in their own easy-to-navigate tab.
Big Changes at Packback
You might know us as that “cheap eTextbook startup”. Or maybe “those guys that went on Shark Tank”.