Case Study: University of Georgia boosts engagement and teaching evaluations with Packback

University of Georgia boosts student engagement with Packback as 80% report new applied concepts

The University of Georgia, a large public university, faced a challenge fostering genuine curiosity and peer-to-peer interaction in its 300-student lecture courses. Professor John Knox struggled to maintain meaningful student engagement and motivation despite trying various instructional methods. He needed a scalable solution to create real dialogue and reduce grading time, leading him to implement Packback Questions.

Packback provided an interactive discussion platform where students posted questions and responded to peers. This solution transformed the large lectures into dynamic, curiosity-driven communities, resulting in significantly improved teaching evaluations. Specifically, 88% of students approved of the professor’s teaching due to Packback, and 76% reported engaging more with the course material.

University of Georgia