Packback Questions: Adding Guide Posts

Updated on Aug 10, 2023

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Students will not be able to respond to guide posts, so you can use them to provide clear instructions and expectations without having to worry about student comments. When you set a guide post, it will be pinned to the top of your community feed in your assignment. This will help your students easily find the post and refer to it as they work towards the deadline. Each assignment may have its own guide post. Guide Posts are not required, but are strongly encouraged.

Step-by-step Instructions

1. Navigate to the Assignments area of your Packback course.

image showing to select the Assignments button in the Packback Questions area of the Packback course sidebar above the Featured Posts button

2. Select the assignment you would like to add a Guide Post to.

Image showing to select the discussion you would like to add a guide post to from the Your Discussion Assignments area

3. Select Set a Guide Post.

Image showing to select the Set a Guide Post button located beneath the Sort dropdown

4. Enter Assignment Title, the Guide Post, and any citations. Then, select Submit Post.

Image showing to enter the appropriate information in the Assignment Title, Guide Post, and Cite your Source textboxes. Next, select the Submit post button located under the Cite your Source textbox

Example Guide Post

Title: Pop Culture Versus High Culture

Guide Post: As our readings for this module have made clear, there has been a growing debate about the value of pop culture compared to high culture. Some people argue that pop culture is simply a form of entertainment that is not as valuable as high culture, which is seen as more artistic and intellectually stimulating. Others argue that pop culture is just as valuable as high culture, and that it can be just as influential in shaping society.

For this module's discussion focus your questions on the debate of pop culture versus high culture.

I encourage you to bring in images, videos, news articles, social media posts, etc. to the arguments you make. Be sure to cite any ideas and/or sources that are not your own.

5. Congrats! Your Guide Post has been added to your assignment.