Boost is a mobile app that connects to a student’s Canvas LMS account, sending assignment reminders that help students keep up with their day and do better in their courses. Boost sends real-time automated notifications and nudges to support student engagement and success, driving a 6% improvement in assignment completion and 3% increase in course completion rates. Boost empowers students to keep track of their growing online workload and to achieve their potential.
Josh Owens
CEO, Boost
Josh Owens
CEO, Boost
Josh has received the Excellence in Teaching award as a faculty member in the Butler University Lacy School of Business. He also led SupplyKick as its CEO, won multiple industry and culture awards, and was named to the Indianapolis Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40” list. Josh was also Indiana’s first openly-LGBTQ+ candidate for statewide office. He has degrees from the London School of Economics and Wabash College.
Ben Motz
Chief Research Officer, Boost
Ben Motz
Chief Research Officer, Boost
Ben is a research scientist at Indiana University where he is faculty member in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and is the Director of the eLearning Research and Practice Lab. In collaboration with IU’s information technology division, Ben was one of the original designers of the Boost app. Ben’s research examines the relationships between cognitive theories of human learning and psychological theories of student engagement. He is also a lead researcher on the ManyClasses project, and is now working to develop Terracotta.