Peer learning has common problems, and this blog series reframes them as pedagogical design challenges. Instructors and students struggle with peer learning because of different expectations. Instructors often underestimate how […]
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The Practice Bus The “practice bus” is a metaphor. It is our way of characterizing a new feature that exists because you requested it. The “bus” automatically creates review […]
Read MoreInstructors use Eli Review to assign online peer learning that increases students’ critical thinking and engagement. Seeing the app work helps instructors imagine how Eli can fit in their own […]
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Bill Hart-Davidson uses the catchphrase “giver’s gain” to describe the benefits of being a helpful reviewer. Giver’s gain comes from actively thinking alongside another writer: What you read, you too […]
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New results from the University of California Santa Barbara’s Access to Practice (AtP) research group show that giving and receiving feedback on writing to learn activities contributes significantly to student […]
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