Giving helpful feedback to other writers is challenging. There’s a lot to get right: notice strengths and weaknesses, explain why, and offer suggestions for improvement. Peer review is learning by […]
Read MoreOver the past few months, this blog series has addressed design challenges in peer learning. The first four posts focused on things teachers can do to make feedback routine, productive, […]
Read MoreEli Review’s free and open article “Feedback and Improvement” encourages students to observe the Golden Rule: Give the feedback you’d want to receive. Reviewers GIVE feedback that describes what they understand the […]
Read MoreThat I learned the hard way so you don’t have to Partnering with instructors to design helpful feedback tasks aligned to the criteria in their writing tasks is one of […]
Read MoreTeachers adjust their pace and goals based on reading the room. We ask questions like who’s prepared? what’s clicking or not? what are students saying to each other? who’s engaged? […]
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