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Archived posts from the category "Pedagogy"

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Bad Feedback Happens, Part I

In the opening post for this series, we noted that unhelpful feedback is one of most common reasons instructors tell us they won’t commit to peer learning. In the face […]

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Making a Horse Drink

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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Success Story: Montcalm Community College

Montcalm Community College Language Arts/Humanities department is emphasizing multiple drafts, peer feedback, and revision in English 100 and 101 this academic year (2016-2017). Three full-time faculty and 8-10 adjuncts are […]

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Video: Bill Hart-Davidson presents at UT Austin

Our own Bill Hart-Davidson recently traveled to Austin, Texas where he was invited to talk about Eli Review by the Digital Writing & Research Lab. Bill talked about Eli’s history, its […]

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No Pain, No Gain, Part II

In the first post on the “no pain, no gain” aspect of learning, we explained why student disengagement in peer learning is a key problem. Developing new skills as thinkers, […]

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