What is it? Office hours of teaching staff are the times at which students are able to find lecturers in their rooms during term-time. Although appointments are not necessary, it is best to arrange an appointment by email if students need to see someone about a particular issue. Office hours are a great opportunity to […]
Additional Workshops
Posted on by Laurence Georgin in Class/ general feedback
What is it? Many lecturers find that making themselves available in online forums, such as Blackboard, Twitter and Facebook, allows them to effectively identify any problems their students may be experiencing and thus put in place additional workshops to ensure that students have understood everything that has been covered as part of the course. Moreover, […]
Follow up on feedback with the Hartley Library Academic Skills Hub
Posted on February 12, 2015 by Laurence Georgin in 1-to-1/ detailed feedback, Class/ general feedback, Feedback technologies, Informal feedback, Verbal feedback, Written feedback
What is it? The Academic Skills Hub is based in the Hartley Library and is a place students can go to find out more about some of the skills they need to be successful in their studies and beyond. The Hub is staffed by librarians who can point students to resources and services both in and outside the University. The Hub […]
Live Twitter feed in and out of lectures
Posted on by Laurence Georgin in Class/ general feedback, Feedback technologies, Informal feedback
What is it? Many lecturers use the social media platform, Twitter, in their lectures to encourage student participation. This generally involves students ‘tweeting’ their questions during lectures and the lecturer replying to the questions either during the lecturer or at the end. This can be used as a way to give instant or quick feedback […]
Verbal and written feedback on oral presentations
Posted on February 10, 2015 by Laurence Georgin in Verbal feedback
What is it? When students present their work in front of their peers and/or tutor, they often receive verbal feedback on these oral presentations. This is often the case with respect to exercises carried out in group settings, which is another opportunity to provide informal feedback. Moreover, verbal feedback is often complimented by formal, written […]
Timeliness of written feedback
Posted on by Laurence Georgin in Class/ general feedback, Informal feedback
What is it? When interviewed about feedback, many students said that they appreciate lecturers who frequently stick to the timeframe within which feedback should be delivered. Timeliness of feedback came in the top three criteria of what students characterises as good feedback. The University of Southampton feedback policy states that feedback should be given within […]
Quizzes, problem sheets and online tests
Posted on by Laurence Georgin in 1-to-1/ detailed feedback, Class/ general feedback, Feedback technologies
What is it? Many lecturers and tutors ask their students to complete quizzes, problem sheets and online tests. Whether they are online, on paper or in class, these tools have the capacity to generate a large amount of feedback on how students are currently performing. Quizzes in lectures are often a useful way for lecturers to […]
Peer feedback on presentations and other assessments during class
Posted on by Laurence Georgin in Class/ general feedback
What is it? Many students are often under the impression that peer-to-peer feedback is not as valuable as feedback from their lecturer or seminar tutor. However, this isn’t necessarily the case. Peer-to-peer feedback can prove to be very helpful especially with respect to group assessments and presentations. Although feedback from lecturers and seminar tutors is […]
Feedback from PhD supervisors
Posted on by Laurence Georgin in 1-to-1/ detailed feedback
What is it? Postgraduate students are expected to take a high level of responsibility for their own progress. Research students are allocated a research supervisor (usually more than one) and will be expected to attend regular supervision meetings where they will receive feedback from their supervisor. Supervisors should give students regular, prompt and constructive feedback […]
Feedback from students informing the next lecture
Posted on by Laurence Georgin in Class/ general feedback
What is it? Another interesting and effective method of giving feedback is the use feedback forms straight after a lecture. Some lecturers ask their students at the end of their lectures to complete a short questionnaire in which students are required to identify and highlight any problems they may have come across during the lecture. […]