What is it? As many lecturers and tutors will be aware, students regularly ask the similar questions year after year. In order to save time and address the numerous questions students have, many departments have created databases containing frequently asked questions and comment banks. Creating such databases doesnât have to be difficult; a word document […]
Using spreadsheets to keep track of studentsâ feedback
Posted on by Laurence Georgin in 1-to-1/ detailed feedback, Class/ general feedback, Verbal feedback, Written feedback
What is it? Some tools such e-Assignments allow feedback to be kept alongside marks in students’ records. Unfortunately other tools do not offer this function. Instead, some lecturers keep track of feedback given to students using a spreadsheet. Like in e-Assignments, marks and individual comments are recording for each student, which can prove to be particularly useful […]
Feedback in laboratory sessions, skills sessions and action learning groups
Posted on February 16, 2015 by Laurence Georgin in Class/ general feedback, Informal feedback, Verbal feedback
What is it? Students are often given feedback in a number of different settings other than lectures, including laboratory sessions, skills sessions and action learning groups. In laboratory sessions, feedback can come from lecturers, postgraduate students and peers. This type of feedback can be helpful for students looking to improve and enhance their practical skills. […]
Computer-mediated annotations (e.g. E-Assignments, Turnitin)
Posted on by Laurence Georgin in 1-to-1/ detailed feedback, Class/ general feedback, Feedback technologies
What is it? Following a number of low scores on the National Student Survey, several departments across the University of Southampton started to use online platforms such as E-Assignments or Turnitin to mark assignments and deliver feedback. This has proved to be particularly successful with students who maintain that annotated scripts are very helpful and […]
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 âtweetingâ 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 […]
Timeliness of written feedback
Posted on February 10, 2015 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 isnât 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 […]