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 […]
Mix of staff and peer feedback
Posted on February 16, 2015 by Laurence Georgin in Informal feedback, Peer feedback, Verbal feedback
What is it? Many students are under the common misconception that only staff can give feedback. However, this doesnât have to be the case; feedback can come from a whole range of people including lecturers, peers and postgraduate teaching assistants. For example, during dissertation sessions and tutor groups, students may receive a wealth of feedback […]
Feedback in laboratory sessions, skills sessions and action learning groups
Posted on 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. […]
Live Twitter feed in and out of lectures
Posted on February 12, 2015 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 […]
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 […]
On-going feedback in grammar classes
Posted on December 1, 2014 by Laurence Georgin in Class/ general feedback, Peer feedback, Verbal feedback
What is it? Languages students often receive an abundance of feedback during their language classes, especially when the focus is on grammar. This type of feedback generally involves the tutor asking the class to talk about their responses to a set of exercises in small groups. Depending on the length of the activity, the teacher […]
General feedback after an assignment
Posted on October 7, 2014 by Laurence Georgin in Class/ general feedback, Verbal feedback
What is it? It is common practice for lecturers to give general feedback to students following an assignment. In this feedback session, the lecturer often focuses on recurring issues and common mistakes found in the assignments. Some lecturers may choose to just give a mark to the individual work and give more substantial feedback to the […]
Pre-assignment Q&A session
Posted on August 28, 2014 by Laurence Georgin in Class/ general feedback, Feedback technologies, Verbal feedback, Written feedback
What is it? Often before important assignments but also at other times during the semester, some lecturers will answer questions from students via blackboard, Facebook, Twitter or any other suitable online platforms. This is a good way to ensure that answers are available to the whole class as opposed to just a few students and that […]