Pre-assignment Q&A session
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...
View ArticleGeneral feedback after an assignment
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...
View ArticleOn-going feedback in grammar classes
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...
View ArticleVerbal and written feedback on oral presentations
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...
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Live Twitter feed in and out of lectures
What is it? Alessia Plutino and her students Many lecturers use the social media platform, Twitter, in their lectures to encourage student participation. This generally involves students ‘tweeting’...
View ArticleFeedback in laboratory sessions, skills sessions and action learning groups
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,...
View ArticleMix of staff and peer feedback
What is it? Many students are under the common misconception that only staff can give feedback. However, this doesn’t have to be the case; feedback can come from a whole range of people including...
View ArticleUsing spreadsheets to keep track of students’ 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...
View ArticleMass email with FAQs and Comment Banks
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...
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