Tag: Feedback

Beyond Assumptions: Leveraging SoTL Research and Quality Improvement Feedback for Evidence of Student Learning

Reading Time: 4 minutesPhoto by fauxels Have you ever found yourself wondering if your students are truly understanding and learning what you’re teaching?   While assessments can be reliable indicators of how well students meet course learning outcomes, gauging learning on a class-by-class basis can be tricky. For example, relying on students nodding in agreement or typing “no” in a chat box when asked,...

Practicing Student-Centered Assessments in Contemporary Classrooms 

Reading Time: 4 minutesContemporary classroom assessment emphasizes ongoing feedback, student involvement, and diverse assessment methods to enhance learning outcomes. It reflects a shift from traditional testing and grading to more holistic, student-centered approaches catering to diverse student demographics.  Research suggests a connection between faculty’s past assessment experiences and how they implement assessments and evaluate students in contemporary classrooms (Brown et al., 2019). For...

Options for Delivering Feedback

Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Joel Beaupre and Jesslyn Wilkinson Try some of these strategies to effectively create and share feedback online. Many of these strategies can be used for peer feedback activities as well. Summative Feedback Using Quick Eval in eConestoga Use highlighters, markers, inline comments and text, or other features to add feedback directly to a submission in eConestoga. You can also...

Providing Feedback in an Online Environment

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe in Teaching and Learning share the commitment to find ways to enact the aspects of the Evaluation of Student Learning Procedure through thoughtful planning for each learning modality. This  teaching tip will focus on online synchronous and asynchronous feedback opportunities. Here are excerpts from the Academic Course Procedure to consider as we adjust our assessment practices to the modality of our teaching...