Below is a list of hacks for providing feedback that were compiled from a variety of sources, including The Care and Feeding of Helpful Feedback, and The Canvas Instructors Guide, Be mindful of your own state of mind, and avoid grading when angry, frustrated, tired. The hope is that when we grade, we will be like Gandalf — a… Read more »
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Ways to Reflectively Conclude the Semester – Revisited
Here are some additions to the previous list of recommendations on how to end your semester. Reflect on your semester (Modified from Arizona State University): Reflection is not only an important aspect of student learning but also offers an opportunity for faculty to seek insights from past teaching experiences. At the end of the semester, when the… Read more »
Best Practices for using Rubrics
Weimer (2016) reminds us of the advantages of using rubrics for students: Rubrics clarify assignment details for students. They provide an operational answer to the frequently asked student question, “What do you want in this assignment?” They make grading more transparent and can be used to help students develop those all-important self-assessment skills. For teachers, rubrics expedite grading… Read more »
Top Hat / Student response systems (SRS) and Upcoming Workshops and Conferences
Top Hat is an online student response system with many features that can boost both face-to-face and virtual interactions between students and the instructor. Student response systems (SRS) can promote active learning, allowing the physical classroom to become a collaborative space. Instructors ask questions via the Top Hat software platform and students respond using their personal… Read more »
Wait Time
Faculty Focus https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/effective-teaching-strategies/student-learning-in-3-seconds/ notes that when Mary Budd Rowe coined the phrase “wait time” to describe the period of time between a teacher’s question and a student’s response, teachers typically waited between .7 seconds and 1.5 seconds before speaking after they have asked a question to students. Kent States Center for Teaching and Learning explains – Rowe… Read more »
Mid Semester Feedback
Why is mid-semester feedback important? Mid semester feedback can serve as valuable sources of feedback for faculty and self-reflection for students. Surveys at the mid point of the semester can help you plan effective classes, and: Make course correction before big assignments Understand where your students are learning-wise and to maybe identify some areas where… Read more »
Student Evaluations
The National Institute on Scientific Teaching recently started a conversation on how to consider feedback from end of course student evaluations of teaching in this turbulent and traumatic year of Covid-19. Most faculty find it difficult to consolidate the diverse perspectives received through evaluations and would like to gather more constructive and actionable feedback that they… Read more »
Precourse Survey
One way to improve engagement with your students is to learn more about them. A precourse survey is one way to help develop a connection with your students, and get to know them beyond what is shared in an introduction discussion. What do you want to know about them? A survey can help you conduct… Read more »