Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2019

Dropbox Paper or Google Docs : these mainstream collaborative word-processing tools let instructors invite students to collaborate on assignments or group work. One way I have been experimenting with a different approach involves using the peer grading function in the Canvas LMS and setting up student-to-student interactions that way.

Instructors 161

Instructors Syllabus Peer Review Students 161

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

I was in my fifth year of teaching at Forest Ridge, an independent all-girls school serving students in grades 5-12 in Bellevue, Wash., With anywhere from 50-150 pieces of work to grade at a time, narrative feedback was taking days for each assignment, and half the students were tossing their feedback in the recycling bin without reading it.

Feedback 167

Feedback Culture Science Teaching 167

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Organization and structure  Students appreciate courses where assignments and course materials are organized and structured. They particularly appreciated the gradebook, assignment submission, and announcement features, which streamlined their learning experience.  Avoid confusing instructions.

Syllabus 126

Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 126

eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2018

With Writable, students learn to write to a prompt, provide and incorporate peer review effectively, and substantively revise their work based on feedback. At the end of a project, teachers can also have students evaluate peer feedback received. Grades : 3-12. Price : Free to try. Rating : 4/5.

Peer Review 133

Peer Review Feedback Writing Evaluation 133

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2017

The university has created a way for automated software to give students in large STEM courses feedback on their writing in cases where professors don’t have time to grade hundreds of essays. Each fellow is assigned to a group of students and is available to help them with the revision process.”

Essay 139

Essay Feedback Writing Assignments 139

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

There’s even a new peer-reviewed academic journal about using Wikipedia in higher education. Do you see a connection between the growing interest in that and the idea of assigning students to write for Wikipedia? What we're learning over time is that, of course, Wikipedia had and still has problems with accuracy and relevance.

Peer Review 145

Peer Review Textbooks Education Writing 145

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Students cheating on assignments is hardly a new or surprising problem. In research and surveys conducted by Dr. Donald McCabe and the International Center for Academic Integrity over the span of 12 years, 68 percent of undergraduates who responded admitted to cheating on tests or written assignments.

Academic Integrity 143

Academic Integrity Exams Assignments Instructors 143

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Organization and structure  Students appreciate courses where assignments and course materials are organized and structured. They particularly appreciated the gradebook, assignment submission, and announcement features, which streamlined their learning experience.  Avoid confusing instructions.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 111

Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2018

If I were to use Writable to create a rubric for writing and grading funding announcements of the type you might typically see on EdSurge , it might look something like this: The K-12 writing-support tool is not (currently) designed for publications covering startups and venture capital. million seed round for the Palo Alto, Calif.-based

Writing 112

Writing Feedback Peer Review Plagiarism 112

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

In some cases, according to Cator, the companies that didn’t get certified were able to point to peer-reviewed research but did not have that research readily accessible for users or potential customers. The product team shares the research behind the design publicly.” As a result, they’re more likely to perform better in school.

Education 173

Education Peer Review Motivation Reading 173

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

Aliza Strassman , a second-grade general education teacher, leveraged the educational technology specialist at her school and her knowledge of best practices under Universal Design for Learning (UDL, a framework for designing inclusive classrooms) to create a technology-based approach to creative writing, publishing and peer feedback.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Distance Learning Learning Students 218

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Research databases, including Google Scholar, ResearchGate and JSTOR can serve as resources for peer-reviewed studies. Random assignment is intended to ensure the treatment and comparison groups are the same along both measurable characteristics such as test scores as well as unmeasured characteristics such as motivation to learn.

Study 216

Study Testing Students Peer Review 216

Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Ann Lichliter , Winona State University Mary Kirk , Winona State University Keywords: Equitable, Transparent, Assignments Key Statement: To benefit all students, faculty redesigned course assignments using the transparent assignment framework to increase student efficacy and improve learning outcomes.

Assignments 52

Assignments Students Peer Review Critical Thinking 52

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010). 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

Plagiarism 122

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 122

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 13, 2019

If they’re short answer or essay — the preferred way to check understanding — grading takes a long time. A solution that has become popular is peer feedback. What exactly is peer feedback and how is it being applied to lower grades? What is peer feedback? Why peer feedback?

Feedback 96

Feedback Peer Review Writing Critical Thinking 96

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2019

Learning objectives include homonyms, synonyms, expressions and phrases, picturable words, tenses, affixes, compound words, analogies, idioms, derivatives, and more — all broken down by grade level. A recognized leader in organizing peer reviews is the free online platform called Peergrade. In W.O.R.D. Mission US.

Teachers 101

Teachers Peer Review Feedback Critical Thinking 101

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

However, assessment is more than just grading and is often misunderstood. In order to provide useful information to instructors and students about student achievement, it must be understood that student assessment is more than just a grade because it should link student performance to specific learning objectives. Gaynor, J.

Fairness 122

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Everyone knows that outside of the school building, creative writing workshops aren’t graded. Whether it’s a group of retirees who cluster in the back of your corner coffee shop or the so-called Ponzi schemes of MFA programs like the famed Iowa Writers’ Workshop, assessment comes in the form of peer feedback—marginalia and discussion.

Writing 110

Writing Essay Feedback Instructors 110

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010). 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

eSchool News

JULY 26, 2016

Tools including a bulk photo upload, auto assignment cover page creator and customized name card printer eased administrative tasks for staff and students, increased efficiencies and saved significant time and labor. D2L currently serves learners in 50 countries, and the company’s track record of innovation has been widely recognized.

Online Learning 139

Online Learning Quizzes eLearning Learning 139

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 25, 2022

That’s quite an advantage since copied materials often come from peer-reviewed articles. Moreover, there’s an AI grading tool embedded in this system, but not many experienced teachers would be ready to use it. Then you can save time you could spend grading the unoriginal work or googling “ Turnitin alternative Reddit.”.

Plagiarism 158

Plagiarism Essay Instructors Peer Review 158

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

However, assessment is more than just grading and is often misunderstood. In order to provide useful information to instructors and students about student achievement, it must be understood that student assessment is more than just a grade because it should link student performance to specific learning objectives. Gaynor, J.

Fairness 111

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

One theme on building critical consciousness explored in our program is the presence of implicit linguistic biases in course syllabi and assignment designs. What does the language in the syllabus/assignment assume about students (e.g., language choices for turning in assignments?

Teaching 98

Teaching Instructors English Languages 98

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

At our institution, a student living on campus and enrolled in our first-year writing course would complete all of the same major assignments as a dual credit student studying down the road at the local high school, but others might get a student ID card, study in the library, or attend a basketball game for free—just like any other student.

Instructors 122

Instructors Peer Review High School High School 122

Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2024

For instance, at the bare minimum, we expect our students to read our course syllabus, listen to our lectures, engage with us and their peers, and complete and submit all assignments on time. Some common expectations students have shared with me include: “Please grade my work in a timely manner.” “I I expect you to be polite.”

Instructors 110

Instructors Disabilities Culture Syllabus 110

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2024

The template features an intuitive layout and essential components such as a syllabus, clear assignment guidelines, feedback and grading policies, detailed discussion forums, and links to student support services.

Feedback 121

Feedback Course Design Instructors Education 121

Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2024

For instance, at the bare minimum, we expect our students to read our course syllabus, listen to our lectures, engage with us and their peers, and complete and submit all assignments on time. Some common expectations students have shared with me include: “Please grade my work in a timely manner.” “I I expect you to be polite.”

Instructors 105

Instructors Disabilities Culture Syllabus 105

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

At our institution, a student living on campus and enrolled in our first-year writing course would complete all of the same major assignments as a dual credit student studying down the road at the local high school, but others might get a student ID card, study in the library, or attend a basketball game for free—just like any other student.

Instructors 111

Instructors Peer Review High School High School 111

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2024

The template features an intuitive layout and essential components such as a syllabus, clear assignment guidelines, feedback and grading policies, detailed discussion forums, and links to student support services.

Feedback 111

Feedback Course Design Instructors Education 111

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 9, 2017

Without its one-stop curation of class management activities such as attendance, homework, grading, discussions, resources, and more, each with their own separate website, login, and password, technology use in education would be defined by chaos. Assign at least one person to manage the Moodle ecosystem. adding assignments.

Quizzes 97

Quizzes Mobile Devices Plagiarism Peer Review 97

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

In classrooms, AI’s trajectory is evident: 1980s grading software evolved into 2020s virtual tutors, shifting from peripheral aids to central tools (Baylor & Ryu, 2003). Algorithmic bias in grading systems can exacerbate inequities, disproportionately affecting marginalized learners (O’Neil, 2016). 2023; Topol, 2019).

Faculty Development 90

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 90

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 17, 2017

First, we used Revision Assistant’s Spot Check assignments to get a snapshot of students’ writing skills before direct instruction began. We could also identify exemplar essays we pulled from the first Revision Assistant exercise that we used in self- and peer-review assignments. Here’s what we did.

Testing 75

Testing Essay English Writing 75

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

In classrooms, AI’s trajectory is evident: 1980s grading software evolved into 2020s virtual tutors, shifting from peripheral aids to central tools (Baylor & Ryu, 2003). Algorithmic bias in grading systems can exacerbate inequities, disproportionately affecting marginalized learners (O’Neil, 2016). 2023; Topol, 2019).

Faculty Development 84

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 84

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Can, for example, student work completed in a teaching assignment form the basis of scholarly papers, exhibitions, or newspaper/journal articles? Making the Grade What do I need to do to get tenure? You may be invited to review a book, to chair a workshop, or give a lecture at another institution. Is this enough?

Faculty Development 61

Faculty Development Peer Review Achievement Lecturing 61

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Can, for example, student work completed in a teaching assignment form the basis of scholarly papers, exhibitions, or newspaper/journal articles? Making the Grade What do I need to do to get tenure? You may be invited to review a book, to chair a workshop, or give a lecture at another institution. Is this enough?

Faculty Development 54

Faculty Development Peer Review Achievement Lecturing 54

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 22, 2023

Just as pocket calculators, personal computers, and smartphones have posed threats to students learning math skills, AI (artificial intelligence) seems to be the new tool poised to undermine the use of writing assignments to assess student learning. Below are three methods of designing writing assignments in the face of an AI incursion.

Assignments 122

Assignments Writing Plagiarism Instructors 122

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 22, 2023

Just as pocket calculators, personal computers, and smartphones have posed threats to students learning math skills, AI (artificial intelligence) seems to be the new tool poised to undermine the use of writing assignments to assess student learning. Below are three methods of designing writing assignments in the face of an AI incursion.

Assignments 98

Assignments Writing Plagiarism Instructors 98