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.

Writing 112

Writing Feedback Peer Review Plagiarism 112

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2017

The University of Michigan’s M-Write program is built on the idea that students learn best when they write about what they’re studying, rather than taking multiple-choice tests. Senior lecturer Brenda Gunderson teaches a statistics course that will be first to adopt the automated element of M-Write.

Essay 140

Essay Feedback Writing Assignments 140

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

When students weren’t solving assignments or giving presentations, I was able to spend my time interacting with them one-on-one. That’s 150 students = 10 assignments in 13 weeks = 5 pages per assignment). Peergrade —a free online platform to facilitate peer feedback sessions with students. Writing useful feedback is hard.

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Feedback Peer Review Critical Thinking Assignments 143

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 111

Writing Essay Feedback Instructors 111

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

As one writing instructor posted to an e-mail list in 2005: “Am I being a stick-in-the-mud for for being horrified by students’ use of this source?”. Instead, they task students with writing Wikipedia entries for homework, exposing the classwork to a global audience (and giving students an outside edit by an army of Wikipedia volunteers).

Peer Review 147

Peer Review Textbooks Education Writing 147

eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2018

Click here to read the full app review. Teachers can use Writable as a kind of project management platform for the writing process. With Writable, students learn to write to a prompt, provide and incorporate peer review effectively, and substantively revise their work based on feedback. What’s It Like? .

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Peer Review Feedback Writing Evaluation 133

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Because we know that becoming a successful writer is crucial to a student’s overall trajectory at school , work , and as a citizen , teachers must identify the tools that can best support writing instruction including the overlapping processes of drafting, review, and revision. The act of writing, in and of itself, is not enough.

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Feedback Peer Review Beliefs Writing 132

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If the pursuit is to provide students with a custom assignment as you get started , opting for an online case study writing service is highly beneficial; services such as EduBirdie or Studybay extend premier case study writing services tailored to your needs. Where to Find Case Studies?

Study 163

Study Teachers Peer Review Instructors 163

Edsurge

JULY 25, 2023

And his fascination with the form led him to write a book about the genre, “ Scholarly Podcasting: Why, What, How? ” Professors often spend years writing a paper or a book, he adds, and then it takes years or months to get published, and then read by very few people. There's a bunch of ways, and I think it's really exciting.

Teaching 148

Teaching Peer Review Essay Knowledge 148

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 144

Academic Integrity Exams Assignments Instructors 144

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

MARCH 13, 2019

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. Students use peer feedback to quickly revise their work and pose at least one question before I provide in-app feedback.

Feedback 167

Feedback Culture Science Teaching 167

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.

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Assignments Students Peer Review Critical Thinking 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 13, 2019

The fourth and final reason for peer feedback is specific to writing classes. When students write knowing a classmate will review it, they reject the mindset that they are writing for the teacher. If they write what the teacher wants to hear, their classmate will not be satisfied. Is it a balanced review?

Feedback 96

Feedback Peer Review Writing Critical Thinking 96

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2019

which by the way, is fee-based), students start with a placement test to determine their comprehension level and be sure they are challenged by assignments without being frustrated. In response to this, peer feedback is growing in popularity as an approach that balances these two realities for the benefit of the student. In W.O.R.D.

Teachers 101

Teachers Peer Review Feedback Critical Thinking 101

Edsurge

MAY 8, 2018

They create classrooms designed to maximize student learning, and do everything from fine-tuning lesson plans and homework assignments to organizing the physical layout of their learning spaces. Our first was PeerView, an app for facilitating faculty-to-faculty peer review and feedback. Today’s teachers are expert innovators.

Feedback 156

Feedback Schools Peer Review Testing 156

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 123

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 123

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. Savini suggests that we ask ourselves what makes someone else’s writing unclear to us. What does the language in the syllabus/assignment assume about students (e.g.,

Teaching 98

Teaching Instructors English Language 98

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

Coming from educational publishing, there was a strict division between writing and editing and graphic-design work,” says Anagnoson. So when grant funds did become available, Anagnoson volunteered to write it on her own. Reviews for relevancy and accurateness “went beyond the community college in that sense,” the instructor says.

Textbooks 120

Textbooks Instructors Syllabus History 120

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 17, 2017

Revision Assistant , part of the Turnitin family, is a comprehensive virtual writing assistant for students that allows them to digitally edit and rewrite documents for any class. Here’s her story: Last Fall, my El Camino Real High School colleagues and I set out to change the way we teach writing. Here’s what we did.

Testing 75

Testing Essay English Writing 75

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

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

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Many OER providers trust in a peer review system to help eliminate publishing costs. Now the reason they are confused could be due to an error in the writing rather than a shortfall in their understanding. When reviewing the error with me, students must tell me why they think it is an error. Indeed, I embrace it.

Textbooks 116

Textbooks Syllabus Instructors Peer Review 116

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 25, 2022

That’s quite an advantage since copied materials often come from peer-reviewed articles. Not to mention that you’ll have to spend several hours teaching your students to write without plagiarism, and the program won’t offer too much help with that. . Obsolete design isn’t just bad-looking, it’s inconvenient.

Plagiarism 158

Plagiarism Essay Instructors Peer Review 158

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. These efforts culminated a meticulously designed course template that is the backbone of the program’s online offerings.

Feedback 122

Feedback Course Design Instructors Education 122

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 9, 2017

Assign at least one person to manage the Moodle ecosystem. adding assignments. The most popular plugins with schools include: Student blogs to encourage writing, collaborating, and perspective-taking. Podcasts of lessons, how-tos, reviews, and more. How to get help with Moodle. exporting the gradebook.

Quizzes 97

Quizzes Mobile Devices Plagiarism Peer Review 97

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

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Many OER providers trust in a peer review system to help eliminate publishing costs. Now the reason they are confused could be due to an error in the writing rather than a shortfall in their understanding. When reviewing the error with me, students must tell me why they think it is an error. Indeed, I embrace it.

Textbooks 103

Textbooks Syllabus Instructors Peer Review 103

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. These efforts culminated a meticulously designed course template that is the backbone of the program’s online offerings.

Feedback 111

Feedback Course Design Instructors Education 111

Faculty Focus

JUNE 11, 2023

These courses are geared towards supporting freshmen in their transition to college by introducing them to academic discourse and college-level writing and research, among other skills. Include raucous and hands-on learning experiences One of the culminating assignments for the class was an in-class, highly structured debate.

Critical Thinking 87

Critical Thinking Interdisciplinary Syllabus History 87

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

For example, instead of traditional essays, instructors might assign reflective portfolios, oral presentations, or collaborative projects that require students to engage deeply with the material and demonstrate their understanding in ways that go beyond what AI can produce.

Faculty Development 91

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 91

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

For example, instead of traditional essays, instructors might assign reflective portfolios, oral presentations, or collaborative projects that require students to engage deeply with the material and demonstrate their understanding in ways that go beyond what AI can produce.

Faculty Development 87

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 87

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

As a preliminary exercise, try writing a first draft of a case statement: outlining your academic focus, how you are exploring it in teaching, research and service, and listing your collective accomplishments in each area to date. You may be invited to review a book, to chair a workshop, or give a lecture at another institution.

Faculty Development 62

Faculty Development Peer Review Achievement Lecturing 62

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

As a preliminary exercise, try writing a first draft of a case statement: outlining your academic focus, how you are exploring it in teaching, research and service, and listing your collective accomplishments in each area to date. You may be invited to review a book, to chair a workshop, or give a lecture at another institution.

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. These attitudes are lumped together because both favor avoiding the core issue.

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. These attitudes are lumped together because both favor avoiding the core issue.

Assignments 98

Assignments Writing Plagiarism Instructors 98

Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Take writing, for example. Grading these assignments assignments requires time, especially in larger class sizes, and teachers do not always have the capacity to assign ample writing practice. This can compound the gap in writing proficiency.

Technology 167

Technology Assignments Peer Review Special Education 167