Shirley Jenner, Natalie Cunningham and Jaco Renken attended a Symposium, a Manchester-Melbourne University Partnership Panel Event and the Development Studies Association of Australia (DSAA) Conference in Melbourne this summer.
Category: Peer Learning
Why is their work better than mine? Using a showcase event to harness the power of conversation, comparative judgement, and self-generated feedback
Creating meaningful summative feedback can be time consuming, with little guarantee of student engagement. However, allowing students to display their finished work to their peers, in an event aimed to encourage dialogue and comparative judgement, can become the catalyst for the creation of, and engagement with, high-quality self-generated feedback. Case study by Alison Zimmer (AMBS)
Better seminar participation through annotation exercises
Noelle Dückmann Gallagher (SALC) describes how she uses annotation exercises to increase student participation in seminars.
Developing Student assessment literacy though Peer assessment
Anonymous peer to peer review, even without students commenting on each other’s work is an effective way of developing skills such as writing style and structure in essay writing. Jenni Rose (AMBS) shares how students can also gain confidence in themselves from this process and become connected independent learners.
Delivering Peer Review Online
In this case study, Miriam Firth & Bobbie Dutton (SEED) explain how they adapted their previously face to face peer assessment task for blended delivery.
Collaborative Reading using Annotation Software
How Chika Watanabe’s (SoSS) use of Perusall facilitates student collaboration, peer learning and a sense of community.
Using Quizzes and Breakout Rooms in Live Sessions
In this video workshop, Dan Rigby (SoSS) explains his approach to live Zoom sessions. This includes demonstration of TurningPoint quizzes, plus practical breakout room tips to ensure that students find them enjoyable and worthwhile.
