OLFM Workshop/Planning/Track 1

Facilitators
Kelly Warnock, Ken Monroe, John O'Brien

Learning Outcomes
After this workshop, participants will be able to:
 * Describe various theories and applications of effective feedback
 * Plan opportunities to give feedback on formative learning activities.
 * Use a variety of tools to gather and provide feedback (surveys, rubrics, audio)
 * Discuss feedback challenges and opportunities in your courses

Guiding Questions
1.	What is effective feedback?

2.     How do we give students feedback? (what kind, how often, what modality, etc.)

3. What tools are readily available to use for gathering and providing feedback?

4. How can meaningful communication encourage assignment submission?

Topics
	Feedback in Formative & Summative Assessment

	Theory: Principles of Effective Feedback

	Issues and problems with assessment feedback

	Descriptive Feedback

	Motivating Students

	Types of Assignments: Discussions, Blogs, etc.

	Peer Feedback

	Using Rubrics in Blackboard Learn

	Audio Feedback

	Communication Tools

	Practice with Rubrics & Audio Feedback

Key Research

 * 12 Principles of Good Assessment & Feedback
 * Feedback Notes for Staff
 * Reshaping feedback and assessment
 * Re-engineering Assessment Practices in Higher Education
 * Effective Assessment in a Digital Age
 * ASKe: Assessment Standards Knowledge exchange
 * New ways of giving feedback
 * ASKe video resources
 * Making peer feedback work in three easy steps!
 * Adopting a social constructivist approach to assessment in three easy steps!
 * The Power of Feedback
 * Scoping a vision for formative e-assessment
 * Facilitating productive use of feedback in higher education
 * Making Sense of Assessment Feedback in Higher Education
 * Simple changes to homework improved student learning

Images
7 Things to Remember About Feedback

What is Feedback?

4 Questions

Student Survey on Feedback

Feedback Cycle

How Can Feedback Be Improved?