Seminars on Language Development and Intercultural Teaching
May 4, 2007
Teachers who inspire know that teaching is like cultivating a garden, and those who would have nothing to do with thorns must never attempt to gather flowers. ~Author Unknown
Content
1. Introductions and Overview
- The one-minute paper: Your attitudes towards giving/receiving feedback
- Giving feedback and exchanging ideas on the one-minute paper
- Debrief: Finding common experiences and points
2. Case study Jigsaw of feedback scenarios from Pearce (2005).
4. Digging deeper into assessment and giving feedback
5. An answer is only as good as the question: Analysis of sample outlines, checklists, and assignment guidelines.
6. Practice feedback with student papers.
References
Flinders University. (2007). Teaching strategies: Giving feedback. Retrieved May 3, 2007 from http://www.flinders.edu.au/teach/t4l/assess/feedback.php.
Haines, C. (2004). Assessing students’ written work: Marking essays and reports. London: Routledge Falmer.
Instructional Resource Center at UCIrvine. (n.d.).Teaching resources guide: Giving student feedback. Retrieved May 3, 2007 from http://www.irc.uci.edu/TRG/Evaluation_Assessment/GivingFeedback/giving_feedback.htm.
Pearce, L. (2005). How to examine a thesis. New York: The Society for Research into Higher Education.
Queen Mary University London. (2003). Thinking writing. Retrieved May 3, 2007 from http://www.thinkingwriting.qmul.ac.uk/.
Williams, J. G. (2003). Guide for working with students using English as a Second Language. The Internet TESL Journal, 9, Retrieved May 3, 2007 from http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Williams-Feedback.html.
Womack, P. (1993). What are Essays For? English in Education, 27 (2), 42 –48.
