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Greetings from the Nexus team! As we near the end of the semester, it’s a good time to reflect on feedback - both giving and receiving. In this Nexus Note, we provide guidance and resources on navigating feedback with your students.

Creating collaborative feedback opportunities between students is an effective learner-centered educational practice. According to Suzanne Lane , Associate Director of Writing Across the Curriculum at MIT, students can learn as much from evaluating and providing feedback to others than from receiving it.   Based on research (University of Wollongong Learning, Teaching & Curriculum, n.d.) and my teaching experiences, peer feedback is more effective with a clear assignment rubr

I have a confession: I was in a college a cappella group (no punny name though, unfortunately).  I’ve been a singer my whole life and have always been invested in being as perfect as possible in my tone, technique, and resonance. When I was younger, I admit to being overly sensitive when someone tried to correct me or improve my sound - looking back it’s a little mortifying just how personally I took attempts at improvement.  Then one day, freshman year of college, I witnesse

There are several challenges faculty face when preparing feedback for students. For example: How can I efficiently give meaningful, individualized feedback to all learners? How can I help students use feedback to improve their work? How do I involve students in the feedback process to foster reflection and critical thinking? Peerceptiv offers a way to address these challenges. The platform engages students in structured peer review (NYU login required) using instructor-desi

H5P  is an interactive content authoring tool available directly within NYU Brightspace . It allows instructors to create activities such as quizzes, interactive videos, timelines, and drag-and-drop exercises to make course materials more interactive. Because it is integrated with NYU Brightspace, faculty and students do not need a separate login or account, and activities can be linked and graded within existing course modules.  H5P Activity Types A common request from facul

I recently had the opportunity to attend the “A Mile in My Shoes Empathy Project”  at NYU John A. Paulson Center at 181 Mercer Street, New York. The exhibit featured around 15–20 pairs of shoes, each belonging to a different person with a unique story. The concept was simple yet deeply moving - you walk in, pick a pair of shoes that speaks to you, try them on, and listen to the story of their previous owner. The entire exhibit was built inside a shoe-shaped box, and honestly,