NEXUS

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

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