A Technology Round-up: Tools for providing Feedback to Students 

Presenter: Jacie Moriyama

Co-Presenter: Nisha Azimova and Amanda McAndrew

Organization: CU-Boulder

Role: Teaching and Learning Consultant

Track: General Presentation

Topic: Technology and Media

Level: For Mere Mortals

Abstract: Do you spend hours writing feedback for students? Or perhaps type lengthy responses? And, do you find that students aren’t reading your comments, but rather just look for their grade? If you’ve answered yes to at least one of these questions, you may be interested in learning about Jing, VoiceThread, or iAnnotate. These are a short list of tools that you could use to provide feedback to students via audio recording and on-screen annotations.

Bio: Amanda McAndrew, Nisha Azimova and Jacie Moriyama are Teaching and Learning Consultants with ASSETT (Arts and Science Support of Education Through Technology). Their focus is supporting faculty in pedagogically focused approaches to using technology to create engaging learning experiences for their students. The three consultants have over 30 years of combined experience from various institutions.

Description: We know that feedback is critical to a learner’s success. It can provide students with a sense of validation and accomplishment, as well as corrective actions when mistakes are made or misunderstandings occur. As educators, we spend a great deal of time and energy providing feedback to our learners. But the grim reality is that students may disregard feedback, may not understand the annotations, and are only looking for their grade. Limited margin space, time, energy, and lack of interpersonal connection with written or typed comments often prohibits educators from providing thorough explanations or accolades to students.

In this presentation, the presenters will showcase and provide examples of how Jing, VoiceThread, and iAnnotate, can be used to provide personalized feedback. By using audio, video, and annotations, educators can provide thorough feedback that can motivate students to review comments and help improve their learning.

Please feel free to BYODs to this session and follow along with the presenters as they demonstrate each tool.