A Word in Your Lug

Will Stewartw.stewart@bradford.ac.uk

Workshop outline

• Listen to audio feedback

• Compare to written feedback

• Record your own feedback

• Reflect on experience of giving and receiving audio feedback

• Discussion and wrapping-up

Listening

Points to consider

• Is the content of audio feedback different to that which would have been given in writing?

• What aspects of the audio feedback would it be difficult/impossible to get across in written feedback?

• Do you think that audio feedback is richer or poorer than you would have received in written format?

• What specifically did you like/dislike about the feedback?

• How closely does it align with the 7 Principles

7 Principles for Effective Feedback

1. Facilitates the development of self assessment (reflection) in learning.2. Encourages teacher and peer dialogue around learning.3. Helps clarify what good performance is (goals, criteria, expected

standards).4. Provides opportunities to close the gap between current and desired

performance.5. Delivers high quality information to students about their learning.6. Encourages positive motivational beliefs and self-esteem.7. Provides information to teachers that can be used to help shape the

teaching. (Nicol, D.J. & Macfarlane-Dick, D. (2006) Formative assessment and self-regulated learning: A model and seven principles

of good feedback practice. Studies in Higher Education, 31(2), 199-218)

Giving feedback

Use either Audacity or Voice Recorder

Comments should be:

• 1-2 minutes long• Positive and encouraging• Highlight areas for improvement

Consider: style, rhythm, scansion, elision, metre, metaphor, poetic technique

Summary

•Audio is an effective tool for self reflection, feedback and to support collaborative learning

•Students appreciate the detail and personal approach of audio feedback

•“Speaking”, either for reflection or to give feedback, is a new skill that improves with practice

Summary

•Audio increases dialogue between tutor/student and between students

•Students engage with audio in collaborative work

•Using audio within a course encourages tutors to look at their course design

..underusedAudio is effective, but...

w.stewart@bradford.ac.uk