I presented today at Assistechknow, a very cool assistive technology conference put on by Kindy Segovia and others at Kent ISD. My topic was about enacting feedback in different ways within Google Docs, and it was tailored for the unique needs of special ed teachers but still applicable to others.
One of the things I struggled with is how make the process timely and engaging for students. I always struggle with how to make feedback available in time for action to be taken and for it to be communicated in a way that doesn't turn students off to the process. If they feel dumb or inept at any point, there's a good chance they will shut down. If you don't provide focused responses to their work, they won't grow in optimal ways. My best answer is that each teacher has to hone their tone and even personalize feedback for each student depending on how he or she is.
Whew, add that to the many mind-bending tasks for teachers. Hopefully the content below helps move people towards some measure of success in their feedback pursuits.
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