Big Idea 2

This is the second of Phil Race's big ideas about feedback.

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Phil's Big Idea 2:

We can’t go on like this!

Marking students’ work and giving them feedback takes time. It can take all of our time and energy! Sometimes, we’re still trying to do the same thing for large classes with hundreds of students as we used to do twenty years ago for much smaller classes. We can’t do this! The quality, timeliness and relevance of feedback are being damaged. Feedback in higher education is broken! To make feedback and assessment fit for purpose in the 21st century, we have to be prepared to engage in radical change regarding what we are trying to achieve, and the processes we’re using to allow formative feedback to enhance student learning.

Remember Phil Race is joining us for the ATN conference and is offering a pre-conference workshop on Feedback in Adelaide on Wednesday November 19, 2008. Feel free to leave a comment for Phil and our group about your perspectives about radical change in assessment and feedback.