Barrier in Brief

Feedback on performance is an essential element for learning. Yet, quality written feedback that provides sufficient guidance requires a significant amount of instructor time, and can be overwhelming for students. Providing feedback in digital formats is one way to provide efficient and effective feedback, but the processes required to produce it are often cumbersome.

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Lesson Overview

This lesson will address strategies for providing digital feedback using the multimedia capabilities of Canvas. Audio, video, and/or text feedback options may be applicable, depending on the nature of the assignment and the student's preferences. Instructors will learn to use all of the multimedia options for providing quality feedback in a way that is cognizant of their own time restraints. This reflects...

UDL Checkpoint 2.5 - "illustrate through multiple media."

This checkpoint is typically applied to the use of multiple media during instruction; yet, the ideas transfer well to the provision of feedback, a critical component in the learning process. Regarding checkpoint 2.5, UDL Guideline.org says...

"Classroom materials are often dominated by information in text. But text is a weak format for presenting many concepts and for explicating most processes. Furthermore, text is a particularly weak form of presentation for learners who have text- or language-related disabilities. Providing alternatives—especially illustrations, simulations, images or interactive graphics—can make the information in text more comprehensible for any learner and accessible for some who would find it completely inaccessible in text."

Lesson Objective

By the end of this lesson, instructors should be able to...

Utilize Canvas' multimedia features specifically for providing student feedback.

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