by Patrick Dodd
As an educator, designing a successful group assignment for university students is a challenging task. Assessing the work of a group and ensuring fairness can be a difficult and time-consuming process. However, incorporating peer assessment (PA) can help to ensure a fair and accurate assessment process while encouraging self-reflection in students. In this blog post, we will...
by Patrick Dodd
As educators, we understand the importance of developing teamwork skills in our students. One way to achieve this is through peer assessments, where students are asked to rate their team members across various attributes such as communication skills, leadership, and collaboration. While it is essential to rate a team member, it is equally crucial to provide qualitative...
by Patrick Dodd
Team meetings are an essential component of successful group assignments, providing a platform for students to coordinate their efforts, discuss their progress, and make decisions together. However, if not well-facilitated, team meetings can become time-wasters, detracting from students' productivity and motivation. As an educator, you can play a key role in helping students conduct effective and efficient...
by Patrick Dodd
Peer feedback is an essential component of group work and can have a significant impact on the outcome of a project. It provides students with a unique opportunity to gain a different perspective on their work and to improve their skills. However, teaching students how to give and receive feedback effectively can be challenging. In this post,...
by Patrick Dodd
Group assignments can be a powerful tool for enhancing student learning and engagement, but they can also present challenges when it comes to holding students accountable. One key factor that can make a difference is assigning clear roles to each student. By assigning specific responsibilities and expectations, students can focus on their individual contributions and work together...
by Patrick Dodd
Group assignments are a common aspect of many academic curriculums, and they provide students with the opportunity to collaborate and learn from one another. However, group assignments also pose unique challenges when it comes to accountability. As an academic, it is important to ensure that all students are contributing equally to the group project and that the...
by Patrick Dodd
Group assignments at university are an important aspect of student learning as they provide an opportunity for students to work together and learn from each other. However, students may dislike group assignments for various reasons, such as coordinating schedules, working with different work styles, or feeling resentment if they perceive other group members not contributing equally. To...
by Patrick Dodd
[caption id="attachment_3349" align="aligncenter" width="636"] Dr Peter Mellalieu asks How do you improve the chance of detecting that a struggling student has used a contract assignment-writing service?[/caption] The #NZHerald front page article University cheating scandal exposed raises the challenge of how universities respond to several varieties of #academicdishonesty undertaken by struggling students. Investigative journalist Kurt Bayer reports that...
by Patrick Dodd
I’m sure you’ll agree that 2021 is a year we are all intending to put behind us! Yet, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to present teachers with challenges to their practice. As teachers ourselves, we were especially challenged when deploying group assignments to students who were physically isolated and had restricted access to the full power of digital...
by Patrick Dodd
Employers want graduates who are work-ready. The work-ready soft skills most in demand include teamwork and collaboration, leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills. The ability to give and receive feedback is a paramount component of collaborative teamwork. Unfortunately, many teachers don’t teach these skills in university courses. Quite often we simply hope that students develop these skills on...
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