Learning activity

Introduction to course syllabus – Comprehension exercise

Foster feedback skills and critical thinking via peer review of AI-generated content

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Prep time

Low (<10 min)

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Learning Activity

Why this learning activity?

Learning activities targeting high-order skills like this one can help you activate students more effectively. This learning activity will help you with:

Peer interaction

Students will enhance their communication skills by interacting with assigned peers, fostering a sense of familiarity and connection within the course.

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Feedback and engagement

Students will practice giving and receiving constructive feedback through the open discussion platform, improving their critical thinking and collaborative skills.

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Sense of belonging

By participating in peer matching and discussions, students will build a sense of belonging and community within the course, which is a predictor of student success.

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Introduction to course syllabus – Comprehension exercise

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Activity steps

Read Instructions: Carefully go through the provided instructions to understand the requirements of this activity. Pay attention to any specific guidelines or criteria mentioned by the instructor.
Hand in AI-generated answers: Come up with 5 questions for a certain topic, then use ChatGPT to generate answers to each question. Compile all these answers to a document then submit it to Peer Review.
Assessing yourself and peers: You'll start with a peer assessment followed by self assessment. Utilizing a comprehensive rubric, you'll evaluate your own work and then provide actionable and constructive feedback to your peers.
Rating and reflection: Alongside providing feedback, you'll also be tasked with rating the feedback you receive from your peers. Additionally, reflection is key to our learning process. You'll be invited to reflect on the entire experience, focusing on what you've learned and how this activity has contributed to your growth.
Feedback release: Your feedback, along with your peers', will be released following the assignment deadline. This ensures everyone has ample time to engage with and learn from the feedback provided.

Feedback Literacy: Students will develop the ability to provide and evaluate constructive feedback, enhancing their understanding of effective feedback practices.

Reflective Practice: Students will engage in reflective learning, articulating how the activity contributed to their personal and academic growth, fostering metacognitive skills.

AI Literacy: Students will further understand how to use craft a sufficient prompt for GenAI based on teacher feedback.

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Learning Activities Used

Peer Review

Stimulate lifelong learning with peer feedback

Automated Feedback

Elevate and optimize the feedback on academic writing

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Anonymity has been turned on to help make it a more scaffolded experience for students, wherein they can more comfortably provide constructive feedback to their peers.
Teacher can configure a rubric yourself or use the library templates to help with provide detailed feedback to students on their submission
Students will also provide a rating and comment on the feedback they received, to help them reflect on what makes good feedback and if the feedback they received was helpful to them.
Finally a reflection ties the activity together, its important that students actively reflect on how this activity helped them and what they felt they got out of it.

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