Grading and Providing Feedback | GPTK705

When tasked with grading student work and providing effective feedback, we should
strive for practices that are equitable, transparent and help build success in students. This workshop will look at guiding principles that can help achieve these three goals in both in-person and online environments.
 

By the end of this workshop, participants should be able to:
• Identify the importance of defining evaluation criteria and performance indicators
• Develop a criterion-based rubric for evaluation and distinguish levels of performance
• Identify key features of effective feedback
• Use the key features of effective feedback to enhance student learning

Carol Hawthorne is a Curriculum Developer in the Centre for Teaching and Learning at Concordia University and a teacher at the university’s Centre for Continuing Education. As an instructional designer, she practices constructive alignment and is especially interested in student engagement.

As an educator, her focus is on active learning methodologies and using evaluation rubrics and meta-cognitive strategies to promote learner success.