- How do communication practices in the online environment correlate to effective feedback?
First, the feedback can be as immediate at the teacher can accommodate. Immediate feedback allows for a richer interaction between teacher and student. I have found by communicating online with students, they are more likely to ask questions and respond to feedback because the intimidation factor isn't there as much as face to face interactions.
- Why is authentic feedback important for online learners?
Online learning requires the same interaction and attention, if not more, from the instructor than face-to-face learning. Learning itself is an interaction and authentic feedback allows students to understand what they did well, what they need to improve, and how to go about making those improvements. Teaching writing in particular is well suited to providing authentic feedback in an online learning environment, such as Google Classroom.
- In what ways might an instructor enrich a student’s online experience through feedback?
In the online format, more than face-to-face, the feedback is tailored to the student's particular needs, rather than whole group feedback. It also allows me, as the instructor, to tailor the needs for re-teaching and review. If I find myself making the same comment, on a large percentage of the assignments, then I can upload documents to assist students in making changes.
Also, the feedback can be more focused on the particular skill. If students are having an issue with comma usage for example, I can post a link to No Red Link/ Comma Usage for them to practice. This is a great benefit to online learning.
https://www.openteachertraining.org/blog/quest/communicate-4-1-1/
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