Beth Fahlberg PhD, RN Clinical Associate Professor University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing Individualizing Student Feedback to Promote Learning

Our Challenge To efficiently provide individualized feedback to our students that will promote their learning.

Our goal: Promote Student Learning Introduction of my goals in the course “Big picture” of what they will learn Course objectives, expectations & evaluation measures My goals for them, my role in their learning Students set personal goals “What do you want to learn today?” What can I do to facilitate that make that happen? Long-term goals: course or career Short-term goals: 1-4 week increments We both regularly reflect on their progress Course goals Personal goals Set new goals, continually moving ahead.

Use technology to efficiently understand your individual students as individuals Surveys Social media discussions “Secret” Facebook group Online journaling What do they want and need to learn? How do they learn best? Professional goals What is their experience through the course?

Leveraging Technology to Efficiently Individualize Feedback

Options for rapid exam feedback

In-class exams

Student/ Audience Response Systems

Answer sheet scanning GradeCam

IF-AT answer sheets Epsteineducation.com

quiz options to promote assessment-based learning

Allow another attempt Consider: Which attempt will you grade?

Allow students to see correct answers with their responses

Providing feedback to correct and incorrect feedback that will promote or reinforce their learning

Using Rubrics in to efficiently provide & track individualized feedback

Rubric- graded assignment

Rubric performance feedback

Grades & feedback transfers from rubric to gradebook, easy editing

Other tools to efficiently provide individualized feedback

Text messaging

Audio recordings in

Student Outcomes Reduced anxiety & uncertainty about progress Increasing confidence Better student-faculty connections Enhanced learning & growth