Feedback Loops

Feedback is truly the heart of education; through feedback learners can adjust their approach or self-correct and ensure that they are progressing toward mastery. Watch the video "Effective Feedback" to explore its importance in learning and education.

Feedback loops are important tools for teaching and learning. Students engage in formative learning activities (low or no-stakes formative assessments in the LMS, through digital tools such as Kahoot, Zoom or Teams polls, observations made by the instructor during activities, etc.) and these formative activities provide data that can support alterations in teaching, resulting in deeper learning.

In Flexible or HyFlex delivery, these feedback loops are essential. In the virtual element, remote students may choose not to turn on their camera, which prevents instructors from relying on visual cues such as body language or facial expressions. Designing specific formative assessments that can reveal the level of proficiency for any skill or knowledge set will guide the instructor to ascertain what students know and what they are struggling to grasp, allowing them to adjust instruction to fill the gaps revealed by this data. This adaptation can happen on-the-fly or it can be planned for the next session.

For more information on feedback, visit the Gathering Student Feedback page.