Hi all,
One thing that I find handy, and I wonder if other instructors do it, is to re-use feedback. And by that I don't mean giving the exact same feedback to each student, but by having a general format for each week.
For example, I will have feedback that is ready to be personalized. One assignment my students do to help them get used to writing paragraphs is to write two paragraphs about music they like. My feedback includes a comment that tells them that their work is interesting, comments on whether I know the musician or will check them out in the future, and then some general comments on the work (e.g. "clear organization!" or "you seemed to struggle with organization" and "your paragraphs were a bit too short" or "you provided plenty of evidence in your paragraphs"), and then I also provide feedback in the paper itself, showing them where they've made errors or have strong topic sentences, etc.
Do others instructors also use this type of "canned" feedback?
Thanks,
Kate