Can technology offer a solution to providing large numbers of students with effective assessment feedback? An invitation to create and join a network of critical friends to provide feedback on feedback

Abstract

The aim of this roundtable discussion is to share good practice in using technology to provide holistic feedback to student teachers between higher education institutions. It is envisaged that the resulting discussions would encourage international collaborative communication and research opportunities, by creating a critical network of friends, to address the issues, practices and solutions that arise in providing large numbers of students with effective assessment feedback. Keywords: Feedback, assessment, research, virtual learning environment, communities of practice, critical friend research, international, holistic feedback, evaluation.