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Conferences and Peer Review

Peer Review for a First-Year PharmD Portfolio Assignment

Posted on July 7, 2019

PROFESSOR BETH MARTIN & PROFESSOR ANDREA PORTER (SCHOOL OF PHARMACY) PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCES I & II (PHM PRAC 425 & 426)   Start at the 426 Canvas site: 1. Scroll down to the “Partner Portfolio …

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A Peer Review Feedback Form in Occupational Therapy 671

Posted on July 7, 2019

PROFESSOR KARLA AUSDERAU OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY 671, SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY I: EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE Reviewer’s Name:                                        …

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Zoology 957 Writing Assignments and Peer Review

Posted on July 7, 2019

PROFESSOR PRASHANT SHARMA DEPARTMENT OF INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY 1. Research paper.  An important goal of this course is to teach you to examine and evaluate current literature on evo-devo critically. As a starting point, you will …

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GRANT PROPOSAL ASSIGNMENT AND PEER REVIEW IN COMM. ARTS 260

Posted on July 7, 2019

PROFESSOR SARA MCKINNON COMMUNICATION ARTS 260 Draft due Monday, March 5th, 12pm (noon). Peer review rubric due Wednesday, March 7th, 11:59pm. Please use the hard copy of your peer review activity from the in-person writing …

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Activities for Focused Peer Review

Posted on December 30, 2017

  Noelle Crooks (Psychology) In these materials, adapted from Psychology 225 with Professor Becky Addington, TA Noelle Crooks offers three peer review options that focus on different concerns in students’ drafts: reverse outlining allows a …

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Guidelines for In-Class Peer Review

Posted on December 29, 2017

  Professor David Sorkin (History/Jewish Studies 529) Instructions: Please read this sheet carefully in order to know how you are to help your peers. Bring three copies of your paper to class. Each of you …

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Guidelines For In-Class Peer Review

Posted on December 28, 2017

Professor David Sorkin (History/Jewish Studies 529) Instructions: Please read this sheet carefully in order to know how you are to help your peers. Bring three copies of your paper to class. Each of you will …

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ACTIVITIES FOR FOCUSED PEER REVIEW

Posted on October 11, 2017

Noelle Crooks, Psychology In these materials, adapted from Psychology 225 with Professor Becky Addington, TA Noelle Crooks offers three peer review options that focus on different concerns in students’ drafts: reverse outlining allows a reader …

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GUIDELINES FOR IN-CLASS PEER REVIEW

Posted on October 11, 2017

  Professor David Sorkin, History/Jewish Studies 529 Instructions: Please read this sheet carefully in order to know how you are to help your peers. Bring three copies of your paper to class. Each of you …

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Peer Review Checklist

Posted on October 11, 2017

  Janelle Schwartz, English 201 This is to give you an idea of the type of things you should be looking for and accomplishing in both your own paper and that of your peer(s). Use …

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Guidelines for Peer Review

Posted on October 11, 2017

Professor Jo Ortel, Art 236 Answer all the following questions for each paper. Write on a separate sheet, not on the draft itself. Include your name and phone number (or e-mail address) on your evaluation. …

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Putting Together Peer Review Groups

Posted on October 5, 2017

Written for Comm-A Instructors in English Department There’s little consensus among instructors as to what kind of student combinations make for the best peer workshop groups. Some have had success putting students together who are …

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Preparing Students in Advance for Peer Review

Posted on August 25, 2017

  Stephanie White, Writing Across the Curriculum It’s important to take some time to talk about your expectations, methods, and beliefs about peer review before your first peer review of the semester. By preparing your …

Posted in Conferences and Peer ReviewTagged advice, Feedback, General, In-Class, Peer Review, Peers

Making Peer Review Work

Posted on August 25, 2017

  Kirsten Jamsen, Writing Across the Curriculum After many semesters using peer review in my own composition classes and helping colleagues in Geography, Women’s Studies, Political Science, Slavic, and Art use peer review successfully in …

Posted in Conferences and Peer ReviewTagged advice, Feedback, General, In-Class, Peer Review

Conferencing with Students About Group Writing Assignments

Posted on August 25, 2017

  Julie Collins, Biology 151/152 Conferencing with groups of student writers working collaboratively on writing assignments has its own challenges, and there are multiple ways you can ensure that students are motivated to participate in …

Posted in Conferences and Peer ReviewTagged Biology, Conferencing, General, Office Hours, One-on-One, Talking about student writing

Preparing for Student-Teacher Conferences

Posted on August 25, 2017

  Writing Across the Curriculum Example #1 NAME: APPOINTMENT DAY AND TIME: Class is cancelled Monday, October 2, and Wednesday, October 4 in order to make time for one‑on‑one conferences. Your conference counts as class …

Posted in Conferences and Peer ReviewTagged advice, Conferencing, Examples, General, Office Hours, One-on-One, Questionnaire, Talking about student writing

Save Time by Making One-on-One Conferences as Efficient as Possible

Posted on August 25, 2017

  John Bean Distinguish Between Higher-Order and Lower-Order Concerns Conferences are most productive if you concentrate first on the higher-order concerns of ideas, organization, development, and overall clarity as opposed to lower-order concerns of style, …

Posted in Conferences and Peer ReviewTagged advice, Conferencing, General, Office Hours, One-on-One, Talking about student writing

Preparing for Effective One-on-One Conferencing

Posted on August 25, 2017

  Dawn Biehler, Geography One-on-one conferencing yields the best results if you Prepare well so you can think on your feet during the conference. Convey a strong message to students about the strengths and weaknesses …

Posted in Conferences and Peer ReviewTagged advice, Conferencing, General, Office Hours, semester, Talking about student writing

Conducting Student-Teacher Conferences

Posted on August 25, 2017

  Brad Hughes, Writing Across the Curriculum Although you’re likely to find them time consuming and exhausting, the individual conferences you hold with your students will be time well spent: by talking directly and individually …

Posted in Conferences and Peer ReviewTagged Conferencing, Office Hours, One-on-One, Talking about student writing

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