Saturday, 11 August 2018

Response to Peer feedback

Peer feedback is still somewhat subjective.  The Quality Assurance ensures that all feedback is somewhat streamlined by listing the necessities that must be included in the course.  That being said, there are areas which can be subjective. Now that my module has been piloted, I have received multiple feedback surveys and they are quite different. It is interesting to compare the likes and dislikes.
There are aspects of the reviews with which I agree and others where I do not. A reviewer stated that my module should have included a checklist at the end to ensure that nothing was missed.  I agree that should have been included.  Ironically, the person who made the suggestion missed an assessment piece of the module which influenced her review.  She had stated that my assessment was solely in a discussion forum, however, that was not the case.  I had included an assessment which required a flipgrid video summation which she did not complete as she did not notice it. Had I included a checklist, that could have been avoided.
There were opposing views on the navigation of the module.  One felt it was easy to navigate and included necessary elements where another felt important elements were missing.  I disagree with that statement as I feel I included everything that should have been included, with the exception of the checklist and perhaps links to resources on the homepage.  That would have increased accessibility.
One of my reviews was exceptionally critical and while some points are valid, overall I don't agree and would challenge that review.  It was stated that my lessons were not sequenced in a logical order, course was not easy to follow, and my module was not easy to navigate.  I feel these three points are not justified.
 Everyone is entitled to an opinion and I guess this is why there are multiple reviewers, however, this was the only review which made those observations and I stand by the module I created.  While it was not perfect and there is definitely room for improvement, those are not the areas I would address.  Again, important links on the homepage would be useful as would a summary checklist at the end of the module.
This was an incredible learning experience from start to finish.  It was difficult and extremely time consuming, but well worth it. I have learned a tremendous amount. I am extremely grateful that I had this opportunity. 

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