Peer Assessment in Large Courses

Whether you teach big courses or small, it’s impressive to hear how Professors are incorporating peer assessment in their courses. To learn more tips and tricks, we were joined by Prof. Gainer, who teaches courses with over 1,700 students at the University of Alberta as well as Prof. Al-Hammoud who teaches over 300 students at the University of Waterloo.

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Check out some of our session highlights in the short video below, and learn how with the right tools and workflow, course size doesn’t have to limit the activities and number of student interactions in a course.

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As professors of large first year courses, Prof. Gainer and Prof. Al-Hammoud use peer assessment to improve student learning guiding them to think deeper, interact with their peers, and course content in meaningful ways.

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See how you can adapt activities and key takeaways to your own courses to provide a more enriching learning experience for your students with peer assessment. See you there!

What to expect:

• Learnings and strong practices when implementing peer assessment
• Preparing students for peer evaluations
• Peer assessment activity examples in economics and large courses
• Live discussion focusing on improving collaboration, reflection, and work quality
• Impact on student engagement, understanding of course concepts, social interactions, and accountability
• A short walkthrough of Kritik's peer assessment platform and key features
• 15 minutes of Q&A