eCoaching Tip 59 “Are You Reading My Postings? Do you Know Who I am?” Simple Rules about Feedback in Online Learning
June 18, 2008; Checked April 10 2020 eCoaching Tip 59: “Are You Reading My Postings? Do you Know Who I am?” Simple Rules about Feedback in Online Learning Feedback is simple, right? It just means letting students know how they are doing in a course. However, as research is showing, getting feedback right in an online course is one of the most important determinants of student satisfaction and retention, two results that lead to overall positive feelings about a course and about an institution. How many types of feedback are there? (Lots.) When is feedback important? (Almost always.) Does feedback always have to address individual’s work or can feedback address the work of groups? (Both types can be useful.) This tip discusses the most basic of feedback — that of the…