Peer Feedback
Upon discovering that a major part of this assignment would revolve around the giving and receiving of peer feedback, I was actually a little hesitant to participate. I thought, “HOW will students who are unable to speak to each other face-to-face be able to assist me and my work? WHAT possible assistance could I offer someone I don’t know, and is there a risk I could accidentally lead them astray?” Lets put it this way – not only am I completely dramatic – but I was also blatantly wrong. I have always excelled in group or class related activities – I’m one of those weird people who feed off the energy of others and love being around other people – so I have (in general) approached online-based learning as something I would fail at immediately – until I actually tried it. After getting over my hang-up, I have had such a positive learning experience in receiving feedback from my peers, and hopefully I have provided them with a beneficial exchange too! My feedback buddies pointed out a wide array of discrepancies in my work – from the misspelling of words in my Study Guide KCQs, to assistance with making my excel spreadsheets more legible. All of the errors pointed out to me were undoubtedly things I can and have rectified, and without another set of eyes looking over my work, it may not have ever occurred to me to rectify them. Other forms of valuable feedback included positive affirmations when my work was correct – I think this is just as important as corrections – a little pat on the back can go so far, especially for someone who might be feeling out of their depth. I am eager to continue utilising peer feedback in our upcoming Assignment 2 (in conjunction with Studiosity) and to hopefully continue providing valuable input for my peers. I was lucky enough to receive feedback from 8 of my ACCT11059 peers, and provide the same 8 people with feedback.
Here is a link to my finalised Assignment 1, please scroll to ‘Step 6’ of the document to view all the feedback I received, as well as all of the feedback I provided. 🙂
Cooking the books with Caity 