Asynchronous (Online) Providing Formative Feedback on Writing in a Blended ELT Classroom more

Fri, Apr 28, 12:00-Thu, Jun 1, 00:05 Asia/Seoul

Blended learning is an educational model which makes use of both traditional face-to-face classroom settings and online learning environment. This approach provides more freedom to adjust the learning process according to learner needs and can be effectively used in providing feedback to students. Formative feedback is an ongoing process which makes learners reflect on their own work and evaluate their learning. Providing formative feedback on students’ drafts in teaching writing increases their confidence and develop better writing practices. In this talk, we will discuss how effectively blended learning techniques can be used in providing formative feedback to learners in writing tasks and thereby increase learner autonomy and improve critical thinking skills, and creativity. We will demonstrate how online tools can be used in providing formative feedback on writing and also discuss how teachers can encourage peer feedback using various online tools.