Learning and Feedback

Learning is…

Communities of practice – sharing learning and knowledge with others.

Experiential learning – learning through reflection on experiences.

Situated learning – connecting learning through cultural content and real activities.

Think about how you have been learning today.

Have you:

• discussed a topic with your peers in class or in the common room?
• read a news story and linked it with a topic in a module?
• worked with a group on a presentation?
• gone to a lecture, workshop or seminar and developed ideas with your classmates?
• visited a location to see how it is used or could be used?

Feedback is…

• when you are trying to decide on a research topic and your lecturer gives you guidance
• when you tell your lecturer about something you have read and you discuss how to include it in your assignment
• meeting for a group tutorial about your assignment
• getting verbal and written comments about your work, project, assignment or practical
• having a conversation with your tutor about your progress, achievement or results
• getting direction, suggestions and advice about your studies
• on-going and constant dialogue
• provided in many ways – face-to-face in classes and tutorials, through grades/marking and written in an email or assessment feedback
• formal, informal and practical
• timely, fair and personal
• constructive to help you improve
• provided inside and outside the classroom
• a chat in a corridor or café
• a process which strengthens the learning process

We work hard to provide effective feedback because we want to support your development and help you to achieve your goals.