Peer Review Peer Review is a customizable, interactive, online collaborative workspace where participants can post, create and discuss projects, papers, Web pages and other assignments. Documents can be created by individuals or groups. Particpants can comment on the complete document, or comment on specific paragraphs or sentences. The comments are color-coded to identify contributors. Promote student collaboration and critical thinking - Beth Kalikoff , Director of UW Tacoma's Writing Center, uses online discussion and peer review forums to facilitate communication among staff and within courses.
Students evaluate their peers' work online prior to turning it in.
This assignment has raised the quality of students' work, Talbott says, and provides students with greater feedback. In addition, online reviews free up valuable class time. Enhance learning in large classes - Peer Review is a valuable tool for instructors who teach large lecture classes. Instructors can make classes seem smaller by using the tool to create a forum for collaborative projects. Students can work together in small groups outside of class without being at the same location or coordinating meeting times.