A process for quick response and appropriate feedback should be planned into the course. This lets students know that you are concerned about their progress and pleased to get their assignments on time. This communication may be through email, fax, snail mail, phone, or posted on a web page. If students are posting their projects on web pages, you could remote open a student's web page and provide feedback right on their page. You could even highlight ideas in red or green text.
Some instructors like to post general feedback for the class to see.
For example, you might indicate that Susan has cool clip art on her page that everyone should check out or that David's article review contains some important points that everyone should read. There are at least three common options for communicating with students through email about their progress. One approach is to respond to student input and inquiry as soon as it is possible and practical. This option applies the time management strategy of dealing with paper immediately rather than letting it stack up. In other words, when an email assignment arrives, grade it on the fly, reply immediately, record the grade, and delete the message.