Whenever you give or receive feedback in this course, please pay attention to the following guidelines on what makes effective feedback and strong participation in the community
What makes for good feedback in a post, comment, video, or email?
It depends on the specific assignment, but the following generally apply:
- Focused – Pay attention to the prompts, and to the assignment that you’re discussing
- Thorough – Use a good portion of the video length allotted to you (for Teams users). Try to cover as many aspects of the assignment that you can—do not focus on only one thing. However, don’t try to cover too much, because each point you make should have some details (see next point).
- Specific – Avoid generalities like “you had a good design,” and instead be more specific, like “your headers are easy to read, clear, and helpful in breaking up text into more manageable pieces.”
- Critical – Point out what needs improving. Even if you’re looking at the best piece of work, you can give the author something to think about working towards or thinking about differently.
- Supportive – Point out what is working well. Even the earliest of drafts is the start of something good that can be highlighted as a success.