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9 technology-assisted strategies to minimize time spent on manual course set-ups, and maximize student engagement, retention and success.

5 ways to personalized the learning experiences based on the key student-centered learning principles

The 5 key trends that will certainly take place in the upcoming Fall semester and beyond, according to educational leaders.

Discover the difference between differentiated and personalized learning, along with how to apply these two approaches in hybrid classrooms.

A comprehensive guide to visualize the e-learning tools according to different pedagogical goals.

An 11-step framework that guides you to utilize pedagogical technology in implementing the flipped classroom model.

Explore the concept of Inclusive Course Design and 4 key principles to consider when designing an inclusive, engaging course.

This article looks at how Interactive Study Material and Comprehension differ, in terms of the functions and usages.

This article highlights 5 key trends, which we believe are, and will be driving Australian higher education in the future.

Explore 4 strategies to utilize pedagogical technology for effective, and fair assessment in online/hybrid learning.

Linda Lee of The Wharton School shared how FeedbackFruits tools were chosen to facilitate a large-enrolment course for first-year students.

Matteo has been teaching online over the past semester, and here is what he has to share.

10 essential steps for better course design to help you prepare and deliver engaging materials in your hybrid and online teaching next semester.

This article dives into methods for creating quality rubrics that can help measure students' performance critically and effectively.

In this article, we’ll dive into understanding why we use rubrics, what they are, and how they can contribute to the student learning process.

This article elaborates on the key elements for effective peer feedback, and strategies to facilitate peer feedback to support lifelong skills.

The second article of the Feedback series discusses Learner variability, Universal Learning Design, and Multimedia feedback.

This article explores the concept of feedback, its benefits in teaching and learning, and the mediators for effective feedback.

Explore a novel pedagogical approach to course design that helps prepare students for the labour market

Discover how to initiate high quality peer review by utilising these 7 essentials in designing peer feedback criteria.

These 4 strategies will help you address the challenge of generating student motivation and engagement in online learning

Discover how to promote social learning while social distancing, by integrating both theoretical framework and technological affordances.

Learn how collaborative learning can foster a community of engaged, active, and critical students that are eager to participate in class.

Understand the ins and outs of formative and summative assessment, and explore some practical strategies for your next assessment activity

Explore the fundamentals of team-based learning approach, its benefits, and useful strategies to optimize this framework for your online course

Discover how the HyFlex model is one of the best strategies for universities to improve online learning and create engaging course design

The best tips to improve students' retention is boosting engagement in course design

Moving online during COVID-19 is not easy for universities. How did students react to this change, both educationally and economically wise?

This week's column covers the topic os assessment, which has become a major issue within the higher ed community in the light of the pandemic.

Explore the highlights of our latest webinar: "The Power of Peer Learning in Business Schools" featuring speakers from the Wharton School

This week we took a look at how remote learning and proctoring can be done better by universities.

This week's digest column dives into improving learning experience for students for next semester.

Learn about active learning: a powerful pedagogical method that increases students' learning potentials

Course design is a fascinating but also complex concept. Learn why well-crafted, and innovative, course design is best for students’ learning

Explore best tips and strategies to upgrade your course design to engage and track students better in virtual environment

The abrupt shift to online learning opens a great opportunity to try new assessment types and tools

We discussed the pros and cons of online courses and explained how teachers can improve them based on existing literature.

We'd like to share 7 key takeaways from our partners' experience in creating online courses during COVID-19

LMS adds substantial value for both teachers and students but using an LMS without plugins is like using a smartphone without apps.

Students dread group work because they know that not every member contributes equally. Peer feedback then comes as an effective solution.

Balancing both formative and summative assessments ensures that the students and teachers together create knowledge that improve the world.

Rubrics work well to ensure constructive feedback provided by students because they clarify expectations for both targets and quality.

Anonymity is necessary to reduce bias when facilitating peer assessment in a collaborative learning activity.

Besides receiving feedback only from teachers, relevant and effective feedback could also be provided by peers

9 technology-assisted strategies to minimize time spent on manual course set-ups, and maximize student engagement, retention and success.

Explore why you should adopt formative assessment, and how this can be integrated quickly and easily at any stage of your course.

Discover the top universities choosing FeedbackFruits to innovate their learning experiences, according to the QS World University Rankings.

How to use Interactive Video to flip the classroom successfully. 5 best tips shared by educators.

Suggestions on how to utilize several features in Group Member Evaluation to stimulate group contribution and collaboration.

The first issue of FeedbackFruits tips will share best strategies to facilitate meaningful peer assessment using Peer Review tool.

Educators from different institutions share 10 factors that persuaded them to adopt FeedbackFruits for better course design.

Het ingezonden artikel van FeedbackFruits is geselecteerd voor de ‘Best Paper Award’ bij het EUNIS Congres 2022.

Explore the development and impact of Automated Feedback, AI-powered tool for academic writing check

This article looks at how Interactive Study Material and Comprehension differ, in terms of the functions and usages.

This article highlights 5 key trends, which we believe are, and will be driving Australian higher education in the future.

We're excited to announce the launch of our latest tool - Team Based Learning to help teachers optimize your TBL process

Discover how Automated Feedback helps reduce writing review time for both teachers and students by using AI.

Participation Grading: an innovative approach to increase peer feedback, level of participation, and offer a safe learning environment

Ewoud de Kok, CEO of FeedbackFruits, reflects on the challenges and opportunities that emerged during the pandemic period.

Digital proctoring is on the rise. However, is it worth risking students’ mentality to compromise academic honesty?

Check out this article to understand how FeedbackFruits Discussion tools aid in developing a new generation of critical thinkers.

Impatient to add FeedbackFruits' tools in Microsoft Teams? Discover by yourself how simple it is by following the guide in this article.

This week's column covers the topic os assessment, which has become a major issue within the higher ed community in the light of the pandemic.

FeedbackFruits Group Member Evaluation helps business school students to acquire critical skills that can be used in the workplace

Artificial intelligence, considered the future of education, could lead to discrimination. We discuss how FeedbackFruits address this.

Explore how FeedbackFruits can assist teachers in facilitating assessment in online courses

How Interactive Video helps teachers build meaningful student - course material interactions for enhanced learning outcomes

FeedbackFruits releases Automated Feedback on Writing earlier in response to COVID-19.

Interactive study materials are key to keep the students connected to the subject throughout the course whether it is online or offline

Assignment Review enables university teachers to assess student assignments with their own rubric online

Interactive Document adds discussion points and questions to text-based study materials to enhance student engagement and consumption

Interactive Video allows teachers to add discussions or inline questions to videos and increase students' interactions.

Students dread group work because they know that not every member contributes equally. Peer feedback then comes as an effective solution.

Explore why you should adopt formative assessment, and how this can be integrated quickly and easily at any stage of your course.

5 ways to personalized the learning experiences based on the key student-centered learning principles

How to use Interactive Video to flip the classroom successfully. 5 best tips shared by educators.

Suggestions on how to utilize several features in Group Member Evaluation to stimulate group contribution and collaboration.

The first issue of FeedbackFruits tips will share best strategies to facilitate meaningful peer assessment using Peer Review tool.

The 5 key trends that will certainly take place in the upcoming Fall semester and beyond, according to educational leaders.

Discover the difference between differentiated and personalized learning, along with how to apply these two approaches in hybrid classrooms.

A comprehensive guide to visualize the e-learning tools according to different pedagogical goals.

An 11-step framework that guides you to utilize pedagogical technology in implementing the flipped classroom model.

Explore the concept of Inclusive Course Design and 4 key principles to consider when designing an inclusive, engaging course.

Explore 4 strategies to utilize pedagogical technology for effective, and fair assessment in online/hybrid learning.

Explore the best tips for implementing peer and group assessment using pedagogical technology, shared by instructors of Reykjavic University.

Linda Lee of The Wharton School shared how FeedbackFruits tools were chosen to facilitate a large-enrolment course for first-year students.

Matteo has been teaching online over the past semester, and here is what he has to share.

10 essential steps for better course design to help you prepare and deliver engaging materials in your hybrid and online teaching next semester.

This article dives into methods for creating quality rubrics that can help measure students' performance critically and effectively.

In this article, we’ll dive into understanding why we use rubrics, what they are, and how they can contribute to the student learning process.

This article elaborates on the key elements for effective peer feedback, and strategies to facilitate peer feedback to support lifelong skills.

The second article of the Feedback series discusses Learner variability, Universal Learning Design, and Multimedia feedback.

This article explores the concept of feedback, its benefits in teaching and learning, and the mediators for effective feedback.

Explore 5 essentials of authentic assessment and how you can digitize this evaluation approach to enhance learner engagement and retention

Discover how to initiate high quality peer review by utilising these 7 essentials in designing peer feedback criteria.

These 4 strategies will help you address the challenge of generating student motivation and engagement in online learning

Discover how to promote social learning while social distancing, by integrating both theoretical framework and technological affordances.

Understand the ins and outs of formative and summative assessment, and explore some practical strategies for your next assessment activity

Explore the fundamentals of team-based learning approach, its benefits, and useful strategies to optimize this framework for your online course

Explore different strategies to generating positive learning behaviors in your online courses

Discover how the HyFlex model is one of the best strategies for universities to improve online learning and create engaging course design

The best tips to improve students' retention is boosting engagement in course design

Online teaching can be tricky to implement. In this blog, we elaborate on the best practices to create an impeccable online course

This week's column covers the topic os assessment, which has become a major issue within the higher ed community in the light of the pandemic.

Rubrics are a fundamental part of creating an online course. It is crucial to know how to build one, and what criteria should we include.

This week we took a look at how remote learning and proctoring can be done better by universities.

This week's digest column dives into improving learning experience for students for next semester.

Universities are finding ways of increasing online interactivity. Hear from experts on how to achieve that in this week's digest column.

The higher education community is discussing diversity and equity in the light of BLM movement. Take a look at this week's digest column.

This week we listed the latest resources on online learning for you.

Learn about active learning: a powerful pedagogical method that increases students' learning potentials

Course design is a fascinating but also complex concept. Learn why well-crafted, and innovative, course design is best for students’ learning

Explore how FeedbackFruits can assist teachers in facilitating assessment in online courses

How Interactive Video helps teachers build meaningful student - course material interactions for enhanced learning outcomes

Interactive study materials are key to keep the students connected to the subject throughout the course whether it is online or offline

Explore best tips and strategies to upgrade your course design to engage and track students better in virtual environment

The abrupt shift to online learning opens a great opportunity to try new assessment types and tools

We discussed the pros and cons of online courses and explained how teachers can improve them based on existing literature.

You can create a safe classroom for your students to give feedback to each other by following these 6 principles.

This learning activity focuses on open-ended assessment at scale to enhance learning through both the knowledge formation and assessment

Rubrics work well to ensure constructive feedback provided by students because they clarify expectations for both targets and quality.

FeedbackFruits' new Innovation Manager Cameron Hope shares about the future of EdTech DoTank

Discover the top universities choosing FeedbackFruits to innovate their learning experiences, according to the QS World University Rankings.

Het ingezonden artikel van FeedbackFruits is geselecteerd voor de ‘Best Paper Award’ bij het EUNIS Congres 2022.

Here are the top reasons why it should be on your May to-do list!

Explore the development and impact of Automated Feedback, AI-powered tool for academic writing check

Explore the concept of Inclusive Course Design and 4 key principles to consider when designing an inclusive, engaging course.

This article highlights 5 key trends, which we believe are, and will be driving Australian higher education in the future.

To close 2021, join us as we look back on our effort and achievements in the journey to support educators innovate teaching and learning.

FeedbackFruits tool suite is available to be used as an app in Microsoft Teams assignments.

Explore the best tips for implementing peer and group assessment using pedagogical technology, shared by instructors of Reykjavic University.

FeedbackFruits has been shortlisted of the Reimagine Education Awards for two entries: FeedbackFruits Tool Suite and Automated Feedback.

7 institutions observed significant improvement in student engagement and skills development while using FeedbackFruits.

Comprehension tool updated with multimedia support, grading and analytics to support your course design.

inspirED 2021 has come to an end, yet the it leaves us with so many valuable lessons about teaching and learning in higher education.

Ewoud de Kok, CEO of FeedbackFruits, reflects on the challenges and opportunities that emerged during the pandemic period.

We would like to wrap up this year with a summary of our 12 best pieces of content of 2020: Let’s have a look!

FeedbackFruits' mission to support educators drive educational transformation with pedagogical tools.

Did you miss FeedbackFruits webinar with Microsoft Teams? You can easily find the main takeaways in this article

Explore the highlights of our latest webinar: "The Power of Peer Learning in Business Schools" featuring speakers from the Wharton School

Universities are finding ways of increasing online interactivity. Hear from experts on how to achieve that in this week's digest column.

The higher education community is discussing diversity and equity in the light of BLM movement. Take a look at this week's digest column.

Here are the key takeaways from our first Australian Inspiration Day together with Deakin University and Griffith University

This week we listed the latest resources on online learning for you.

Richard Machielse, CTO of FeedbackFruits gives insights on the effects of the pandemic on EdTech and FeedbackFruits' response.

FeedbackFruits makes all 8 pedagogical tools available for free to instructors in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

One of the ways we collaborate with universities is via our Inspiration Days: A day to share ideas and knowledge within the EdTech DoTank.

The FeedbackFruits Inspiration Day is all about sharing knowledge and ideas around expanding our tools’ functionality for future use cases.

Dr. Andreas Osterroth at University of Koblenz and Landau faciliated a rigorous feedback process that stimulated active engagement and critical thinking, using FeedbackFruits tools.

The University of Delaware minimized time spent on group work facilitation, while maximizing students' performance and collaboration skills.

For his language course, Dr. Yasuhisa Watanabe at The University of Melbourne utilized several FeedbackFruits to encourage deeper understanding, while saving time working with manual set-up tasks.

Deakin University developed and adopted an authentic assessment project scaling across several subjects and courses.

Two instructors of TIAS School of Business and Society enhanced asynchronous engagement in blended classrooms.

Instructors at Central Michigan University optimized the team-based learning process in a 200-level Biology course with FeedbackFruits tools.

Learn how the Miami School of Law faculty incorporated different FeedbackFruits tools to elevate their online courses.

Dr. Jess Mitchell at Monash University enhanced student engagement and collaboration during the switch to online learning.

Instructors at South Plains College utilized several tools to increase online engagement and interaction in two English courses.

Learn how a Korean language instructor at Cornell University used Peer Review to improve students' language skills while reducing the workload

Peer Review was used to help students improve peer feedback and presentation skills at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.

Instructor at Avans Hogeschools used Automated Feedback to improve students business writing skills in a blended setting.

Dr. Adam Cardilini of Deakin University facilitated effective, high quality feedback in a large, and diverse student cohort using Automated Feedback

Linda Lee, Instructional Designer of the Wharton School shared how FeedbackFruits tools were chosen to facilitate a large-enrolment hybrid course.

Denise Kreiger and Monty Kaplan of Boston University successfully facilitated peer feedback in large student cohort using Peer Review.

Instructors at Queen's University implemented Peer Review and Group Member Evaluation to foster asynchronous collaboration online.

Texas Tech University promoted an active learning environment with feedback and interaction upon the switch to remote learning.

Carlson School of Management saves times and facilitates effective, scalable group work and peer feedback

Instructors at the Wharton School facilitated effective peer feedback in large size classes, using Peer Review.

Professor Karyn Stockar of University of Delaware used Group Member Evaluation to save time facilitating group assessment

Instructors at Deakin University successfully facilitated and scaled group feedback across 40 units, with a total of 6000 students per year

Using Group Member Evaluation, Dr. Frits Flesch facilitated an effective and transparent group evaluation process in his hybrid course.

Dr. Yvette Linders of Utrecht University used Interactive Study Materials in her course to enrich documents and videos with in-line questions, and maintain oversight into the learning process of 140 students

The problems around group-work in online courses sometimes need diagnosis and intervention. Marilisa Boffo of Erasmus University understood this and administered the right treatment - Group Member Evaluation.

Catherine Fraser from Deakin University used Discussion Assignment to organize an asynchronous symposium which enables formative assessment and meaningful interactions.

Using Peer Review in her intensive hybrid course, Suzan Hazel could improve peer feedback quality and students' final performance.

Jeroen van Smeden revamped his course design to enable formative feedback that contribute to improved subject knowledge, using Peer Review.

Find out how an instructor from Wageningen University helped her students improve their peer feedback abilities using the power of AI and clever course design.

Teachers at Maastricht University successfully used Group Member Evaluation to address free-riding in group work while improving the feedback quality.

Jane Mahoney from University of Groningen utilised Automated Feedback to reduce error checking time while improving students' academic writing skills.

Learn how NHL Stenden University applied an innovative teaching approach to enhance group work quality and authentic assessment.

Peer assessment tools allowed instructors to make the feedback process easier for students, and to enrich group contribution and collaboration

To maintain student connection and interaction in the new online setting, Interactive Presentation was used to encourage engagement with lecture slides.

The use of Interactive Document helped design engaging, collaborative learning activities in online courses

Instructor Anne Potters of Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences faciliated an effective feedback process by using Assignment Review

For her online course of 500, Dr. Fiona Baird adopted Group Member Evaluation to facilitate peer assessment while reducing free-riding

Instructor Guido Goijens created an environment in which students could give and receive feedback in a structured and straightforward manner.

Saskia Lavooij's students actively engaged in group and sel-evaluation, thanks to the use of Group Member Evaluation

Carolyn Hastie, lecturer of Griffith University enhanced student participation and contribution in group project

The Peer Review tool was used within Minor Data Engineering course to help facilitate the feedback process and enhance the feedback quality

A professor at Oslo Metropolitan University has set up a combination of self-assessment and peer-review.

Danny Scholten, lecturer of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam organised peer feedback via FeedbackFruits to reduce the complexity, workload and improve the process overview

Students in an Ecology course participated in problem-based learning sessions that encouraged continuous, timely feedback

Discover how MIT xPRO conducted an open-ended discussion using Discussion Assignment

Discover how IE Business School used our Interactive Document tool to improve students' collaboration and teamwork

Discover how OsloMet used the tool Comprehension to train teachers to academic reading. The tool helped students to engage and increased the preparation before class.

Anna Escofet Vilá of University of Amsterdam used Interactive Video to give students a safe space to share opinions and reflections

At HULT International Business School, Interactive Presentation was used to ensure equal accessibility to course content

Dr. Cora Busstra increased the quality of peer reviews and student participation, offered a safe learning environment, and delivered a scalable teaching method with Peer Review.

Interactive Video helped Leiden University to foster meaningful teacher-student interactions, by creating a thriving environment for online learning