Using Moodle Workshop to facilitate peer review in a group assignment

Abstract

Summary of Teaching & Learning Context Moodle Workshop is one of a number of tools available to academics and technologists to use to foster peer on peer interactions, embedding graduate attributes such as professionalism and critical thinking, and has seen enhanced engagement by learners in group work settings. To add context to this submission, a number of similar products used in Irish and international contexts are presented for comparison. Moodle Workshop The peer review tool used at TUS is Moodle Workshop. Its main features are: • Setup phase – Academic sets up the Moodle Workshop tool in their Moodle page • Submission phase – Students can submit work for assessment by their peers • Assessment phase – Students qualitatively and quantitatively assess each other’s work • Grading evaluation phase – Academic reviews submissions and assessments for final grades