One of my favorite tools is Turnitin, a plagiarism detection service, and it has a built in grading program. The grading program is similar to the comment features in Microsoft Word - but it’s faster. You can even save frequently used comments in a bank, then drag and drop them straight onto the paper scanner. Your institution may have a

what the online teacher needs more than anything is to develop a set of habits: regular and clear communication, demonstrating compassion, and developing the discipline of prompt feedback.

Here’s what the revised assignment looked like: A. He assigned four book reviews for his history course.

The most effective response is often a one or two-sentence question, or a simple request for more information.

have some specific questions about how you can improve your threaded discussion posts, or if you have questions about the topic we have been discussing. The 100% - Finally, send out an email to the entire class explaining that you have graded all of their threaded discussions. Let them know that you have left specific comments for those who most

Ask Students for the Feedback They Need I’ll admit that this is more of a summative strategy, but it’s one of my favorites because it’s a formative take on summative feedback. Ask your students to type a few questions on the final page of their paper. Their questions may range from confusion about citations, questions on composition, to wondering

If you have certain office hours and are open to taking phone calls, let them know when you are available that week. Be sure to post your phone number in the course site or in the email. - If you receive a particularly good question from a student, post it as a course-wide email or put it in an Assignment FAQ page.

Set a Regular Time

Consider deploying a mid-course evaluation. Now this takes some courage, but the feedback you receive will be more valuable than the typical semester-end course evaluation.