Overview: FeedbackFruits

Tool Overview

Feedback

	Pedagogical Tool Description	Example Use Cases
Group Member Evaluation Links to an external site.	Eliminate free-riding and improve collaboration skills among your students with customizable evaluation of group members' contributions.	Students give feedback on their peers' collaboration skills during a group project Personalize group grades based on individual contributions to group work
Peer Review Links to an external site.	Save time designing peer feedback activities in which students actively provide feedback on their own submitted work or that of their peers, based on predefined rubrics or criteria.	Students peer assess each other's draft reports before the final handin to the teacher Students upload videos of their work for peers to review and grade
Skill Review Links to an external site.	Assess skills more effectively online by giving structured feedback to students on their performance skills, such as presentations, oral exams or interviews.	Review students' group presentations Evaluate oral exams Review negotiation skills
Assignment Review Links to an external site.	Assess deliverables more effectively online by giving structured feedback to students on their individual or group assignments in any classroom size.	Teacher reviews students' reports Instructors provide formative feedback on (group) laboratory assignments
Automated Feedback Links to an external site.	Al-powered learning assistant that provides instant and formative feedback to help students improve their academic writing.	With Automated Feedback, students will almost instantly receive feedback on their submitted work with several feedback criteria
Self-Assessment on Work Links to an external site.	Implement effective self-assessment practice in your learning activities that help students reflect on their work based on predefined criteria, providing scores and feedback on their deliverable.	Students will be able to evaluate themselves and determine which aspects they should work on improving in regard to their submitted paper
Self-Assessment on Skill Links to an external site.	Implement effective self-assessment practice in your learning activities that help students reflect on their individual or group skills and performance.	Students evaluate their participation in a project and complete a self-reflection

Activating Study Materials

	Pedagogical Tool Description	Example Use Cases
Interactive Video Links to an external site.  Interactive Document Links to an external site.  Interactive Audio Links to an external site.	These tools support the flipping the classroom method. Teachers can share media sources (audio, document, video) for students to discuss, answer practice questions and/or collaborate on discussion topics.	Students add discussion topics on study material Answering practice questions on a video Asking students to create exam questions
Comprehension Links to an external site.	Allow students to read, comprehend and analyze a document, and comment on the topics provided by the instructor to identify the structure of the study material. The instructor can also enable collaborative learning.	Students can better process study material or scientific articles by priming on specific topics Students annotate a mockup essay to develop writing skills

Interactive Classroom

	Pedagogical Tool Description	Example Use Cases
Interactive Presentation Links to an external site.	Actively engage students with their audience and discussions during presentations, allowing students to answer live questions during class.	Live polling during a lecture The teacher asks questions to test the knowledge level of students or to initialize a discussion
Team Based Learning Links to an external site.	Prepare students to enhance their knowledge of a topic and apply their knowledge through problem-solving as a team.	This tool facilitates the second and third steps of the Team-Based Learning method in form of an iRAT and a tRAT quiz
Quiz Links to an external site.	Assess students' understanding of course content and provide immediate feedback on their knowledge gaps with engaging practice quizzes.	Direct overview of student progress in terms of their learning goals as a result of open, multiple choice and scratch off questions Stimulate a flexible approach to working
Discussion on Work Links to an external site.	Sharpen students' collaboration, interaction, and critical thinking through online debate, discussion and self-reflection. Students discuss a topic by submitting a deliverable.	Support online case-study education Draft deliverables can be discussed in thesis groups
Discussion on Topic Links to an external site.	Sharpen and promote students' collaboration, interaction, and critical thinking through asynchronous discussion on specific topics and self-reflection.	Discuss a topic as a blog post Emulate the experience of a discussion thread to stimulate interaction and debate

Choosing the Right Tool

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Using FeedbackFruits in Canvas

Creating a FeedbackFruits Activity as an Assignment

1. Create a new assignment in Canvas. 
2. Under the Submission Type dropdown, choose 'External Tool' and click 'Find'

3. Choose 'FeedbackFruits' from the 'Configure External Tool' menu and press 'Select'

4. The FeedbackFruits toolpicker will appear. Within the toolpicker, you will be able to create brand new activities by choosing one of FeedbackFruits tools, copy assignment set ups from past activities, or use personal, shared or institutional templates (including Learning Journeys). For more information on how to use the toolpicker, please read more here Links to an external site..

5. After selecting the tool or activity template you wish to use, you will be able to set up and save your FeedbackFruits assignment. After saving, you will get back to the 'Configure External Tool' menu. You need to click 'select' again in order for the tool link to be entered into your Canvas Assignment.

6. Before you save, be sure to adjust the title, points value, and other details to your needs.
7. Click on 'Save' or 'Save & Publish' if you'd like the assignment to be available to students immediately.

UNK Instructional Tool Support:

• For questions about FeedbackFruits, contact the Learning Design team at learningdesign@unk.edu.

FeedbackFruits Support & Resources 24/5/365

•      FeedbackFruits Help Center Links to an external site. 
•       help@feedbackfruits.com
•      FeedbackFruits YouTube Channel Links to an external site.
•      FeedbackFruits Blog: Pedagogical value Links to an external site.
•       The Learning Experience Lab Podcast Links to an external site.