Feed More Back: Multimodal Feedback Toward Relationship-Rich Writing Courses

Presenter Information

Jessica Mattox, Old Dominion University
Cyndy Lopez Guerrero, Old Dominion University

Publication Date

2023

Abstract

Our goal is to use feedback to increase student understanding of audience and purpose in collaborative writing projects. One-on-one feedback is difficult to accomplish in classes with large caps and multiple process-based writing assignments per semester. Providing detailed feedback is time-consuming, so writing instructors often resort to generic comments or even quantitative rubrics. We implement multimodal feedback strategies that foster meaningful connections in the classroom. In these proceedings we have integrated a multimodal feedback plan into two of our assignment sequences: 1.) an Instruction Set, Usability Test, and Results Memo, and 2.) The Freshmen “Theory of Writing” research paper process.

Author Biography

Jessica Mattox is a doctoral student of English at Old Dominion University and an adjunct professor of English at Radford University where she teaches Professional Writing and various other writing courses. Her research interests include writing pedagogy, technical/professional communication, and rhetorical genre studies.

Cyndy Lopez Guerrero is a doctoral student of English at Old Dominion University and full-time lecturer at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley where she teaches First Year Writing and various other introductory courses. Her research interests include pedagogy, social justice practices in academia, basic writing, and rhetoric & composition.

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