myPortfolio - Feedback options

On the myPortfolio platform, there are various options for providing feedback for both teachers and students.

1.General feedback options

There are basically two options for giving feedback, which are accessible to all users. Which one is best for you depends on your needs.

1.1 Annotations

The first option is the annotations block. If you insert this block into a page, people with whom you share the corresponding page can leave their feedback there.

Inserting a comment block: comment text, assigning tags, and setting whether feedback should be allowed — Fig. 1: Annotations

The first option is the annotations block. If you insert this block into a page, people with whom you share the corresponding page can leave their feedback there.

1.2 Comments

Mahara also offers the option of leaving comments. You can leave comments with an embedded 0-5 star rating system. You can also use this function to comment on individual artifacts (see “Commenting on individual artifacts”) or the entire (profile) page.

Inserting a comment block: comment text, rating using a star system, attaching files, and setting whether the comment should be public — Fig. 5: Comments with star rating

This function also allows you to attach files, e.g. more detailed comments in the form of pdf or word files.

1.2.1 Giving feedback on an entire page

The annotations function can also be used to give feedback on an entire page.
All you have to do is scroll down on a page shared with you in a group, which has the annotations block included and the “Allow feedback” function enabled. You then have the option of writing a text using the “Submit feedback” function. This allows you to either share your feedback “publicly” for all group members to see or privately for the creator only.

Provide feedback on an entire page: feedback text and setting whether the comment should be public — Fig. 7: Giving feedback on an entire page

1.2.2 Commenting on individual artifacts

Some types of blocks offer the option of commenting on them directly. These are:

Image blocks
Downloadable files
Blog entries
Notes

Comment on individual artifacts: text, star rating, reply to comments using the arrow icon — Fig. 8: Commenting on individual artifacts

To be able to use this function, comments must be allowed in the settings of the file or blog post. For notes, the function can be allowed when creating the block.

2. Feedback from teachers

As a teacher, in addition to the generally accessible options, you can also use the submission function to give your students feedback.

2.1 Submission

If you have activated the submissions in your group, you can give the students feedback using the three selection options on the Submissions tab:

Passed
Failed
Revise

Evaluating submissions: Select result, share page — Fig. 9: Submissions from teachers

3. Feedback from students (peer-to-peer)

We generally recommend a function for students to provide feedback.

3.1 Peer assessment

This is a function that must be added by a teacher and allows students to leave comments directly under individual artifacts of other students. However, students are also able to use the other feedback options (except for the submission function). We therefore recommend that the “peer assessment” function be the only option for peer-to-peer feedback in order to maintain an obvious separation.

Insert peer assessment: Title and instructions — Fig. 10: Insert peer assessment

To enable this function for your students, you must insert the “Peer assessment” artifact into a page that you have shared with your students.
If they then add artifacts to this page, they can receive feedback from the other participants. You can also tell your students to add this artifact themselves on pages that they share with the group.

Provide feedback through peer assessment: compose text, save draft, or publish assessment — Fig. 12: Peer assessment settings

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