How long did you take to mark that?!

Pla Fernandez, Kristina

Abstract

Staff's time, energy as well as good wishes and expectations for their students to achieve their
potential are poured onto giving feedback. In this paper, I will discuss briefly, why teaching staff are so
invested into giving feedback that is useful and meaningful to our students, but also why this is also an
exhausting task, which can burn you out quickly, particularly in continuous assessment or in-course
assessment settings.
This paper will consider the conflicting expectations around the notions of marking and feedback
coming from our HE institutions, our students and our own pedagogical ideals. Some suggestions on
how to frame and embed feedback into our syllabus in ways that are professionally fulfilling while also
manageable within our workload will be given, alongside practical examples of feedback time-savers.

Citation

Pla Fernandez, K. (2022, April). How long did you take to mark that?!. Paper presented at AULC Annual conference 2022 - Envisage the Future: Reshaping Language Teaching and Learning, University of Nottingham

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: AULC Annual conference 2022 - Envisage the Future: Reshaping Language Teaching and Learning
• Start Date: Apr 25, 2022
• Deposit Date: Oct 31, 2024
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2995183