FILE SUBMISSION: Videos will be submitted and viewed using MediaMarkup. Please see MediaMarkup Instructions for information.
ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION:
This allows you the opportunity for further feedback from your peers, and garner more tips for revision before your final project is due. Also, by using your critical thinking skills, this will help you revise your own project by seeing good and bad things in others’ projects. You will be evaluated on the quality of comments you provide, not on the comments you receive.
ASSIGNMENT DIRECTIONS & EXPECTATIONS:
You can provide comments on the videos that are both specific to a certain aspect or moment (small edits) and greater criticisms that address issues of structure, science or style. For the purpose of the peer review, you must provide both small edit suggestions and larger criticisms.
1. Group projects you are supposed to review are indicated on the Google spreadsheet. All videos are uploaded to MediaMarkup and have their designated group numbers in the file name. All the videos can be accessed on MediaMarkup under the “Tufts-wide” tab and have a EnvBio file name indicator.
2. Using MediaMarkup, provide specific production or content comments (small edits).
3. For general comments, larger criticisms, and other suggestions, use the peer review template given below. Provide at least two comments per “Appealing” and “Needs Improvement” headings, per category
4. Provide constructive feedback: Don’t just describe what is good, but provide suggestions of what and how to change and also what the exact problem was, or how it was a problem.
5. Put in what you want to receive: make thoughtful, constructive comments that are what you would want to receive to help you revise your project.
TWO (2) peer reviews due electronically via Trunk by 5:00 pm, November 30, 2012.
Peer review template: Please use this template to organize your comments for easy reference by others.
Peer Review Rubric (click for template)
| Appealing | Needs Improvement | |
| Purpose and Factual Content Establishes purpose early on, choice of content is appropriate for the course, and contains an instructional component | ||
| Organization The script is well-written and establishes a meaningful purpose for the story and maintains a clear focus throughout until reaching a logical conclusion | ||
| Economy of Presentation The story is told with the right amount of detail throughout. It does not seem too short nor does it seem too long. | ||
| Quality of Images Project includes clear, well focused, well exposed images taken with a digital camera and/or downloaded from the web | ||
| Quality of Audio Audio narration was of high quality and loud enough to be heard; and music was mixed at the right level and appropriate for the content of the project |