As part of our expanding educational technology toolkit, all instructors now have access to our full suite of nine FeedbackFruits tools. To help you get started, we鈥檝e been rolling out two featured tools per month. In previous months, we’ve highlighted tools that can help with peer review, group work, interactive engagement and social reading. August brings the final three tools:
Discussion on Work: helps students reflect on and engage with each other鈥檚 submitted assignments through structured peer discussions. After uploading their work, students provide comments and participate in guided conversations鈥攅ither anonymously or openly鈥攆ostering dialogue, critical thinking and collaborative learning. The tool supports constructive feedback, encourages diverse perspectives, and includes features like participation tracking, customizable prompts and optional reflection steps to deepen learning.
Discussion on Topic: Use to spark conversation around a course concept, prompt or issue鈥攅ven when there鈥檚 no formal submission. Instructors post a discussion topic and students respond with thoughtful posts, reply to peers and upvote contributions to foster collaborative learning. The tool supports both individual and group discussions, offers anonymity options and includes a reflection step to deepen understanding. Ideal for warm-up questions, case studies, debates or low-stakes engagement, it promotes critical thinking, inclusivity and a sense of community.
Self-Assessment of Work: With , students evaluate their own assignments using instructor-defined criteria such as rubrics, guiding questions or open reflection prompts. This process fosters metacognition, builds critical thinking and encourages students to take ownership of their learning. The tool supports both individual and group assessments, offers customizable grading options, and can be used for a wide range of deliverables鈥攆rom essays to presentations鈥攎aking it ideal for reflective or developmental assignments.
We invite you to explore the full FeedbackFruits suite in Brightspace (via the ) and discover how it can support authentic, student-centred learning.
Interested in training? Check out the in-person on Aug. 26.
Already using one of these tools? We鈥檇 love to hear how it鈥檚 going! Reach out via the FeedbackFruits link in our .