?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Systematic+peer+reviewing+versus+a+discussion+forum+for+promoting+online+learner+success%3A+an+evaluation+of+innovative+learning+design+for+postgraduate+students&rft.creator=Hughes%2C+G&rft.creator=Price%2C+L&rft.creator=Hughes%2C+G&rft.description=Designing+distance+learning+to+ensure+student+success+is+of+high+importance+and+there%0D%0Aare+well-known+aspects+of+distance+online+learning+that+encourage+retention+such+as%0D%0Aregular+tutor+support%2C+clear+structure%2C+student+self-reflection+and+online+discussion+with%0D%0Apeers+(Doig+and+Hogg%2C+2013).+A+module+for+a+new+Postgraduate+Certificate+in+Learning%0D%0Aand+Teaching+in+Higher+Education+at+the+University+of+London+was+recently+designed%0D%0Ausing+these+plus+innovative+pedagogic+features+to+promote+student+success.+The%0D%0Adesign+included+alignment+between+the+assessment+criteria+and+weekly+discussion%0D%0Aforum+activities.+An+ipsative+assessment+criterion+indicated+to+students+that+they+must%0D%0Ademonstrate+their+development+and+progress+with+their+learning+throughout+the+module%0D%0Ato+encourage+consistent+engagement.+The+design+also+included+a+peer+review+process%0D%0Athat+was+managed+through+the+Virtual+Learning+Environment+with+student+reviews+that%0D%0Awere+anonymised.+To+identify+which+aspects+of+the+design+promoted+success%2C+we%0D%0Acollected+data+analytics+for+50+students+and+explored+links+between+online+discussion%0D%0Aforum+participation%2C+peer+review+activities+and+student+marks.+Contrary+to+popular%0D%0Aexpectations%2C+engagement+with+the+discussion+forum+is+not+a+very+good+predictor+of%0D%0Acompletion+and+success.+By+contrast%2C+engagement+in+peer+review%2C+and+especially%0D%0Agiving+feedback+to+peers%2C+is+a+good+predictor+of+success.+Furthermore%2C+early+drop+out%0D%0Afrom+peer+review+links+to+incomplete+submission+of+assessments.+Thus%2C+spending+time%0D%0Aon+task+in+the+peer+review+links+to+high+or+moderate+performance%2C+although+a+few%0D%0Aexceptions+indicate+that+different+learners+might+use+different+tools+for+success.+This%0D%0Astudy+suggests+a+number+of+avenues+for+tutor+development+in+online+learning+to%0D%0Aencourage+retention+such+as+using+peer+review+activities+that+are+time+bound+and+well%0D%0Aorganised.+Assessment+could+include+criteria+for+developmental+progress+as+well+as%0D%0Aoutcomes&rft.subject=design%2C+peer+assessment%2C+retention%2C+student+success%2C+ipsative+assessment&rft.publisher=National+Institute+for+Digital+Learning+(NIDL)&rft.date=2019-11-07&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.publisher=World+Confernece+on+Online+Learning&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A++Proceedings+of+the+28th+ICDE+World+Conference+on+Online+Learning+2019.++(pp.+FP+037).++National+Institute+for+Digital+Learning+(NIDL)%3A+Dublin%2C+Ireland.+(2019)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10083323%2F7%2FHughes_Systematic%2520peer%2520reviewing%2520versus%2520a%2520discussion%2520forum%2520for%2520promoting%2520online%2520learner%2520success_AAM.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10083323%2F&rft.rights=open