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Strategies for Online Critiquing of Student Assignments

Colorado State University

Don Zimmerman

Colorado State University

Word processing programs now allow instructors to provide online personalized, detailed critiques of students’ writing assignments. The article discusses the advantages of online critiquing assignments using the Track Changes, Comment, and AutoCorrect functions. It provides guidelines for online critiquing and grading of student assignments, including preparing students for online grading, preparing for online critiquing, setting policies, orienting students to sending e-mail attachments, avoiding pitfalls, and developing time-saving strategies for online critiquing of student assignments.

Key Words: online editing • Track Changes • technical editing • collaborative writing • grading

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