The Teaching Space

Episode 99 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores five methods for recording verbal feedback to students. Introduction As we know, feedback is an essential tool for formative assessment, and verbal feedback can be particularly powerful. However, sometimes, it is just not possible to provide verbal feedback at the right time. However, there are a variety of tools available that help you record verbal feedback and share it after the fact. Except for the first suggestion, you will need a pair of headphones with a mic attached to use these tools (or a separate pair of headphones and a mic). Your school or college will hopefully be able to provide these. Phone App Depending on your students and your organisation's safeguarding and e-safety policies, one of the most accessible tools for recording feedback is a mobile phone. Most mobiles have a native audio recording app. If you use yours, you can share the audio with the student afterwards (this is a little clunky as you will have to get it off your phone and into