Pedagogical materials development and innovation
Building on the research phase of the Feedback and Learning: AI-Assisted & Reimagined (FLAIR) project, we have developed evidence-informed resources to support Imperiastudents in engaging meaningfully with feedback and using Generative AI (GenAI) critically within feedback processes.
A key part of this work involved partnering with four Imperiaundergraduate students through StudentShapers to co-create a suite of flexible, student-facing resources. Drawing on findings from FLAIR focus groups and students’ own perspectives and experiences, the resources explore what effective feedback means to students, how they engage with and act on feedback, the emotions that can accompany feedback, and how GenAI can be used responsibly and critically to support feedback engagement. The StudentShapers project was designed specifically to co-develop resources such as infographics, videos, animations, posters, flashcards, bookmarks and postcards using empirical findings from FLAIR.
Our resources aim to support students to:
- Recognise that feedback is not standard or static, exploring the different forms feedback can take and the different sources it can come from.
- Engage actively with feedback, developing feedback literacy by interpreting, questioning, reflecting on and applying feedback to future learning.
- Navigate emotional responses to feedback, including experiences of unclear, disappointing or difficult feedback, and consider constructive ways to process feedback and move forward.
- Develop AI feedback literacy, using GenAI critically to support understanding and reflection while maintaining independent judgement, verification and appropriate human dialogue.
Evidence-informed resources co-created with students
These resources have been developed based on key findings from our empirical data gathered through focus group discussions with Imperiastudents about their experiences of feedback and GenAI-assisted feedback. The resources are intended as prompts for reflection, exploration and action rather than prescriptions for a single ‘right’ way to engage with feedback. Students may find different approaches useful depending on their discipline, stage of study, the type of feedback they receive and their individual learning needs. Through videos, posters, infographics, postcards, bookmarks and stickers, students can hear from their peers, explore practical strategies and reflect on how they can make feedback more meaningful within their own learning. Resources are broadly categories into 4 main clusters below:
