FeedbackFruits
FeedbackFruits is a dedicated assessment and feedback system integrated with Blackboard. Using FeedbackFruits, you can develop three types of activities: Peer review, Group member evaluation and Automated feedback.
FeedbackFruits is a platform integrated into Blackboard that supports peer review, group member evaluation ad other types of engagement activities.
You can use FeedbackFruits to:
- Develop engaging collaborative activities; Peer Review or Group Member Evaluation to encourage student reflection and help students develop the skills and competencies they will use in the workplace.
- Design and build on a library of reusable and shareable resources, eg past activities or digital rubrics.
- Deliver formative and summative assessments, and manage the grades within the Blackboard Gradebook.
- Support both asynchronous and in-class learning.
- Enable anonymity to help students be more confident in providing feedback.
- Enable your students to receive automated feedback on their drafts before final submissions.
Getting started
All staff with an Instructor/Administrator role in Blackboard have access to FeedbackFruits. You can use one or all three activities depending on your needs. Below is an overview of the tools you can use:
- Group member evaluation: Overview - How to set it up
- Peer Review: Overview - How to set it up
FeedbackFruits can be found in Blackboard course tools. Staff and students can access FeedbackFruits through Blackboard, similarly to a Turnitin Assignment.
Watch a short video on how to add a Feedbackfruits activity in your Blackboard course.
Want to find out more? Talk to one of our academic champions
Our academic champions are available to share their experience of using FeedbackFruits for formative activities. Get in touch if you would like to find out more about their activities, student feedback, or just tips for a successful implementation or contact the DEO digital-education@bristol.ac.uk to help with the technical set up.
- Francesca Dennis (Chemistry) francesca.dennis@bristol.ac.uk for “Anonymous peer feedback on draft formative submissions of work”.
- Steven Proud (Economics) steven.proud@bristol.ac.uk for “Use of Automated Feedback to help students review their work before final submissions”.
- Rabeya Khatoon, (Economics) rabeya.khaoon@bristol.ac.uk for “Contribution to Groupwork for dissertation”.
- Kevin Tran, (Economics) kevin.tran@bristol.ac.uk for “Contribution to groupwork for dissertation”.
Further resources:
- A guide to rubrics for educators
- How to create rubrics that encourage active learning
- How To: Set Up Feedback Criteria (Rubrics, Scales and Comment-Only)
- Turnitin: Setting up and Teacher Perspective
Join the Bristol community of practice
We recommend that you join the Bristol FeedbackFruits practice community to keep up to date with guidance, academic practice, support and training opportunities. Please email the DEO digital-education@bristol.ac.uk to be added to the FeedbackFruits Onboarding Teams chat.