The Future of Feedback

Primary Contributors: Douglas B. and Dwight W. Allen

iFeedback: The Future of Feedback

Why iFeedback

• Accelerating and continuous change
• Globalization
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Necessary for learning
• Empowered individuals are more productive
• Flattened organizations
• Trust

Follow-on

Speed and flexibility

Principles of Effective Feedback

• All learning is based on feedback and encouragement
• Attention is the prerequisite
• The importance of both intentional and non-intentional learning
• Incidental learning
• Serendipitous learning
• Unexpected learning
• Fortuitous learning
• Service learning
• Professional expertise
• Just in time learning
• Learning on demand
• Secrets of 2+2

Common Shortcomings of Traditional Feedback Tools

• Feared
• Ineffective
• Not timely
• Laundry list
• Generic, without useful detail
• Little or no built-in follow-up or consequence
• Not prioritized

Making Feedback a Habit

• Overcoming fear of feedback
• Learning to crave feedback
• Understanding the value of real-time feedback
• Learning to give successful feedback

2+2: An example of real-time feedback

• The five secrets
  • Balanced
  • Timely
  • Focused
  • Specific
  • Follow-up

The Foundations of iFeedback

• Data Entry
• Digital Data
• On-line Editing
• Data Retrieval
• Search Engines
• Information Management
• Information Access
• Knowledge Generation
• Assessment
• Change

iLoops: Iterative Knowledge

• Software version updates
• Literary themes and plots
• Movie remakes
• Renovate and rebuild
• Hybrids
• Art and architecture styles
• Open source
• Wikis

iRoadblocks

• Recognition and ownership
• Fair compensation
• Corruption and appropriation
• Secrecy and proprietary rights
• Confidentiality and privacy
• Legal issues
• Time
• Access to technology
• Confusion and messiness
• Lack of stability
• Compatibility
• Keeping up and retraining

Next Steps

• Embracing new technologies
• Individual attitudes and skills
• Management and administrative skills and attitudes
• Organization change and development
• Access to tools

See also

Contemporary Educational Psychology, especially Chapter 8, "Instructional Strategies".