Panagiota (Penny) Tzanni

EdTech practical workshops are for language teachers who want to know more about EdTech and look for different ways to implement new ideas in their teaching. The presenter will demonstrate an EdTech tool and give the audience some hands-on experience.

Abstract:

Peer feedback can be one of the most useful activities for improving learners’ writing skills, learning autonomy, and critical thinking skills. However, especially in the Asian context, students are struggling to give honest feedback to their peers, mostly for cultural reasons (Nation and Carson, 2016). This issue can be solved using several websites and applications that transform peer feedback into an anonymous and easier-to-handle activity. In this webinar, we will explore technology-mediated peer feedback and propose several approaches and tools to implement it effectively in your courses.

Bio:

Panagiota (Penny) Tzanni is an EAP Lecturer and Course Designer at the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China. After completing her MA in Applied Linguistics at the University of Birmingham in the UK, she worked as an EAP Tutor at various universities around the world, including Coventry University and UCL (University College London. Panagiota (Penny) is now reading her PhD at Lancaster University on Technology-enhanced Learning and e-research.