[annotation][2b2k] Critique^it
Ashley Bradford of Critique-It describes his company’s way of keeping review and feedback engaging.
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To what extent can and should we allow classroom feedback to be available in the public sphere? The classroom is a type of Habermasian civic society. Owning one’s discourse in that environment is critical. It has to feel human if students are to learn.
So, you can embed text, audio, and video feedback in documents, video and images. It translates docs into HTML. To make the feedback feel human, it uses slightly stamps. You can also type in comments, marking them as neutral, positive, or critique. A “critique panel” follows you through the doc as you read it, so you don’t have to scroll around. It rolls up comments and stats for the student or the faculty.
It works the same in different doc types, including Powerpoint, images, and video.
Critiques can be shared among groups. Groups can be arbitrarily defined.
It uses HTML 5. It’s written in Javascript, PHP, and uses Mysql.
“We’re starting with an environment. We’re building out tools.” Ashley aims for Critique^It to feel very human.
Categories: interop, too big to know dw
