Peer editing is a wonderful tool that should be utilized when available; the difficult task is knowing what is appropriate when peer editing. Can you go too far? Are there rules to follow? These are great questions; fortunately, some great answers were found in the assigned readings/viewings of Paige Ellis’ Blog, the What is Peer Editing presentation, the Peer Edit With Perfection Tutorial, and the Writing Peer Review Top 10 Mistakes video.
In Paige’s blog, she presents her own conundrum of the reviewing of a peer’s blog, and she provides the outcome of performing her own peer review. Paige first showed her concern with whether or not to correct a peer publicly (commenting on blog) or privately (via e-mail). Paige then gives us her resolution after consultation; Paige shows that she responds publicly with general suggestions that would not cause humiliation. Then Paige states she sent a separate comment to her peer’s e-mail pointing out areas where mistakes were made. This approach that Paige suggests seems a perfect combination. She provides suggestions publicly and corrections in a private setting.
In the presentations, What is Peer Editing as well as the Peer Edit With Perfection Tutorial, we see concise and effective ways to perform peer editing. The presentations provide quick and easy ways to remember what to include in your peer editing tasks. However, there seems to be something lacking regarding how we should deliver this method to our peers. Luckily, the Writing Peer Reviews Top 10 Mistakes video shows us exactly “what not to do.” This video provides several "mini lessons;" to name a few, it shows the realities of being too loud, too mean, too demanding, and too picky. The examples shown in the video bring to light common forms of peer reviewing that I am certain we have all experienced one or more of. While I enjoyed the straightforwardness of What is Peer Editing and Peer Edit With Perfection Tutorial, I found Writing Peer Reviews Top 10 Mistakes to be hilarious (the truth about how we truly act is often hilarious) in the way it was presented. The acting was spot on in regards to what is typically experienced in peer editing, and this video was educational in the way it showed us “how not to act” which actually revealed to us “how to act.”
The four presentations combined give a great understanding of peer editing; however, the situation that Paige outlined in her blog is a reality of what I will face in this class. As a veteran of the “corporate world,” I have always been one to praise another for great work publicly and/or offer suggestions in front of their peers. However, when providing correction/coaching to another, I have found providing this type of feedback one on one (face to face or via email) to be the best format; it builds trust and invites future collaboration. This format has proven for me to be effective. There will be times when it is necessary (group/collaborative assignments) to provide and receive criticism or correction publicly and this may seem difficult to deliver or accept. In these situations, I will heed the advice of each of these presentations.
Very good. Well written. You successfully included links to all your sources, as well as ALT/TITLE modifiers on your picture!
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