Derek S. Denman
Abstract
Incorporating Peer Feedback Writing Workshops in Political Theory
This project asks how the incorporation of peer feedback methods can improve student writing in political theory while also supporting other learning goals. I detail the process of designing and implementing writing workshops as part of an elective course for students at the bachelor’s and master’s level. I assess the workshops through contemporaneous notes on organizing and facilitating the workshops and through student evaluations conducted after the completion of the workshops. Based on these methods of evaluation, I conclude that the workshops support complex engagement with course material by the students, foster students’ abilities to comment on peer work, and improve student writing. The project closes by reflecting on how these workshops can be adapted to different exam formats and improved for future use.