ComPAIR Studio

Event Date & Time

Event Description

Join us for a drop-in studio on February 5th to explore the ComPAIR platform and ways that it can be used in teaching and learning.

Note: This will not be a formal workshop – it is a drop-in studio where you can explore the platform individually with one of the session facilitators.

ComPAIR is an online learning technology built at UBC that allows students to compare their peers’ answers by identifying which is “better” based on instructor-set criteria and provide feedback. ComPAIR is built based on the psychological principle of comparative judgement, where novices are much better at choosing the “better” of two answers than they are at giving those answers an absolute score. By scaffolding peer feedback through comparisons, ComPAIR provides an engaging, simple, and safe environment that supports two distinct outcomes:

1) students learn how to assess their own work and that of others; and

2) the act of comparing facilitates the learning of subtle aspects of course content.

Facilitators:

• Lucas Wright, Educational Consultant: Learning Technology, Teaching and Learning Professional Development, Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology
• Manuel Dias, Educational Consultant: Learning Technology & Faculty Liaison (Faculty of Science), Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology