What is Peer Editing?
A basic definition of peer editing, would be reading and commenting on fellow students work. Some good things about peer editing, is that it gives other students some insight as to how others their age are writing. It also gives students the chance to correct some minor mistakes they made, before they are turned in to the teacher.
What do you think is the best way to approach peer editing?
I believe that the best way to peer edit is to be supportive and helpful. It's sometimes hard to accept that we made mistakes, but we also overlook many of the minor mistakes we sometimes make in papers, and blogs. That's why its good for fellow peers to proofread our writings and comment both positively and helpfully.
How will you peer edit your classmates blog post in EDM 310?
Ways that I will peer edit my classmates blogs will be just as I said above, both positively and helpfully. It doesn't do me or anyone else any good to degrade and belittle someones work. We are merely a tool to help perfect their work.
What is the importance of peer editing?
The importance of peer editing is to help perfect your peers perfect their work. The purpose is to help them identify any mistakes they might have made and overlooked. It is also equally as important to specify the strong points they have created.
Recap
One of the of the most important parts of revision is peer editing. Peer editing allows you and your fellow classmates to analyze and discuss each others writings. When carried out properly, peer editing has proven to be helpful both inside and out of the classroom. This helps to find one's strong points and also their weaknesses within their papers.
It is very important to remember when peer editing to be supportive and not overly critical. Point out the goods of the writing and don't just focus on the negative aspects. This is meant to help build people up and make them better writers. With peer editing both people participating are benefited by the process.
Hey Jordan, Nice work I like your question answer format for this blog post. My favorite piece of your blog post " It doesn't do me or anyone else any good to degrade and belittle someones work. We are merely a tool to help perfect their work.". That's so true and I think peer editing in the lower elementary levels can be more intimidating, than at the college level. I think most of us realize that we all make mistakes and can take some constructive peer editing. But those young students can be so mean to each other at times make peer editing intimidating. So as educators we have our work cut out for us to make this a positive experience for all the students.
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