Instructor Spotlight Series
Explore our Instructor Spotlights to see how educators across various fields are using Peerceptiv to inspire engagement, foster real-world skills, and deepen learning through authentic assessment. Discover how these instructors are transforming their courses and driving student success through peer learning!
Instructor Spotlight: Driving Success in Business Courses – Enhancing Team Collaboration
Stephen Trainor – University of Arkansas, Sam M. Walton College of Business
Dr. Stephen Trainor uses Peerceptiv in his Human Resources course to strengthen students’ communication and collaboration skills. Structured peer review deepens engagement with course material and builds practical experience in giving and receiving feedback, key to effective teamwork and professional growth, especially in the field of HR. [Read More]
Instructor Spotlight: Active Learning and Collaboration in Public Health Writing
Kimberly Rehak – University of Pittsburgh, College of General Studies
Kimberly Rehak uses Peerceptiv to teach public health students to build clear, impactful writing through peer review. By scaffolding one semester-long assignment with feedback and reflection, she fosters critical thinking, communication skills, and collaboration, while saving time on admin tasks. “If you’re going to enter academia, you’re gonna need to know how to do peer reviews. You’re gonna need to know how to incorporate feedback from peer reviews… So I’m really trying to teach that…” [Read More]
Instructor Spotlight: Promote Student Engagement with Live Presentations
Charles Munro – University of Iowa, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Charles Munro uses Peerceptiv’s Live Presentations to keep students engaged and focused during their peers’ presentations. Requiring peer evaluations enhances critical listening and active participation. “They’re required to actually watch… and turn in a peer evaluation,” Charles says, adding accountability that makes a difference. [Read More]
Instructor Spotlight: Inspiring Career Readiness with Live Presentations
Dr. Courtney Peters – Samford University, Brock School of Business
In her marketing courses, Dr. Courtney Peters integrates Live Presentations to teach students crucial career skills, like public speaking and real-world presentation abilities. Peer review helps students gain confidence and see professional qualities in action. “It allows students to see what it looks like to walk into an interview with confidence,” says Courtney. [Read More]
Instructor Spotlight: Bolster Engineering Students’ Communication with Peerceptiv
Adam Barnes – University of Virginia, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Adam Barnes employs Live Presentations and Team Member Evaluations to enhance communication in engineering students. By reading peers’ feedback, students see diverse problem-solving approaches and improve their collaboration skills. Peerceptiv also helps the program gather data to demonstrate the meeting of accreditation standards. [Read More]
Instructor Spotlight: Leveraging Online Peer Learning to Promote Human Skills in the Age of AI
Dr. Nicholas Duran – Arizona State University, Psychology
At Arizona State University, Dr. Nicholas Duran leverages peer assessment to motivate his cognitive science students to engage more deeply with writing tasks. Peer review, in combination with tighter guidelines for citations and complex assignment prompts, allows Duran to feel more confident students won’t be able to outsource writing to AI chatbots. During a peer review, students learn both by reading peer’s work and by providing a high level of feedback. This allows students to practice the essential skills needed for graduate school and beyond. Click here to read how Dr. Nicholas Duran’s innovative use of peer assessment empowers cognitive science students to excel. [Read More]
Instructor Spotlight: Fostering Meaningful Discussion and Improving Grades
Professor Ingrid Greene – Loyola Marymount University, College of Business Administration
After the pandemic, Professor Ingrid Greene turned to Peerceptiv to reinvigorate student discussions and improve writing in her business ethics and international business courses. Peer assessment has helped her understand students better and refine her course structure. [Read More]
Instructor Spotlight: Demystifying the Cosmos for Non-Science Majors
Dr. Dave Toback – Texas A&M University
Dr. Dave Toback’s astronomy course for non-majors emphasizes mastery learning through peer feedback. By reviewing peers’ work on essays, students internalize course standards and practice critical thinking, with 1 in 4 opting to resubmit assignments for higher grades. [Read More]
Inspire Deeper Learning with Peerceptiv
Educators around the globe are using Peerceptiv to implement authentic assessment and promote student growth. With a foundation in over a decade of research, Peerceptiv empowers all instructors to create meaningful, manageable assessments that enhance student learning and save time grading. Ready to join these educators? Contact info@peerceptiv.com today to get started!