Anonymous peer review using google docs

Wednesday, May 3, 2023 Gjoa Andrichuk, BCIT Communication Instructor @gandrich 1

Anonymous Peer Review using Google Docs


BCIT Academic Integrity Policy

Cheating, in part, is “preparing work, in whole or in part, with the expectation

that this work will be submitted by another student fro appraisal”


By the end of this lesson you should be able to• state how peer review can have a blurred line on plagiarism at BCIT• assess your perception of participating in peer review activities• identify the difference between Higher Order Concerns (HOC) and

Lower Order Concerns (LOC) to provide feedback on peer writing• give examples of a common error a student is making and have them

find examples within a section of their work.• prepare an anonymous, shareable document in Google Docs• offer balanced feedback to a peer related to their assignment.


Using a System of Higher Order Concerns (HOC) and Lower Order Concerns (LOC)• This example supports what you said in the last paragraph. But maybe it

should go last?• I don’t understand these points; they seem opposite. Do you mean both?• Your 4th paragraph seems weak. Could you add sources?• You use “product” a lot, but you might mean “produce”.• According to the assignment checklist, you still need to address

“limitations”, for example.• Paragraph 2 could be strengthened with more cohesive words and a

more neutral/friendlier tone or a more concise/semi-technical style.

HOC – useful feedback


Using a System of Higher Order Concerns (HOC) and Lower Order Concerns (LOC) cont’d

• Some of your phrases make your meaning unclear. I’ve underlined and put a “?” in the margin where I had trouble understanding.• For your mechanics, you might want to go back and check

capitalization of proper nouns and punctuation between complete sentences separated with “and” or “but”.• Some of your sentences have ineffective beginnings; take a look for

these words (it is/there are etc.) again when you do your next edit.• Watch for the blue and green underlining marks as the computer is

picking up on grammar and spelling that you’ve missed.

LOC – useful feedback


Writing Sample During Anonymous Peer Edits


Writing Sample Before Peer Editing



Writing Sample Corrected from Peer Edits


Peer editing process phase 11. Take a 50/50 ticket2. Copy the numbers onto your writing sample or place one of the 50/50 tickets

onto your keyboard if you have brought a draft on a computer.3. Contribute your “anonymously identified” writing sample to the table in front of

the room and include your checklist.(paper or computer)

4. Give the second 50/50 ticket back to your instructor who will put the chit into a hat.

5. Draw a new 50/50 ticket, match the number to one of the peer writing samples, and give both HOC and LOC feedback to the peer writer.


Peer editing process phase 26. Return the writing sample to the front of the room and start again from 5.7. Take back your original and make changes to your document before submitting

for assessment.


Next time you want to contribute an electronic, anonymous sample with a shortened URL, complete the following steps:


Creating an anonymous Google Doc - Part 1.1. Open your Google account

(You may prefer to create a new, fictitiously named account for coursework purposes).

2. Click on the nine little white squares in the top right corner.

3. Select “Drive”.

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Creating an anonymous Google Doc - Part 2.1. When your Google Drive opens,

select “NEW”.2. Select Google Docs from the pull

down menu.3. An Untitled Document will

appear4. Click in

the Untitled Document field and typeto name your document.

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Creating an anonymous Google Doc - Part 3.1. Choose a name to distinguish

you anonymously from others; perhaps use the last three numbers from your A00 #

2. Click on Share square in the top right corner.

3. Click on the down arrow beside “Anyone with the link can edit”

4. Select “anyone with the link can comment”

5. Click “Get shareable link ”

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Creating an anonymous Google Doc - Part 4.1. After clicking “Get shareable

link ”, a URL will appear.

2. Click on Copy link.3. Go to tinyurl.com4. Paste the link from your

clipboard into the “Enter a long URL to make tiny” field.

5. Customize your new URL with the name of your Google Doc.

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Creating an anonymous Google Doc - Part 5.1. After clicking “Get shareable link

”, a URL will appear.

2. Click on Copy link.3. Go to tinyurl.com4. Paste the link from your


5. Customize your new URL with your 50/50 ticket number.

6. Click “MAKE TINY URL”.

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Creating an anonymous Google Doc - Part 6.Copy the new URL by

1. Selecting the new URL, right clicking.

2. Clicking on “Copy…”3. Paste the link from your


4. Customize your new URL with your 50/50 number.

5. Click “MAKE TINY URL”.

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Creating an anonymous Google Doc - Part 7.1. After saving your Tiny URL to

your clipboard, return to your Google Doc and click DONE.

2. Select “Insert” from the ribbon menu.

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Creating an anonymous Google Doc - Part 8.1. Press “Return” to move your

curser down one line.2. Right click and select “Paste”

from the pull down menu.3. You will see your Tiny URL for

others to comment on your page in the header of each page.

4. Double click in the body and enter the data you wish to have peer reviewed. LOG OUT!

NOTE: Text will automatically save.

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Try a Peer Review!

Get a sample assignment checklist from your instructor. On your sheet of paper1. record a tinyurl+50/50 ticket number on

the checklist.3. hand in your checklist4. pick up another student’s checklist and

enter the Tinyurl+50/50 number into your browser ribbon.

5. log into their Google Doc6. offer balanced HOC and LOC feedback.

LTC EduEXPO

Ticket #________

Checklist

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To Complete the Sharing of your Document• Send a copy of the URL to your reader• ask for Higher Order Corrections and Lower Order Corrections. • Do not ask for your reader to “correct your work”, but ask to get

feedback that will help you improve your writing. • For more information, consult the online handout available as follows:

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Anonymous peer review using google docs