Listening to Undergraduate Students' Voice: Navigating Feedback Cultures and Climates

This interactive session delves into undergraduate students' experiences with feedback in higher education, offering a critical and immersive exploration of feedback cultures and climates. We begin with an audio experience, amplifying authentic student voices to invite participants into the realities of feedback reception. Next, we unpack the double duty of feedback—balancing learning and accountability—within the context of the neoliberalised university, where assessment cultures send conflicting messages to students. Participants will engage with research findings on feedback climates, gaining insights into how students perceive and respond (or not) to feedback, and the need to consider underlying reasons (such as structural issues of design). Finally, through hands-on exploration of feedback tools and professional bricolage, we will discuss creative and autonomous ways for educators to enhance their professional judgment and foster meaningful feedback practices.