Peer Review for Group B

Overview: 

We thought that Group B’s interactive learning resource draft did a Fantastic job! We loved how professional and easy to navigate the website was. We really liked how the content was organized into different subtopics, starting with personal health information, then into cybersecurity threats, how to protect your data, and finally the legal and ethical aspects of healthcare data privacy. This progression style helps build understanding throughout the resource and makes the content feel connected from one module to the next.

We also liked how the topic is very relevant in today’s society, especially as healthcare continues to rely more on digital technologies and online systems. The learning objectives, essential questions, and assessments aligned well throughout the modules, making it clear what learners were expected to learn. We especially liked that many of the activities encouraged learners to apply concepts to real world situations rather than simply memorizing information. We found this helped make the content feel more connected to real healthcare practices. (Hannah)

Strengths:

The topic you have chosen is very relevant in today’s society, especially in the healthcare industry. Healthcare is something that we all deal with on a daily basis, and something we would never think about is the privacy and security of our data. There are very strong learning outcomes, which the essential questions clearly relate to. For subtopic 1, having the essential question “What is personal health information (PHI) and what is considered PHI?” clearly relates to the learning outcome “Define PHI and be able to recognize examples of PHI and information that is not PHI.” Having these clear questions relates to the goal of what learners should know, and can help learners self check what they know and how to study for any assessment.

With talking about assessment, there are many different forms that you have included, which is engaging for learners. There is use of both summative and formative assessment, which is important for learner success. The activities you have so far relate back to the learning objective for the subtopic, and are diverse so students have multiple chances to demonstrate their learning This is demonstrated in subtopic 2, as you have a quiz, as well as an activity to go along with it. These assessments relate to UDL, as learners have numerous chances to demonstrate their learning in numerous ways, building on their knowledge. (Amelia)

Areas for Improvement:

Overall, the resource is very well done and is very organized. The website is easy to navigate from the learner’s perspective, but with that an area that could be made clearer is the intended demographic. It’s very clear how the student is supposed to interact with the resources, but it’s less obvious how different users might engage with it. The structure does have a student-facing element in a thoughtful way. It might be helpful to add a dedicated “teacher’s perspective.” With that, you would have the opportunity to explain to educators how to implement the resource and present it. An example of this could be how to introduce the activity, guiding through the platform, and the adaptability of the resource. You have a great focus on the students’ learning and a really strong design, and by adding the teacher-facing component, that would round off loose ends if there were any. (Sophie)

Your resource is quite densely packed with information and activities, and many of the subtopic activities allow for different forms of student engagement. I agree with the statement in your technology rationale, as well as the fact that the variety of technology and resources you are using allows for a more diverse variety of learning methods, though I wonder if providing physical resources for students as well as educators could help support learning environments where technology may be less accessible to students. For example, for subtopic 2: Cybersecurity Threats, you could create a file of the matching activity that could be printed off and done analog. This way, students can still demonstrate their understanding, but the learning activity can be adapted to be done either digitally or by hand. If these lessons are intended to be taught digitally only, which would be reasonable considering your topic is centred around privacy and security with online data, you could create adaptations for educators to be able to use the resources you have provided to create group learning opportunities so that less technology is needed. One way you could include this in your resource is in subtopic 3: How to Protect Your Data. You could center your activity around class discussions, such as “Think, pair, share,” so that educators can assess student comprehension without needing students to have access to Chromebooks or laptops. Your resource is informative, organized, and thoughtful. Adding technological adaptations would allow for greater access to a larger audience, which may allow the content to be consumed by more people. (Maya)

Final thoughts:

Our final thoughts are that this resource is very well organized and covers an important topic that is becoming increasingly relevant in today’s digital world. The website is easy to navigate, the modules build nicely on one another, and the learning objectives and assessments are well aligned throughout the resource. We thought that incorporating a few more cooperative learning opportunities, such as small group discussions, think pair share activities, or collaborative analysis of healthcare privacy scenarios, could also strengthen the resource and add even more UDLs! Having opportunities to hear different perspectives could help learners make deeper connections to the content and learn from one another’s experiences. Combined with a clearer teacher-facing component and additional options for adapting activities to different learning environments, these additions could make an already strong resource even more accessible and engaging for a wider range of learners. (Hannah)