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PeerWise supports students in the creation, sharing, evaluation and discussion of assessment questions.

What is PeerWise?

Students use PeerWise to create and to explain their understanding of course related assessment questions, and to answer and discuss questions created by their peers.

Any subject

PeerWise is used in a wide range of subjects, including Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Physics, Population Health, Pharmacology, Medicine, and many more...

Free and easy to use

PeerWise is free and very easy to use. Students are presented with a simple, intuitive interface and instructors can easily view student content and monitor participation.

Find out more

Want to get started? View student and instructor guides, watch screencasts of PeerWise in action, and hear what students and instructors think in the Information about PeerWise section.

"PeerWise is a terrific tool for encouraging students to "own their own learning" in a sharing and supportive environment. Posing good, thoughtful questions with supporting explanations is an excellent application of critical thinking skills. Similarly, answering questions and offering comments offers opportunities to improve one's communication and self-reflection abilities. MAKING multiple-choice tests requires a much higher level of understanding then simply TAKING them!"

Mark White
Associate Professor of Commerce
University of Virginia, USA

"As well as using PeerWise with my own students in Physics, in my role as Dean of Learning and Teaching I am able to promote effective tools such as PeerWise to take forward the aims of our learning and teaching enhancement strategy. All too often such strategies have grand visions and wise words that leave academic staff at the coalface wondering "All very well, but what can I actually do with my students to deliver this?" PeerWise represents an effective, easy to use tool that instructors can readily appreciate the educational benefits of using."

Simon Bates
Professor of Physics Education
University of Edinburgh, UK

"I definitely love the badge and leader board system! It keeps me online and trying to do more questions."

Johnny Yip (student)
The University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada

"You don't really understand how much or how little you know about a concept until you try to devise a good, original question about it"

Population Health student
The University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand

PeerWise on Twitter (May 2013)

@NiallRGallagherNiall Gallagher @CBS_Lecturer The (inadvertent) spaced repetition of similar questions really does help to reinforce understanding; found Peerwise great! 10 May via web	@michaelklsMichael Seery @CBS_Lecturer heard great stuff about Peerwise for nutrition students in Kingston Uni yesterday. 9 May via web	@FrancesNZ94Frances first A+ at uni! even though it was just peerwise... :) 7 May via web	@anouskapatelThe Mighty Noush Shoutout to my loyal peerwise fans xoxo #thanksforhavingmyback pic.twitter.com/YgTzP8md49 25 Apr via web
@jsalsmanJames Salsman RT @junecohen: TEDPrize winner 's talk: ted.com/talks/sugata Sugata Mitra // what he's asking for already exists; it's called PeerWise 27 Feb via web	@lucytwitcherLucy PeerWise: who knew Chemistry revision could be so fun! @EsherChemistry 10 Apr via web	@johnkerr001John Kerr Unbelievable presentation by 4th year medicine student on use of peerwise. Best presentation of the day #gu2013ltc 19 Apr via web	@marylynnyoungMary Lynn Young RT @simonpbates: Speaking in Faculty of Ed. today on some of the amazing work students have done with #peerwise educ.ubc.ca/james-bond-internet-memes 28 Mar via web
@Alfie_ButtAlfie Butt Just earned some more badges on Peerwise #LikeABoss 6 Jan via web	@CrashCallCraig MacLean Spent AGES tonight on Peerwise creating and answering questions within my year group. Such a great resource! Thanks @nlafferty 11 Oct via web	@S0phiex0Sophie Morgan I cannot tear myself away from Peerwise; I think this bodes well for the two subjects for which I need it to study for exams. 10 Oct via web	@chadam123456Adam Comment on the Accounting page: "I spent more time on this 1% peerwise than I did doing my assignments. I just wanted to win lots of medals" 11 Oct via web
@NickDeSouza_Nick De Souza why am i so addicted to answering Biology peerwise questions...... #TadTooMuchFun 4 Oct via web	@hodgehegsKristy My new S3 National 4/5 class have gone #peerwise crazy. They've been on at home the last 2 nights! Great q's and comments from them too 22 Aug via web	@kitatojirinBaden Martin @nmit_markc this #peerwise thing is great! I can't stop refreshing the page to see if there are new questions or comments to respond to!! :D 20 Aug via web	@ohmygnome`•Anna__ @mo_reignited94 Ahahaha thank you! Someone has to get me away from this peerwise thing :P I've become addicted it's unhealthy :P 3 Jun via web
@ChristineLLTLim Lee Teng I finally got the EINSTEIN badge in Peerwise! :) #tricks 8 May via web	@KatiieeeeJaneKatie Lamport Only need 4 mores until I have all the badges on peerwise! :D #massivegeekmoment 29 Apr via web	@CBS_LecturerBarry Ryan So far there have been 5 "Einstein Badges" (for answering 20 questions "correctly" in a row) awarded on #Peerwise. Well done! #TFCH1003 28 Feb via web	@blurrydaisyDaisy Kong Just tuned into some Peerwise bio quizzing and realized how helpful these contributions are. Now I can sleep soundly. @minusculechen 30 Jan via web
@simonpbatesSimon Bates We've developed a new online community of practice for instructors using #PeerWise in their teaching: peerwise-community.org 10 Oct via web	@carrieanselmxoCarrie Anselm Someone commented "good question" on my peerwise question.........thank you, thank you. Hahaha I am truly flattered 9 Nov via web	@isladougallIsla Dougall Become addicted to checking the one question ive uploaded to Peerwise. hahah love a comment/rating! 11 Oct via web	@pedepede2Natalie Spence Attended info session on great social peer question generator PeerWise. Gained 7 badges in 15 mins! bit.ly/hcSQVC 29 Sep via web
@iHasanCanHasan Can Yildirim I'm obsessed with this @peerwise thing! I'm even in the Top 5! #nerdrage pic.twitter.com/naRrCWJM 23 Oct via web	@KaronMcBKaron McBride The physics pre-Honours PeerWise project has been awarded the Formative Assessment prize at the eAssessment Awards. #eas11 @PhysAstroEd 27 Aug via web	@EmulatingWaterMila Tirtasari Never even crossed my mind I'd say this but Peerwise is hella fun :D 17 Jan via web	@RyanAngusRyan I have answered every PeerWise question. Psyc test, BRING IT ON. 7 Apr via web

Why use PeerWise?

PeerWise is simple to use. A new PeerWise repository, accessible by your students, can be created in less than a minute. PeerWise complements existing teaching materials and course organisation, and can help to establish a learning community in your class incorporating collaborative learning and peer tutoring,

	Ask... Challenging students to author their own assessment questions requires them to focus on the important concepts and learning outcomes of a course. Developing effective alternatives encourages students to reflect on possible misconceptions, and explaining the answer to a question in their own words reinforces understanding.
	Share... All student-authored questions, answers and explanations are shared with the class, and can be filtered in a number of ways including by course topic, by quality or difficulty ratings, and by popularity. Students can also discover good questions by following authors who have contributed questions they find useful.
	Learn... Students receive immediate feedback when answering questions, including a summary of previously submitted answers. Answered questions can be evaluated for quality and difficulty, and associated discussion threads enable peer-dialogue around each question. Students can request help from their peers, and can improve question explanations.

Join us!

PeerWise is freely available - if you would like to use PeerWise in a class you are teaching and are ready to get started, please request an instructor account. If you are a student, your instructor will have sent you a link to help you get started.

	Instructors / teachers A PeerWise instructor account will allow you to create your own courses and manage student access. If you would like to use PeerWise in a class you are teaching, simply request an account to get started!	Students Your instructor or teacher will create a course on PeerWise for you, and will send you a link to get started. Simply follow the link you have been given, or you can choose your institution/school from the list provided.
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More than 700 Universities, schools and technical institutes from around the world are using PeerWise. Configure your course so that students work amongst themselves or collaborate with students studying similar courses at other institutions.

"I could hardly wait to get home from work in the evenings and log onto Peerwise. I found a renewed interest in gaining knowledge and it was great to be challenged, gaining those badges and seeing my points grow while learning! A big thank you to [the lecturer] for including Peerwise into this course."

Distance education student
Central Queensland University, Australia

Learn more

Additional information about PeerWise, for both instructors and students, is available in the Information about PeerWise section. Please feel free to browse around!

Ask the community! The PeerWise Community is a "community of practice" resource designed to support and develop the community of teachers and instructors using PeerWise in their teaching. You are warmly invited to join the conversation!	Ask us! We would love to hear from you! If you would like to find out more about PeerWise, or if you have any questions, please contact us directly:
http://www.peerwise-community.org/	peerwise@cs.auckland.ac.nz

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