Eli Review https://elireview.com Thu, 21 May 2026 22:22:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.9 Accessing Eli Classic https://elireview.com/2026/05/21/accessing-eli-classic/ Thu, 21 May 2026 21:53:08 +0000 https://elireview.com/?p=10675 The version of Eli used over the last twenty years is now referred to as “Eli Classic,” while the rebuilt platform will simply be called “Eli.” Eli Classic will remain fully available until August 2027, giving instructors plenty of time to continue teaching in the existing platform while exploring the new version of Eli at their own pace. Eli Classic will continue functioning normally during the...

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]]> What’s New in the New Eli Review https://elireview.com/2026/05/21/whats-new-rebuild/ Thu, 21 May 2026 21:51:33 +0000 https://elireview.com/?p=10678 The new version of Eli Review introduces a wide range of improvements designed to center humans in the learning process and better support feedback-centered teaching, modern classroom workflows, and greater visibility into learning. Many of these additions come directly from instructor requests over the years. Others reflect areas where we believed Eli could better support reflection, revision...

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]]> Why We Rebuilt Eli Review https://elireview.com/2026/05/21/why-we-rebuilt-eli-review/ Thu, 21 May 2026 21:29:10 +0000 https://elireview.com/?p=10681 Since its initial release, the Eli Review team has improved the platform through incremental updates, new features, and ongoing feedback from instructors and institutions. But over time, it became clear that small improvements were no longer enough. This rebuild was not about chasing trends or simply refreshing the interface. It was about creating a stronger foundation for the future of Eli and...

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]]> You’ve Totally Got This, Part II https://elireview.com/2023/10/27/youve-totally-got-this-part-ii/ Fri, 27 Oct 2023 09:00:52 +0000 http://elireview.com/?p=6166 Giving helpful feedback to other writers is challenging. There’s a lot to get right: notice strengths and weaknesses, explain why, and offer suggestions for improvement. Peer review is learning by […]]]> This post is a part of the series Challenges and Opportunities in Peer Learning. Giving helpful feedback to other writers is challenging. There’s a lot to get right: notice strengths and weaknesses, explain why, and offer suggestions for improvement. Peer review is learning by doing, and that means mistakes are a valuable part of the process. In Part 1 of this post, we acknowledged that some...

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]]> You’ve Totally Got This, Part I https://elireview.com/2023/10/20/youve-got-this-part-i/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 09:00:04 +0000 http://elireview.com/?p=6159 Over the past few months, this blog series has addressed design challenges in peer learning. The first four posts focused on things teachers can do to make feedback routine, productive, […]]]> This post is a part of the series Challenges and Opportunities in Peer Learning. Over the past few months, this blog series has addressed design challenges in peer learning. The first four posts focused on things teachers can do to make feedback routine, productive, focused, and useful for revision. The previous two posts (“No Pain, No Gain” part 1 and part 2) began our consideration of issues...

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]]> Release Notes: Automatic Grouping, Late Grouping, and Review Scheduling https://elireview.com/2023/07/18/release-notes-automatic-grouping-late-grouping-and-review-scheduling/ Tue, 18 Jul 2023 15:45:55 +0000 https://elireview.com/?p=10097 We’re releasing several new features and updates that save instructors time and help solve the Late Writers problem. Instructors can now select the Automatic grouping type to have Eli automatically create reviewer groups when a review starts. Importantly, Eli will only group students who have submitted their writing task before the review starts, so students who are ready will only be grouped with...

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]]> Is A Feedback-Based Approach to Learning Inclusive? https://elireview.com/2023/05/04/is-a-feedback-based-approach-to-learning-inclusive/ Fri, 05 May 2023 01:58:52 +0000 https://elireview.com/?p=9921 This Spring, I’ve had the good fortune to travel around the country and talk with folks at several universities. We’re talking about a few issues that seem to be on everybody’s mind. AI and writing. Student success in the midst of a lingering pandemic. And what it means to practice a pedagogy of inclusion. Universities have long sought to measure the quality of their instruction by how *exclusive*

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]]> A Focus on Practice Means There is No Need to Panic about AI Writing https://elireview.com/2023/01/20/a-focus-on-practice-means-there-is-no-need-to-panic-about-ai-writing/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 18:50:07 +0000 https://elireview.com/?p=9770 “Show Your Work!” This is what my math teachers and chemistry teachers used to ask on every exam. Even if we could use a calculator in algebra, we had to show our work so that the teacher could get a sense of how we were thinking and reasoning our way through a problem. In writing but also in other disciplines, with a simple prompt, students can use AI to produce some impressive first drafts that...

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]]> San Francisco State Spring 2023 Office Hours https://elireview.com/2023/01/02/sfsu-spring-2023-office-hours/ Mon, 02 Jan 2023 21:15:41 +0000 https://elireview.com/?p=9751 San Francisco State University is one of Eli Review’s long-time institutional partners. Since Fall 2015, we’ve offered a wide range of professional development opportunities for teaching peer feedback and revision. We are delighted to continue that tradition in 2022-2023 with the continued support from SFSU’s CEETL. Instructors meet Fridays at 10 AM Pacific on Zoom for half-hour conversation to...

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]]> Professional Development Workshop Schedule https://elireview.com/2022/12/12/professional-development-workshop-schedule-spring-2023/ Mon, 12 Dec 2022 18:44:20 +0000 https://elireview.com/?p=9736 Instructors use Eli Review to assign online peer learning that increases students’ critical thinking and engagement. Seeing the app work helps instructors imagine how Eli can fit in their own syllabus. That’s where our free online professional development workshops start. Participants share a syllabus blurb or talking points for explaining why peer feedback is valuable. Then...

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