The Metacognitive Feedback Loop
CATE Workshops
January 22, 2026
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Location
Virtual event
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Somewhere along the course of your career, you may have heard about metacognition: the value of being aware about the ways in which you think. As an instructor, you may already assign projects or work that encourage your students to reflect metacognitively. Acknowledging the key part that metacognition plays for learning and growth, how can your feedback to students (written, video, or audio) help both you and your students think about your students’ learning process in the course? During this workshop, participants will learn about the value of encouraging metacognition in students through their preferred feedback style, explore strategies and strengths of various feedback practices, and reflect on how their feedback impacts student learning.
After participating in this workshop, you will be able to:
- Discuss the benefits of metacognition through feedback practices
- Identify multiple strategies for giving metacognitive feedback
- Apply intentional language to your feedback practices
EVENT FORMAT: This workshop will be online on Zoom.
EVENT LEAD: Jennifer Torres, jtorr74@uic.edu
EVENT CO-FACILITATOR: Emily Potratz, epotra2@uic.edu
Inclusion and Accessibility Information: CATE is committed to making events accessible. CATE’s online events are delivered through Zoom, will use Zoom auto-captions, and may include breakout rooms and group discussion. If you have any accessibility questions, requests, or to coordinate accommodations, please contact the CATE team at teaching@uic.edu.
Date posted
Dec 17, 2025
Date updated
Dec 18, 2025