One of the most powerful features of Scholar is that more than one person can give and receive feedback at the same time, or any time. There's no having to pass files backwards and forwards so one person can comment on the work one at a time. And the feedback is clearly structured and neatly organized. It's so much better than traditional file-based word processors or other web writing spaces!

Here are some things that, as a creator, you need to know. When it is time for you to give feedback on other creators' works, you will receive a notification. You will see an alert in the notifications area in the top bar. Click on the notification, and you will be taken directly to the work requiring your feedback.

Depending on the project settings made by your publishing admin, reviews may be anonymous or with names visible.

When giving feedback you may be asked to work on one or more of these areas:

• Reviews: First, read the rubric carefully (Creator => Feedback => Reviews => Rubric). Then take the 'Review Work' tab (Creator => Feedback => Reviews => Review Work). Be sure to pull the slider to give the work a number rating on each criterion. You must write at least something in every explanation box. Then go to the bottom of this panel and save (if you are not finished and want to come back later) or submit (if you have finished reviewing). Here you can write peer reviews (of others’ works), and also self-reviews (of your own work). Once you have submitted you cannot make further changes to a review. After your work has been reviewed, this is also where you go to see your results (Creator => Feedback => Reviews => Results).
• Annotations: Select an area of text. Then make a make a comment, or suggest a change. If you are suggesting a change, indicate the type of change you are making (Creator => Feedback => Annotations).
• Recommendation: Do you think this work is suitable for publication, after revision (Creator => Feedback => Recommendation)?

To see how to give feedback, view Reviewing a Work and Submitting a Review and Annotations.

If your publishing admin has requested you to offer more than one of these kinds of feedback, you will only be able to submit your feedback when all two or three of the feedback requirements have been completed.

Comment: If you have a question about Scholar, ask it in the comments box below this update. Another community member is likely to know the answer!