iPeer: Getting Started

Getting Started with iPeer

iPeer is a web application that delivers peer evaluations and allows instructors to review and release student comments and scoring. Instructors can analyze evaluation results and provide students with grades and feedback for their group performance. Though it is not directly integrated within Canvas, groups built within Canvas can be imported into iPeer for peer evaluation of group members, and grades can be pushed to your Canvas gradebook.

The following types of evaluations can be used:

  • Simple Evaluations: students evaluate group members by distributing an instructor-set number of points (e.g., 100) among the members.
  • Rubrics Evaluations: students evaluate group members based on specific criteria established by the instructor (similar to a multiple-choice questionnaire).
  • Mixed Evaluations: students evaluate group members using a combination of the Simple and Rubrics evaluations.

Creating an iPeer Course - Video Instructions

To learn more about iPeer, contact ctl.helpdesk@ubc.ca.

UBC Okanagan Centre for Teaching and Learning iPeer Directory

Updated May 2021