PEAF 2026 is a full-day workshop. The detailed schedule with accepted papers and exact timings will be published after the review process.
Schedule Overview
Morning
| Session |
Description |
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| Welcome and Introduction |
Introduction to the workshop, including defining shared terms, an overview of current work, and emerging challenges of evaluating the pedagogical quality of automated feedback. |
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| Interactive Session |
Attendees evaluate real-world examples of automated feedback from various disciplines in small groups (K-12 English and mathematics, higher education mathematics, mechanical engineering, and other STEM subjects). |
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| Lightning Talks |
Short 5-minute presentations from participants on their submitted work |
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| Discussion of Presentations |
Attendees rotate around presenter tables for in-depth discussion of each submitted work. |
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| Morning Summary |
Organisers summarise key elements of the lightning talks, discussion, and interactive sessions. |
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Afternoon
| Session |
Description |
| Afternoon Opening |
Introduction to the afternoon’s objectives and structure. Organisers and attendees (via MentiMeter) provide a list of topics as potential research avenues. |
| Structured Research Design |
Attendees split into groups by topic of interest for structured discussion: related theory and literature, formulating research questions, methodology and data. Each stage is followed by group feedback to the wider workshop. |
| Research Design Report and Collaboration Discussion |
Groups present their research ideas to the broader community, followed by open discussion and exploration of potential collaborations. |
| Closing |
Organisers close the workshop with a summary of discussions throughout the day. |