So today just a few thoughts about peer assessment as I am contemplating the topic for an assignment I am writing. This has led me to some interesting reading: predominantly Rethinking Assessment in Higher Education by Boud and Falchikov (2007: Routledge)
Combined with Academic Earth, iTunesU and other online courses (e.g. list on the Open culture site: http://www.oculture.com/2007/07/freeonlinecourses.html) it is getting easier to find good lectures/courses. I wonder how this will play out in the end - will the 'best' lectures get used by students at other universities, even formally as part of the recommended 'reading'?