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What is Discussion on Work?

The Discussion on Work tool allows teachers to structure a meaningful online discussion and drive peer learning in the classroom on submitted work of any format.

Watch the video to see Discussion on Work in action from student perspective.

Why is Discussion on Work useful for learning?

Discussion on Work allows teachers to replicate a physical classroom and leverage the interactions in an online environment. Online discussions can help to teach students discussion and writing skills. Organizing an open-ended discussion will also sharpen students’ thinking and argumentation. In Discussion on Work, the flow of debate is organized in such a way that it also includes the learning benefits of peer review and self-reflection.

Read here how MIT organised an open-ended discussion with Discussion on Work

How does Discussion on Work tool work?

Students are asked to participate in the online discussion and to review the input of peers. In a more open environment, students can comment and upvote on all input. Once there is enough activity, teachers participate and guide the discussion. A reflection moment is incorporated to increase a deeper understanding of students.

Some of its features include:

Hear from your colleagues

"I really like the Discussion tool’s ability to give students the freedom to view and discuss each other’s work without the connotation of a summative assessment task." - Catherine Fraser (Former Teaching Fellow from Deakin University)

"With the tools of FeedbackFruits, our students collaborate more and learn from one another in different scenarios as they would in professional life." - Jeroen Prent (Education Manager from University of Applied Sciences Amsterdam)

Integration

All FeedbackFruits tools including Discussion on Work can be fully integrated with platforms such as Canvas, Blackboard, Brightspace, Moodle and Microsoft Teams.

With the integration, you can:

A bit of background…

The Discussion on Work tool is a result of a collaboration between partners from the Edtech Dotank, comprised of over 40 leading universities, such as MITx, Deakin University and TUDelft. All partners are united in their aim and dedication to accelerate the implementation of active, blended and online learning. The Dotank is facilitated by FeedbackFruits, as is the process of creating and distributing evidence-based learning activities and the digital means to support them.

More tools by the Edtech Dotank

In the Dotank we work with international universities that aim to speed up pedagogical innovation in higher education. Each of our tools are carefully designed by co-creating with instructors and students to support an ever-increasing number of learning activities.

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