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Examples of asynchronous discussion activities can be used to teach and support a range of assessment tasks are given below. These examples can be adapted for a wide variety of academic disciplines and are not intended to be prescriptive. 

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titleCritical Review

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Aim and description

The aim is to develop student critical analysis and communication skills. Students write a critique of a text, either written or multimedia, and post it to the discussion forum. They must then comment on each other’s critiques using criteria or guidance set by the tutorThe activity could occur multiple times in a term but should be manageable to the student.  

Suggested assessment 

Discussion forum feedback on clarity of argument, evidence, communication skills, and grammar feeds forward into a summative critical review.  

Actions required by learner 

Write a critical review of a reading, engage with other student's reviews. 

Actions required by tutor(s) 

  • Add text to be reviewed:
  • Create Forum: 
    • Forum type: Standard forum for general use 
    • Moderate forum: encourage students to view other reviews and feedback.  
    • Create Turnitin assignment dropbox for student to submit final summative review. 

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