Loravore Learning | Build an Equitable Assessment Practice with Video-Based Academic Discussion

How do we use video discussion tools to empower effective digital instruction?

We designed this interactive LoravoreLearning Resource to “demo” a video-based academic discussion using Flip, a video discussion tool.

Scroll down or click on each thumbnail to participate in our professional dialogue: Watch our videos. Record and share your video responses. Learn from each other as you build an equitable assessment practice!

Academic Discussions – An Equitable Assessment?
Why Academic Discussion Can Be Inequitable
The Case for Video-Based Academic Discussions as an Equitable Assessment Practice

Academic Discussions – An Equitable Assessment?

How can academic discussions support an equitable assessment practice?

Academic Discussions are rich learning experiences that provide insight into learners’ ideas, their connections, and their underlying reasoning. With that said, we must remember that equitable assessments must provide every learners the opportunity to demonstrate what they know and can do. And unfortunately, academic discussions can omit the voices of some students.

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Why Academic Discussion Can Be Inequitable

Why are some students challenged to fully participate in academic discussion?

Inclusive, academic discussions are not without challenges, such as competing cultural norms and the dynamic nature of discussion. Yet, it is the richness of learning and the promise of gaining insight into learners’ thinking that compels us to continue to engage our learners in this practice as equitably as possible.


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The Case for Video-Based Academic Discussions as an Equitable Assessment Practice

How can video discussion tools enable teachers to implement more equitable academic discussion?

Video discussion tools can support teachers to

  • Structure academic discussions for learning.
  • Design academic discussions to be more inclusive.
  • Gain insight into the progress of all learners.
Build an Equitable Assessment Practice with Video-based academic discussions.

1. Structure academic discussions for learning. Ensure all learners respond. Moderate turn-taking.

2. Design Academic Discussions to be more inclusive. Consider: Who speaks? Whose ideas are taken up?

3. Gain Insight into the progress of all learners. Review responses. Offer feedback.

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