Team or Group based
Video Presentation
In small groups students create a short YouTube video production communicating an otherwise complex or scholarly argument (developed out of an essay assessment item) in a form appropriate to an open audience. Ideally scaffolded with reflexive assessment items, this technique emphasises key workplace skills in production, messaging and interpersonal communication.
Team or Group based
Student Panel Discussion
Underscored by an immersive pedagogy focusing on 'co-generative dialogues' - collaborative discussions cultivated between students and instructors as the source of learning- this task positions students as co-teachers within a conversational Q&A style panel discussion of weekly readings. Students additionally submit a critical summary of weekly readings to corroborate marks.
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Reflective Presentation
Akin to an oral exam, but with a pedagogical emphasis on reflexivity and relational education, this assessment sees students respond to a question or prompt via a reflexive presentation and a dialogue with course staff where they speak to salient elements of their learning in relation to course themes.
Sequence
Reflective Workbook
This workbook technique uses progressive learning pedagogies to inform weekly activities that dynamically build on course content. Through formative and summative tasks, students complete one activity per week for the course duration. Feedback is regularly provided for formative tasks to enhance engagement and promote learning outcomes for higher-level summative tasks.
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Public Showcase Review
Students visit a contemporary showcase relevant to their discipline (e.g. an art or museum exhibition, public speech, music or theatre production, etc.) and write a critical review in response. The appraisal should respond to key disciplinary issues introduced throughout the course), and mimic the tone of a specific industry publication.
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Practical Activity Facilitation
This student-driven assessment is designed to promote confidence and competence in peer-led practical demonstration. It comprises a lesson plan or seminar notes, and a 15-20 minute teaching demonstration that aligns with a curriculum or discipline. Students showcase their demonstration to peers in class time and facilitate interactive participation and discussion.
Sequence
Peer-led Class Engagement Activities
Designed as a low weighted, in-class activity to increase student engagement and to foster skills in facilitation and leadership, this assessment sees students take on the role of leading various small activities. These may include preparing the learning environment, facilitating a class warm-up activity, or hosting a mid-class break.
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Ministerial Policy Recommendation
In this skills-oriented assessment, students are asked to identify a contemporary policy issue and make a clear and succinct case for policy change in the form of a short (2 page) ministerial policy recommendation or brief. Students also provide an additional list of (scholarly) sources consulted in preparing their recommendation.
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Interview-based Research Project
Students carry out and analyse four interviews (with individuals selected on the basis of discipline). The assessment consists of four stages: developing a semi-structured interview schedule and locating interviewees; conducting and recording interviews; creating verbatim transcripts; and performing qualitative analysis to produce a 1000 word field report of their findings.
Team or Group based
Group Translation Exercise
As a class, students participate in a real-world translation project which may be published subject to the editor's and author's approval. Students are placed in teams and work collaboratively to translate an allocated portion of the text.