Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Education
The Use Of A Virtual Online Debating Platform To Facilitate Student Discussion Of Potentially Polarising Topics, Paul D. Mcgreevy, Vicky Tzioumis, Chris Degeling, Jane Johnson, Robert Brown, Mike Sands, Melissa J. Starling, Clive J. C. Phillips
The Use Of A Virtual Online Debating Platform To Facilitate Student Discussion Of Potentially Polarising Topics, Paul D. Mcgreevy, Vicky Tzioumis, Chris Degeling, Jane Johnson, Robert Brown, Mike Sands, Melissa J. Starling, Clive J. C. Phillips
Paul McGreevy, PhD
The merits of students exchanging views through the so-called human continuum exercise
(HCE) are well established. The current article describes the creation of the virtual human continuum
(VHC), an online platform that facilitates the same teaching exercise. It also reports feedback on the
VHC from veterinary science students (n = 38). First-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine students
at the University of Sydney, Australia, trialed the platform and provided feedback. Most students
agreed or strongly agreed that the VHC offered: a non-threatening environment for discussing
emotive and challenging issues; and an opportunity to see how other people form ideas. It also …