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Open Forum (OF) Flexible
Modality: online and face-to-face.
Participants:The activity can be done
individually, in pairs or in groups of
three students.

What does it consist of?
A moderator introduces one issue and collects ideas, suggestions and proposals. Open forum
enables students to post and reply to comments, suggestions, and questions asynchronously or
synchronously.
It is possible to use the OF to provide a platform on which students can communicate with each
other.

Key learning objectives Resources

To reflect on a socially In the case of synchronous
controversial science issues online creation, the forum can be
To organize ideas and share developed with the use of padlet.
them com or slido to facilitate the
To exchange opinions in a proposal of ideas and comments
respectful way during the forum

Possible adaptations
Students can be asked to reflect on the relevance of the different
science topics to their lives/area of studies/future professions and
discuss it with their peers.

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