In Chapter 6, you worked with me on creating a new, hidden topic for my course project work. I thought it would be great to upload to Moodle a project exemplar and allow students to discuss what they thought were the strengths in that work. It's something I already do in the class, but doing this online means:
Students can take their time to study the example work and formulate an answer without the pressure of being in a classroom. Students who may be shy in the classroom don't always feel the same social pressure online.
Student responses are always available for reference. A good argument or idea is kept online for students to refer back to.
We can hold more than one discussion at a time online. When we are online, we can cover more topics, more easily.
After a short time, you'll find that when a student posts a problem, it is other students that are helping them out. That's certainly been my experience.