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Polling
Below is an overview of polling options at NDSU.
Overview
Polling allows for engagement, interaction, and real-time instructor feedback to ensure students are retaining information. It allows instructors to ask questions and assess student understanding.
- Pointsolutions - add polling in your content or use quick informal polls with your students/participants. Results can be automatically uploaded to your Blackboard Grade Center.
- Class Collaborate Ultra – users can poll to give their attendees opportunities to participate, be engaged, and provide feedback.
- Microsoft Teams - you can poll to gather feedback from students or participants.
- Zoom - allows users to create and launch single or multiple-choice polling questions during or prior to a Zoom session to gather responses from the students/participants.
Getting Started
Getting started will vary by the product selected. Review specific products as starting point.
Best Practices
Faculty:
- Include polling information in your syllabus describing the purpose and how it can improve student engagement and learning.
- Inform students of any technology they will need to participate.
- Be sure to identify the learning goals you plan to achieve.
- Think about the questions, activities, and discussions that will best help you achieve your desired student learning goals.
Students:
- Review the technology requirements for your course
- Follow instructor-provided instructions
- Use a vendor-supported and updated browser
Learn More/How To's:
How To's will vary by the product selected. Review specific products as starting point.
FAQs
FAQs will vary by the product selected. Review specific products as starting point.
Use Cases
- Assess students’ understanding in real time
- Delayed scheduling allows students to take polls at a later time (Echo360)
- Facilitate discussions
- Encourage students to reflect on course material
- Actively engage students in the learning process
Universal Design/Accessibility
Ensure that any product that is used is accessible to all students. Offer alternatives to meet the needs of students following the guidelines of Universal Design for Learning
Related resources
- Developing Poll Questions – Columbia University in the City of New York
- Using Polls to Promote Active Learning – CUNY Academic Commons
- Polling for meetings - Zoom
- Creating Breakout Rooms from Poll Results - Zoom