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 - Notice: The PointSolutions license will end on June 30, 2026, and will not be renewed.
- Vevox - integrates with Blackboard and allows the deployment of interactive quizzes, real-time polling, anonymous Q&A, and live word clouds that enhance engagement and measure understanding in a course. The results of the interactive activities can be synced with the Blackboard Gradebook as well.
- Zoom - Polls & Surveys - allows users to create and launch single or multiple-choice polling questions during or before a Zoom session to gather responses from the students/participants.
Use Cases
- Assess students’ understanding in real time
- Delayed scheduling allows students to take polls at a later time
- Facilitate discussions
- Encourage students to reflect on the 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
- Polling & Clickers - Derek Bok Center for Teaching & Learning, What Makes Good Polling Questions?
- Polling for meetings - Zoom
- Creating Breakout Rooms from Poll Results - Zoom