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Interactive Teaching - 'Poll Everywhere' Pilot
UCD IT Services are piloting a new text message voting system ‘Poll Everywhere’. This interactive teaching technology allows students to respond in real time to a poll embedded within the instructor’s presentation or web page. It could also be used to text comments or questions to an instructor.
Students can vote sending an SMS text message, using their computer’s or smartphone’s web browser or by ‘tweeting’ on the Twitter service.
Lecturers can use this technology to encourage interactivity during class. Instructors are able to administer quizzes, receive feedback or test student knowledge without the need for paperwork. It is currently being used by some academics in the Quinn School of Business.
A major advantage of Poll Everywhere is there is no need for a separate clicker/voting device and hence no logistics in distributing & collecting these. However, one disadvantage of Poll Everywhere over clickers is the student has to pay for the text if they do not have a plan with free texts. Alternatively, they could vote for free using the web or twitter from their laptop or smartphone.
Find out more about this service and how to get involved in the pilot here