Students provide responses to questions or surveys. Polling can be synchronous or asynchronous. Synchronous or real-time polling in class allows you to display and analyse the results immediately. Asynchronous polling can be used prior to a teaching session
where you collect and analyse results to inform delivery of your class.
Good practice guides and tip sheets
Good practice guides and tip sheets have been developed to support quality in both curriculum design and teaching practice. Good practice guides provide a pedagogical overview and tip sheets provide you with practical strategies and ideas for implementation.
Links to polling-related resources are provided below.
Active Quiz is designed for in-class quizzes. The quiz uses questions from the question bank, questions can be timed/not timed, grades are reported back to the Gradebook. You can view student responses in real time to offer in-class discussion about the
results. Students can use any device. Group quizzing is supported.
Good for
Delivery of time-boxed questions (synchronous)
Multiple poll questions in one session where the availability of each question is controlled by the teacher
Use in-class to check understanding of materials during presentations to allow for clarification
Use in-class to explore class views on issues for discussion
Useful features
Active quiz is a synchronous (real-time) timed quiz
Multiple choice (MCQ) and True-False questions will generate a dynamic histogram of answers, making them good for polling
Functions in group mode
Cautions
In a live classroom setting, be careful what your screen is displaying – questions other than MCQ and T/F will display identified student answers
Tips
Create a QR code of the Active quiz URL. Insert into your lecture presentation to make it quick and easy for students to access
Advise students in advance to have a suitable device. Have students log into FLO at the beginning of the class
The Choice activity allows you to ask a question and set up radio buttons which learners can click to make a selection from a number of possible responses. They can choose one or more options, and they can update their selection if you allow them. Choices
can be useful as a quick poll to stimulate thinking about a topic, to allow the class to vote on a direction for the course, or to gauge progress.
Good for
Asynchronous use (eg asking a question pre-class to explore class views on issues for discussion)
Single in-class question where time-boxing of answer is less important
Use at beginning of class before presentation commences
Use at end of class to determine comprehension
Useful features
Designed as a single question asynchronous (not real time, students working on it individually at own pace/time) polling activity
Can be used in a live setting (synchronous/real time)
Can display a histogram of responses
Results can be exported
Can be run in group mode
Limitations
Teacher will need to refresh their screen to display the choice results
Limited layout and styling control
Only one question per choice activity
Tips
Generate a QR code form the choice URL. Add to lecture slide to take students directly to the poll
Advise students in advance to have a suitable device. Have students log into FLO at the beginning of the class
The Feedback activity allows you to create and conduct surveys to collect feedback. Responses can be anonymous. There are a number of question types including MCQ, True/False and free text.
Good for
Asking multiple questions, including free text
Asking the class what material they would like further clarification on in tutorial or revision sessions
Useful features
Can deliver more than one question
Designed for surveying, responses can be anonymous
Can be used as a live activity in class
Results of some question types can be displayed as a histogram
Limitations
Teacher needs to refresh the results page to see incoming responses
Limited layout and styling control
Tips
Create a QR code from the feedback activity's URL. Place the QR code into a lecture slide to make it efficient for students to get to the activity on a mobile device
Advise students in advance to have a suitable device. Have students log into FLO at the beginning of the class
FLO Choice
FLO Feedback