Whether you are starting from scratch or working with a choice poll already created, using the choice activity in a topic ideally consists of 5 stages, in a looped process.
The choice (poll/survey) activity is a way of engaging with students in your topic, and applying a just-in-time or responsive approach to your teaching. It is an example of active teaching and feedback. Using the choice activity or a similar tool in a lecture adds interactivity.
The choice tool enables a teacher to ask a single question and offer a selection of possible responses. Choice results may be published after students have answered, after a certain date, or not at all. Results may be published with student names or anonymously.
1. Plan
Creating a choice activity requires you to know what you are going to ask your students. Do you have more than one question? How many options/responses are you going to offer? Is the activity going to be anonymous?
A choice activity may be used:
as a quick poll to stimulate thinking about a module
to quickly test students' understanding (e.g. in a lecture/workshop)
to facilitate student decision-making (e.g. allowing students to vote on a direction for the topic)
2. Build
Creating a choice poll can be completed once you have the question and answers/options created.
The first time you use the Choice activity, it recommended to do so with a small group of students.
Preview the choice activity in FLO (Profile >Switch role to> Student)
4. Administer
Be sure to check your responses and acknowledge the results
Share the results with your students - either automatically through the Choice tool or afterwards using a visualisation tool, like a word cloud or pie chart
5. Review
Before using the same choice activity, consider reviewing your activities prior to use.
View the choice as a student - switch your role and vote
Evaluate the purpose of the choice activity - what does it add for your students? When is it best utilised?
The choice (poll/survey) activity is a way of engaging with students in your topic, and applying a just-in-time or responsive approach to your teaching. It is an example of active teaching and feedback. Using the choice activity or a similar tool in a lecture adds interactivity.