I wanted to relay some exciting news from UW-IT about a University wide license for Poll Everywhere. Poll Everywhere is student/audience response system that does not require dedicated hardware or students to pay fees related to the service. Respondents answer questions in real time using mobile phones, Twitter, or web browsers. Instructors can share responses live.
Here is a link to learn more: https://www.polleverywhere.com/how-it-works
If you are new to Poll Everywhere or want to learn a few new tips, we will host several lunch training sessions on Poll Everywhere this fall.
Details about the agreement and timeline below:
Survey data from UW students, backed by a resolution from ASUW, indicates that students strongly prefer using personal mobile devices or laptops rather than clickers for in-class audience response activities. To meet this need, UW-IT partnered with UW faculty and technologists to evaluate several options and selected Poll Everywhere for a pilot. After a successful pilot and in consultation with the Faculty Council on Teaching and Learning and the UW-IT’s Provost-chartered Teaching and Learning Technology Oversight Committee, UW-IT will offer Poll Everywhere to UW faculty and students.
Poll Everywhere will be available in early September, at no cost, and faculty will be able to use the audience response software for autumn quarter classes. The initial rollout will not include integration with the Canvas learning management system, but integration will be in place for winter quarter.
UW-IT will continue to provide support for TurningPoint clickers for faculty who choose to utilize that service. Please be sure to investigate changes to the TurningPoint offering and the requirement that faculty use the new TurningPoint Cloud software this autumn. A significant change to the TurningPoint model is the need for students to purchase an additional license to use the service, whether faculty choose to use physical devices or allow smartphone or web-based access.
If you have any questions, please email help@uw.edu with “Poll Everywhere” in the subject line.