Engaging students synchronously and asynchronously using Mentimeter,24 November (online)

Thursday 24 Nov, 2pm-3.15pm

Colleagues and students across UCL have been using Mentimeter to support their teaching/ training/ professional activity. Some started using this student voting/ interaction tool in live face to face sessions, others have used it when connecting with students online. This session is an opportunity to think about effective ways Mentimeter might support both synchronous and asynchronous teaching and learning activity face to face, online or in hybrid mode with a special emphasis on how to exploit the functionality of this relatively easy to use tool as something used outside of live sessions.

This workshop will cover:

• Experience as ‘student’ Mentimeter interaction both pre- and in-session  
• Clarification of what asynchronous and synchronous use means in the context of Mentimeter 
• A review of question types with discussion of those that best lend themselves to asynchronous activity 
• Techniques for setting up asynchronous Mentimeter activity 
• Using Mentimeter in ‘live’ (e.g. in-person or Teams or  Zoom meeting – or, indeed, both simultaneously in a ‘basic hybrid’ scenario) sessions- practicalities, potential issues and advice. 
• Opportunities and application in YOUR context- open discussion and questions. 

After attending this session, you will be able to:

• Define uses and purposes of student polling tools to engage audiences both synchronously and asynchronously 
• Create presentations, make informed decisions about different types of interactions to use and to use interactive presentations for teaching, meetings and/ or other settings 

Who should attend

Early career, mid career, education leaders.  Any colleagues who design teaching, learning and/ or assessment activities from programme level through to single sessions; colleagues who’d like to use more interaction in dissemination events; students who are looking to make presentations more dynamic