1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,772 [MUSIC PLAYING] 2 00:00:02,772 --> 00:00:05,007 3 00:00:05,007 --> 00:00:06,840 PATRICK JOHNSON: My name is Patrick Johnson. 4 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:08,840 I'm an assistant teaching professor 5 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:11,060 in the Department of Physics at Georgetown. 6 00:00:11,060 --> 00:00:13,490 During class with large lectures, 7 00:00:13,490 --> 00:00:16,670 it's hard to get students to respond to any questions, even 8 00:00:16,670 --> 00:00:18,180 the most simple of questions. 9 00:00:18,180 --> 00:00:20,480 And so I used Poll Everywhere, which 10 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:22,790 is a system that allows me to get 11 00:00:22,790 --> 00:00:25,760 mass feedback from my students anonymously in class. 12 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:27,860 I used it for Physics 101 and 102, 13 00:00:27,860 --> 00:00:30,830 and I really enjoyed using it. 14 00:00:30,830 --> 00:00:34,400 Having a way for students to provide anonymous feedback 15 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:38,660 allows me to ask questions and get large numbers of students 16 00:00:38,660 --> 00:00:39,500 to respond. 17 00:00:39,500 --> 00:00:42,150 They can answer what they think is correct. 18 00:00:42,150 --> 00:00:45,170 And if it's wrong, they don't have to feel embarrassed. 19 00:00:45,170 --> 00:00:47,900 And this helps me identify whether students actually 20 00:00:47,900 --> 00:00:50,210 understand what I'm lecturing on or not. 21 00:00:50,210 --> 00:00:53,300 I can ask a quick question saying like, 22 00:00:53,300 --> 00:00:56,760 do you expect this quantity to go up or down 23 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:58,700 and then get quick feedback from students. 24 00:00:58,700 --> 00:01:00,320 They provide their answers. 25 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:02,780 Poll Everywhere compiles those and provides me 26 00:01:02,780 --> 00:01:07,382 with a bar graph style output of what people have answered. 27 00:01:07,382 --> 00:01:08,840 I can provide that to the students. 28 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:10,820 I can show what the correct answer is. 29 00:01:10,820 --> 00:01:13,130 And if they've answered correctly, 30 00:01:13,130 --> 00:01:14,480 I can say great and move on. 31 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:16,550 If there's a mix of answers, I often 32 00:01:16,550 --> 00:01:18,020 have them discuss in small groups 33 00:01:18,020 --> 00:01:20,120 before asking them again. 34 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:21,740 In the past, all the clicker softwares 35 00:01:21,740 --> 00:01:24,540 I've used have only allowed for simple multiple choice 36 00:01:24,540 --> 00:01:25,040 questions. 37 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:26,792 But I have started experimenting with some 38 00:01:26,792 --> 00:01:29,000 of the other styles of questions that Poll Everywhere 39 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:33,740 provides like clickable images or ranking tasks. 40 00:01:33,740 --> 00:01:36,200 Just overall, it's one of the most intuitive 41 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:38,150 and aesthetically pleasing interfaces 42 00:01:38,150 --> 00:01:41,320 that I've used as far as clicker softwares go. 43 00:01:41,320 --> 00:01:48,118