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Here is a quick short recap of table that shows how Live Polling with Mentimeter can be used effectively:

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, and/or to overcome identified problems

I want to …

because …

Can Mentimeter help?

  • Break up the monotony of lectures

  • monotonous lectures aren’t good

  • to give myself a break

  • Gauge levels of knowledge at beginning and/ or (progressive) understanding throughout and at the end

  • I want an instant confirmation that my teaching has made a difference

  • To give me a sense of my students' level

  • Test student understanding of what has just been explained

  • I will explain again if majority didn’t get it

  • To know I am pitching it right and at the correct pace (or not)

  • To determine where to go next

  • Ensure anonymity

  • I am dealing with sensitive topics

  • I want to put students at ease

  • Students might be afraid to get things wrong publicly

  • I am using it as a survey/ research on the fly

  • Anonymity can put students at ease

  • It allows teachers to use the so-called “Socratic" teaching method, progressing students’ understanding through questioning their preconceptions, reacting flexibly to their answers and thus progressing to a fuller understanding as a whole

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