Poll Everywhere
& Assessment

Eric Phetteplace @phette23

Emerging Technologies Librarian

Chesapeake College

Wye Mills, MD

Find a Problem

Evidence of Student Learning

• Surveying attitude, not learning
• Limited time
• Don't see final assignments
• No pre-/post-instruction data

Enter Poll Everywhere

Students vote via
SMS, Twitter, or the Web

Serious Data

What is the worst show on television?

1. [ Jersey Shore ]
2. [ Bridalplasty ]
3. [ Two & a Half Men ]
4. [ None of the Above ]

Our Question(s)

If your topic is the expense of higher education, which search is best?

1. [ site:.edu ~affordability "higher education" ]
2. [ Is it possible to pay off one's students loans before death? ]
3. [ is school worth money ]

Positive Results

Polled 90 out of 185 students taught.

Transformative Assessment

via hijukal on Flickr

Cell Phones Have Educational Uses!

Limitations

• Assesses a fraction of the full lesson
• Time-consuming
• Technical difficulties

Links

• PollEverywhere.com
• Slides at phette.net/prez/pollev
• I'm at phette.net & @phette23

Thanks!