The Benefits of Interactive our Audience Participation App
Gone are the days of teachers passively presenting lessons in front of a classroom while students silently absorb the information and prepare to spit it back out on a test at the end of the term. With EchoPoll along with Point Solutions by Echo360, interactive learning has moved into the 20th century. Continue reading to learn the benefits of interactive learning and how the Point Solutions audience participation app works for instructors and students to create a two-way classroom in which all participants are engaged.
What are some of the benefits of interactive learning?
- Collaboration
Student-to-student collaboration is one of the best ways to facilitate learning. No matter what the subject, students learn more efficiently when doing so in a collaborative setting. With EchoPoll’s virtual breakout rooms, even students learning online can work together to create group presentations or simply consult together to answer a question or use online tools together. - Freedom of choice
With interactive learning, there is not necessarily one “correct” way to complete an assignment or a project. Students can be encouraged to select a method that best suits their style of learning. Some students may choose to write an essay while others may make videos or construct visual presentations. - Course correction
Once upon a time, the student-teacher dynamic and the much-vaunted lesson plan were unassailable and resolute in their rigidity. With current real-time interactive feedback available through Point Solutions analytical features, this is no longer necessary or even preferable. Instructors can see immediately when students are or are not understanding what they are presenting and can make course corrections as they go, giving extra attention to a concept here and flying through a concept there, all based on student feedback. - Engagement
When students are expected to participate via polling, intermittent quiz questions, and hands-on activities throughout a lesson, rather than just sitting and listening to a lecture for an entire hour, they are much more engaged in the full process. They take in more information and they retain it better. An interactive classroom where they can use their phones, the web, or special clickers to chime in on the lesson on a regular basis keeps their attention much better than a traditional classroom. - Variety of learning styles
Instructors can use the tools provided by Echo360 to create lessons that integrate all learning styles, whether that’s visual, aural, social, kinetic, or others, into their presentations. This gives each student an opportunity to experience the lesson in the way that makes the most sense to them. Instructors are no longer limited to just reading and quizzing from a textbook — a whole world of multimedia presentation goodness awaits.
How do students participate in an interactive classroom?
Whether students are learning online or in the classroom, or there are some of each, there is technology to help them participate in an interactive classroom. The easiest way many students participate in the interactive portions of the classroom, such as polling and virtual breakout rooms, is by using their phone or a laptop or desktop computer. If students don’t have a phone, clickers are available that allow them to participate in the polling features of Point Solutions, which can be used for a wide variety of purposes including knowledge checks, opinion polls, or even choosing which toppings to get for the classroom pizza party.
How can my classroom start working with audience participation apps?
If you want to bring your classroom to life with the most up-to-date interactive classroom technology, contact us today and set up a demonstration of our suite of software. It was developed using our e³ philosophy, which is based on equity, engagement, and evidence, so it works well for all students. We’ll show you how it can work to meet your interactive classroom needs and engage your students to a greater degree than you ever imagined!