Students and Teachers Using Mentimeter: Technological Innovation to Face the Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Post-Pandemic in Higher Education
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted higher university lecturers to develop their digital skills in order to adapt to online teaching. A group of university teachers decided to evaluate the educational uses of Mentimeter to promote student participation and active learning. A questionnaire was answere...
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| author | J. Ignacio Pichardo Esteban F. López-Medina Olga Mancha-Cáceres Isabel González-Enríquez Alejandro Hernández-Melián Maribel Blázquez-Rodríguez Virginia Jiménez Marina Logares David Carabantes-Alarcon Mónica Ramos-Toro Esther Isorna Mónica Cornejo-Valle Oriol Borrás-Gené |
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| description | The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted higher university lecturers to develop their digital skills in order to adapt to online teaching. A group of university teachers decided to evaluate the educational uses of Mentimeter to promote student participation and active learning. A questionnaire was answered by 400 students and 12 participating academics. These 12 academic respondents also participated in a focus group after experiencing this software during an academic course. Qualitative and quantitative data was collected and analyzed to conclude that this software not only facilitated student participation during the pandemic (both face-to-face and online) in synchronous and asynchronous ways but also improved attention, engagement, collaborative learning and interaction. Immediate feedback made it possible for teachers to monitor the students’ learning processes and to adjust the content and pace accordingly. Students and educators highlighted the inclusive potential of this tool, as it allows participation from a diverse audience with different backgrounds and capacities, ensuring inclusive and equitable education for all. Some opportunities for improvement were also identified, namely more functions to make the software more attractive and adapt it to different educational objectives. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3da8933cf4c64a67a01f846b8168c61d2023-11-22T23:04:57ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022021-10-01111166710.3390/educsci11110667Students and Teachers Using Mentimeter: Technological Innovation to Face the Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Post-Pandemic in Higher EducationJ. Ignacio Pichardo0Esteban F. López-Medina1Olga Mancha-Cáceres2Isabel González-Enríquez3Alejandro Hernández-Melián4Maribel Blázquez-Rodríguez5Virginia Jiménez6Marina Logares7David Carabantes-Alarcon8Mónica Ramos-Toro9Esther Isorna10Mónica Cornejo-Valle11Oriol Borrás-Gené12Department of Social Anthropology and Social Psychology, Faculty of Political Science and Sociology, Complutense University of Madrid, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223 Madrid, SpainFaculty of Education, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Social Anthropology and Social Psychology, Faculty of Political Science and Sociology, Complutense University of Madrid, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Social Anthropology and Social Psychology, Faculty of Political Science and Sociology, Complutense University of Madrid, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223 Madrid, SpainFaculty of Social Work, Complutense University of Madrid, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Social Anthropology and Social Psychology, Faculty of Political Science and Sociology, Complutense University of Madrid, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223 Madrid, SpainFaculty of Social Work, Complutense University of Madrid, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223 Madrid, SpainFaculty of Mathematics, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, SpainFaculty of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Social Anthropology and Social Psychology, Faculty of Political Science and Sociology, Complutense University of Madrid, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223 Madrid, SpainFaculty of Biology, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Social Anthropology and Social Psychology, Faculty of Political Science and Sociology, Complutense University of Madrid, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223 Madrid, SpainHigher Technical School of Computer Engineering, Rey Juan Carlos University, Móstoles, 28933 Madrid, SpainThe COVID-19 pandemic has prompted higher university lecturers to develop their digital skills in order to adapt to online teaching. A group of university teachers decided to evaluate the educational uses of Mentimeter to promote student participation and active learning. A questionnaire was answered by 400 students and 12 participating academics. These 12 academic respondents also participated in a focus group after experiencing this software during an academic course. Qualitative and quantitative data was collected and analyzed to conclude that this software not only facilitated student participation during the pandemic (both face-to-face and online) in synchronous and asynchronous ways but also improved attention, engagement, collaborative learning and interaction. Immediate feedback made it possible for teachers to monitor the students’ learning processes and to adjust the content and pace accordingly. Students and educators highlighted the inclusive potential of this tool, as it allows participation from a diverse audience with different backgrounds and capacities, ensuring inclusive and equitable education for all. Some opportunities for improvement were also identified, namely more functions to make the software more attractive and adapt it to different educational objectives.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/11/11/667Mentimeterparticipationhigher educationCOVID-19post-pandemicICT |
| spellingShingle | J. Ignacio Pichardo Esteban F. López-Medina Olga Mancha-Cáceres Isabel González-Enríquez Alejandro Hernández-Melián Maribel Blázquez-Rodríguez Virginia Jiménez Marina Logares David Carabantes-Alarcon Mónica Ramos-Toro Esther Isorna Mónica Cornejo-Valle Oriol Borrás-Gené Students and Teachers Using Mentimeter: Technological Innovation to Face the Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Post-Pandemic in Higher Education Education Sciences Mentimeter participation higher education COVID-19 post-pandemic ICT |
| title | Students and Teachers Using Mentimeter: Technological Innovation to Face the Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Post-Pandemic in Higher Education |
| title_full | Students and Teachers Using Mentimeter: Technological Innovation to Face the Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Post-Pandemic in Higher Education |
| title_fullStr | Students and Teachers Using Mentimeter: Technological Innovation to Face the Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Post-Pandemic in Higher Education |
| title_full_unstemmed | Students and Teachers Using Mentimeter: Technological Innovation to Face the Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Post-Pandemic in Higher Education |
| title_short | Students and Teachers Using Mentimeter: Technological Innovation to Face the Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Post-Pandemic in Higher Education |
| title_sort | students and teachers using mentimeter technological innovation to face the challenges of the covid 19 pandemic and post pandemic in higher education |
| topic | Mentimeter participation higher education COVID-19 post-pandemic ICT |
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