Mentimeter is an audience response system which allows you to pose questions anonymously during a live session and then display the answers back to your audience in real time through various visualisations. To help you become more familiar with some of the functionality of Mentimeter and enable a better understanding of how and when you might employ active learning pedagogies, we’ve put together a short online tutorial. The tutorial is broken down into key learning points, with video examples and quick tips, so you have the choice to complete the tutorial in one go or easily dip in and out of content to update your knowledge as required. Topics include:

• Introduction to Mentimeter – what is Mentimeter and why would you use it?
• Using Mentimeter synchronously – using Mentimeter in a live classroom environment
• Using Mentimeter asynchronously – running and sharing presentations outside of the classroom
• How to present with Mentimeter – incorporating Mentimeter into your teaching session
• How do students access Mentimeter – student participation in Mentimeter activities
• Breaking the ice – using icebreaker questions
• Increasing engagement – disrupting learning with interactive learning activities
• Checking understanding – using Mentimeter to check students’ understanding
• Consolidating learning – creating opportunities for students to apply their knowledge
• Promoting collaboration– creating opportunities for students to reflect and exchange ideas
• Formative assessment – using Mentimeter for regular formative assessment
• Hosting a live Q&A – allowing participants to submit questions during a presentation

Further support and guidance

You can find a list of useful links from within the tutorial – Further support and guidance