Vevox
Vevox at Newcastle University
Vevox is Newcastle University's centrally-supported Audience Interaction System, and allows colleagues to conduct live polls, quizzes and surveys with students - in advance or live in a lecture or seminar. From gauging opinion to providing participants with question & answer opportunities, Vevox can be used on different devices with the only requirement to participate being a device connected to the internet.
All colleagues can use Vevox as presenters by logging in at the Newcastle Vevox site (choose login with SSO)
Create and run live polls in seconds to gauge the views of your audience or test their knowledge and understanding. Show the live results on screen either via the Vevox dashboard or through the integration with PowerPoint (the University is using the Office 365 add-in).
Vevox's survey feature allows you to ask your audience survey or quiz questions that they can answer in their own time, at their own pace on their device.
Find out more about asyncronous surveys and quizzes on the Vevox helpsite.
Question and Answer functionality give everyone an equal voice and the chance to be heard, whether they’re in the room or participating virtually. Participants can submit their own questions, ideas, or comments, as well as 'up vote' those from others, helping you to see what matters most. If you need to keep the conversation on track, discussions can be moderated
How do I access Vevox?
Colleagues - Vevox is accessed online using Single Sign-On (SSO) at https://ncl.vevox.com/ from here you can create polls, quizzes, surveys and Q&A sesisons can be delivered via the Vevox Dashboard or through the Microsoft PowerPoint, Teams and Canvas add-ins.
Students - your lecturer will provide you with the link or QR code to access Vevox activities either live in a teaching session or via Canvas. If you want to use Vevox as a presenter this access can be provided with permission from a member of staff (e.g. your lecturer), please contact ltds@ncl.ac.uk attaching an email granting permission.
Evaluation
Following a period of evaluation and testing, Vevox was chosen to replace Ombea as the University's centrally-supported audience interaction system. From September 2023, colleagues will be able to access the platform via SSO, and additional plugins will be made available via the VLE and in all centrally-supported teaching spaces. A series of webinars will help colleagues learn to use the system and transition their current Ombea slides to Vevox polls.