Dr Christin Burkhardt (Institute of Technical Microbiology) comments:
“The survey tool in Zoom is a good way to interact with students during online lectures and exercises. The students can be activated by the lecturer through technical questions and participate in simple polls. Even with organisational questions, you (and the students) quickly get an overview of the answers.
In my opinion, the main advantage of Zoom surveys over other online tools is the low participation hurdle for students. This means that students can submit their answers directly by clicking on their screen. Logging in, as with other external survey tools, or installing an app are therefore not necessary. Spontaneous surveys, however, are not so easy to implement; it is best to deposit the questions in advance for the planned meeting at Zoom. Once you have activated the survey tool in your account, however, it is very simple and straightforward. In addition to single-choice, multiple-choice questions are also possible, which can be selected and activated in the taskbar during the meeting. All in all, it is a very easy-to-use survey tool during online lectures – both for students and lecturers.”