Using Beyond Question in Higher Education Classrooms

Beyond Question gives professors a broad range of ways to improve the learning environment. You can perform anonymous surveys to get students' honest opinions on topics that might be difficult to discuss. Shy students feel empowered because they can freely participate without concern for embarrassment. The more professors have their finger on the pulse of the class, the better they can teach the students.

An effective way to get any class off to a good start is to ask three to five questions to determine if the students did their homework. Knowing you will do this several times per week, students will realize they have to do the work or else you will know they didn't. You might also use these questions to review a previous lecture which is the basis of the new lecture. This encourages them to be alert at the beginning of class and ready to learn.

To keep students focused and on task during the lecture, use Beyond Question to ask a couple of quick review questions every 10 -15 minutes. The students will remain alert and attentive because they know questions will be asked. When wrapping up the lecture, ask a few questions to be sure the students understood the material.

There are many ways to leverage the power of Beyond Question in your classes. The simplest method is to simply ask verbal questions and have the students respond with their remotes. The results can be immediately displayed to the class and discussed further if needed. Another option would be to write questions on the board or display a transparency on an overhead projector.

The next level of usage is to prepare a few questions in advance of the class and insert them into the lecture to make sure the students are following along and understand the material. By using the word processing capabilities within Beyond Question, you can create questions with objective answers. You can also define an answer key and assign point values to enable automatic scoring.

Assessments can be developed to be used as a group exercise or self-paced, whereby the students use their remotes to work at their own speed. If you have electronic versions of quizzes and tests, Beyond Question can open the file and create individual questions. If you add an answer key you can give the test, grade it, and save it to your gradebook or open it in Excel for further analysis.

One of the most powerful methods of using Beyond Question is to automatically open and present lectures in PowerPoint. Many textbook publishers and subject matter websites have content that you can download to your computer and directly present to your class. This provides the ability to deliver colorful, creative, and engaging lectures that will keep the students' attention.

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