Mentimeter

Summary

Mentimeter is available to staff and students at the University of York to help make presentations and teaching more interactive, with live polls, quizzes and feedback. It can also be used asynchronously in 'survey mode'.

Key features

Create polls ahead of time and share them during presentations, lectures and seminars.
Suitable for online, hybrid and in-person sessions.
Participants respond via their device’s web browser, by scanning a QR code or entering the session code at menti.com.
Responses are completely anonymous.
See results as they come in and share them after the session
Use flexible question types, including multiple-choice, ranking, scales, word clouds and open-ended questions.
Quickly analyse responses with automatic grouping and summaries, powered by AI.
'Survey mode' allows participants to respond in their own time, so it can be used for online learning and independent study between live sessions.

Guidance

Mentimeter’s own help pages are comprehensive and well categorised, and individual guides contain step-by step instructions with screenshots and/or video walkthroughs.

These pages provide information on Mentimeter at the University of York with:

case studies from staff making use of the tool to support active and inclusive learning
opportunities to access training and resources and join communication channels
guidance on how to use Mentimeter at the University.

Acceptable use

Warning

Mentimeter has robust data protection measures in place but it should never be used to process ‘internal, confidential or special categories of personal data, nor any other personal data that is particularly worthy of protection’.
You must only use the platform in connection with the role you have at the University, which may involve teaching, studying or research, administration or management.
You must not use the platform for any private or commercial purposes.

Accessibility

Mentimeter have published the following:

Mentimeter accessibility statement: an overview of the challenges for users with different disabilities and analysis of how Mentimeter meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
Present with accessibility and inclusion in mind: how you can implement Mentimeter effectively

Please contact us if you would like to discuss the accessibility of Mentimeter further.

Development opportunities and resources

Mentimeter's own training offering

Mentimeter host regular live webinars with recordings available on demand. These include regular ‘Mentimeter for Educators’ sessions as well as more general webinars.

The ‘Mentimeter academy’ also offers a range of on-demand courses for those with a range of existing knowledge and experience, from complete beginners to advanced users.

The latest offerings include:

You can access these short courses at your own pace, engage with example questions and presentations, and copy the presentations used into your own Mentimeter account to adapt and use with your own students.

UoY webinar recordings and case studies

There are also recordings from webinars held here at the University to support the introduction of Mentimeter and targeted at beginners and more experienced staff:

Also see our Mentimeter case studies for more examples from staff at the University of York of how they are using Mentimeter to support active and inclusive learning.

Communication channels

All staff can use these communication channels to receive updates about Mentimeter at the University of York. These include topics such as updates about the Mentimeter service, information about training and resources, requests for feedback, and invitations to take part in experience sharing activities.

For email updates only: Mentimeter Users Google Group (please log in to UoY Google before clicking on the link)
Slack channel: # mentimeter-york.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss Mentimeter, you can also contact us.

Blog: Mentimeter

Our DET Blog: Mentimeter covers Mentimeter-specific in-depth news items, research news and time-sensitive updates (also embedded below).