Found in the O365 launchpad, Forms is a fantastic way to build and deliver surveys and self-grading quizzes. Because it comes with your enterprise email, it’s always free, and you get the full range of features available.
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Many faculty report they felt this app was straightforward to learn to use. Start out by choosing to build either a New Form or a New Quiz.
Build a Form or a Quiz
Once your Form or Quiz opens, give it a name, and move on to build question types like multiple choice, ranking, likert scales, open ended responses, and more. There is a limited amount of branching available as well. Watch our video, Getting Started with Forms, to learn more.
“Getting started with Forms.” by J. Wilkinson, March 21, 2020.
Forms is delivered using a link. Post the link online for students to access. You can also have students use the D2L Brightspace Pulse app to get to it on their mobile device.
This is a formative assessment tool. Use it to check in with students on how the course is going, by borrowing our Start, Stop, Continue form template, or asking them for input on how their group project is going so far.
This can work as a summative assessment tool for low stakes quizzes. It can do self-grading quizzes, letting students check their own learning. Educators can collect data about individual student performance, and associate this with a grade value.
Tips and Suggestions
Start with something simple. You could try borrowing our Start, Stop, Continue form template. Make your own copy, and try it with students to get feedback on your teaching.
Then, build your own. Start by identifying the purpose of your survey or quiz. Jot down a few questions to construct. Try constructing these in Forms.
Jesslyn is an Educational Technology Consultant at
Conestoga. An Ontario Certified Teacher, and holding a M. Ed.
and B.Ed., Jesslyn researches and promotes new technologies
for faculty to enhance pedagogical practices. She brings to
the role her experience as a Google and Microsoft certified
technology trainer and as a classroom teacher in South
Korea, Mongolia, and Ontario, focusing on special education
and assistive learning technologies. She is available for
workshops, consultations, and support with using technology
in higher education contexts.
