Vevox Help Guides
Video: Introducing Vevox for lecturers (02:19)
Vevox
Vevox is a personal response system which enables staff to create engaging sessions through live polling, quizzes, and Q&A. Staff create their session through the Vevox dashboard while students use the unique session ID to connect via smartphone, tablet or laptop.
Why use Vevox?
- It is fun to use and supports active learning
- Anonymous participation removes fear of judgement and increases participation
- Helps tutors to gauge comprehension and identify gaps in students' knowledge
Warwick has a site license for Vevox so you can access features that are not available on a free account, e.g. Q&A moderation, and star rating, text and number polls. This is only available to staff and research students.
Students do not need to have a Vevox account or license to join a session. They connect to a session via a web browser at vevox.appLink opens in a new window or in MS Teams.
Log in to Vevox
Warwick Vevox accounts are available for staff and postgraduate research students. Vevox uses Single Sign-On (SSO) so you can log in with your Warwick username and password.
- Go to http://warwickuni.vevox.com/Link opens in a new window.
- Click Login with SSO.
- Enter your University of Warwick email address using the format u1234567@live.warwick.ac.uk and click Next.
- Enter your University of Warwick password and click Sign in.
- Complete the two-factor authenticationLink opens in a new window step if prompted.
- On first access to Vevox, you will be asked to accept or reject the release of your name and email address to Vevox. Accept this step.
- You will now be signed in to Vevox and taken to your dashboard.
A session in Vevox is a collection of polls, surveys and Q&As that you will use for a specific teaching event or meeting.
In this section, we will cover:
How to create a session
- Log in to your dashboard at http://warwickuni.vevox.com/.
- Click Create session.
- Give your session a unique name.
- Click Create.
- Now it's time to add your polling content. Click the Add content button to create new questions to add to your session or browse the Question library to add questions you have made previously.
Polls
Polls are individual questions that can be posed to students during a session to check understanding, or gather feedback or opinions.
Find out how to create your first poll at the Vevox website or watch this short video (01:25)
Question types
Click on each question type in the table below for more information.
| Question type | Description |
| Multichoice | Participants select one or more items from a list of choices |
| Wordcloud | Displays responses in a cluster of words to form an image. The more popular the response, the bigger and bolder the word appears |
| Text | Allow participants to enter a text-based response of up to 2,000 characters |
| Ranking | Participants either rank the order of choices as per their preference, or rank the choices in the correct order |
| Numeric | Participants enter any number within a range that you specify |
| Rating | A generic 5-star rating scale |
| XY plot | Show the relationship between two sets of data on a scatter plot |
| Pin on image | Participants drop up to 9 pins on an image |
| Pin on choice image | Plot your multichoice options as numbers on an image |
| LaTex polling | Include mathematical or scientific formula and expressions in the questions you create |
Quizzes
Quizzes are essentially a series of polls where you have specified a correct answer for each. Please note correct answers cannot be submitted for rating, word cloud, and XY plot questions.
Q&A
Q&A allows participants to submit questions, comments and feedback as well as 'upvote' those submitted by others so you can gauge public opinion. Enable anonymous posting for increased participation.
Surveys
Surveys are a series of polls which can be run asynchronously as opposed to in a live session. You might use this to gather feedback, opinions, or (pre-)check knowledge. Students do not see responses from their peers.
Self-paced quizzes
Self-paced quizzes are essentially surveys with a correct answer set up for each question. Self-paced quizzes can be completed in the student's own time and provide an opportunity for the student to get instant feedback.
- From within your session (click on it from the Vevox dashboard if you are not already in it), click Start session to make the session available for students to join.
- Share your screen with students and click Present fullscreen to display the joining instructions.
- Students should go to vevox.app on their own devices and enter the 9-digit session ID, or alternatively scan the QR code.
- Use the control panel at the bottom of your screen to open and close polls, display the results (and correct answers if applicable) and move on to the next poll.
You can review and update the status of your session in the Vevox dashboard by hovering over the session title and 9-digit session ID at the top of the screen. You can also view how many participants have joined the session. Vevox allows a maximum of 5,000 participants per session.
Vevox allows you to view a summary of your sessions and the data captured from the polls, surveys and Q&As, including participant information and participation rate. See Accessing my session dataLink opens in a new window on the Vevox website for more guidance on analytics. This data can also be shared with other users and/or downloaded.
Watch the video below for a summary of what you can do with session data. (00:49)
Students do not need to enter a session ID to take part in Vevox activities within MS Teams, nor do they require use of an additional device.
You can add Vevox to:
The Vevox session must be created in the Vevox dashboard and at least one person must be invited to the Teams meeting before the side panel can be added.
Add a Vevox session in the side panel of a Teams meeting or call
- In your Teams calendar, double-click on the meeting you want to add the Vevox side panel to.
- Click on the plusicon at the top to add a new tab.
- Select Vevox. If it is not displayed, you can search for it using the Search bar in the top right corner.
- Click Add.
- Enter the 9-digit Vevox session ID of the session that you want to connect this Teams meeting to.
- Click Save.
Watch this video to see Vevox in the MS Teams side panel (04:45):
For more information see the Vevox guide for meetings & calls.
Add the Vevox tab to a Teams channel or chat
- Click on the plusicon in the centre top of your channel or chat window.
- Select Vevox in the 'Add a tab' window. If it is not displayed, you can search for it using the Search bar in the top right corner.
- Enter the 9-digit Vevox session ID of the session that you want to connect this tab to.
- Choose whether to Post to the channel about this tab by ticking/unticking the box.
- Click Save.
Find more information in the Vevox guide for channels & chat.
You can also run your polls via PowerPoint if you install the Office365 add-in. It is available for both Windows and Mac and can be downloaded from the respective app stores. The process should be the same for both university-managed and unmanaged devices.
Step by Step guide to downloading & installing the PowerPoint Add-inLink opens in a new window
Creating and Running Polls in PowerPoint
- Log in to the Vevox session in PowerPoint.
- Create a new poll in the PowerPoint add-in. You cannot 'import' polls that already exist in the Vevox session because they were created in the dashboard. For Vevox polls that are to be used in PowerPoint, they have to be created in PowerPoint.
- If you want, you can add a count-down clock to your polls in PowerPoint.
- If your poll questions include scoring, you can add a leaderboard in PowerPoint.
- Present your polls with the PowerPoint add-in.
- If something goes wrong while polling, you can clear all results and poll again.
- Use the analysis slide if you want to reveal the results of a poll later or if you want to rerun a poll and compare both results.What are analysis slides?explains the details.
We hope you find the following resources helpful.
- Please take a look at our self-paced Vevox training resource in Moodle.
- Vevox have some excellent resources. Find tips and inspiration for classes and meetings at their blog, or see the Vevox help site for support.
- For queries relating to Vevox, please email prs@warwick.ac.uk to raise a Helpdesk ticket.