mbclick - An Electronic Voting System that Returns Individual Feedback

Abstract

mbclick is a new electronic voting system that emphasizes the return of individual feedback. It uses students' own mobile phones, and works with both 'smart' and ordinary types. It is web-based, thereby removing the need to install any dedicated application software to make it work. It is easy to learn and use, and integrates with Microsoft PowerPoint. mbclick does away with the need to purchase and distribute traditional handheld clickers, freeing the institution and the teacher from the associated overheads. The system has been successfully piloted and tested at the University of Manchester.