The document proposes using Twitter as a student-owned electronic voting system (TwEVS). It describes how students could vote by tweeting unique hashtags for each answer choice in response to an instructor's question. The votes would then be tallied using a Yahoo Pipes application. Some benefits are that it is low-cost, works across devices, and provides additional engagement. Potential issues include having too few Twitter users, anonymity, and distraction.

1. Go to View > Header & Footer to edit September 30, 2009 | slide TwEVS – An idea for using twitter as a student owned electronic voting system Martin Hawksey e-Learning Advisor (Higher Education) http://www.rsc-ne-scotland.ac.uk/ RSCs – Stimulating and supporting innovation in learning

2. The idea It occurred to me that since I already have a Twitter backchannel going in many of my presentations, it might be possible to use Twitter to collect student votes … I thought you could ask a question and give a unique hashtag for each possible answer. TwEVS – An idea for using twitter as a student owned electronic voting system September 30, 2009 | slide

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