Pulses are like real time polls - taking the pulse of your class. It's a great way of checking in with your learners to see where they're at.
Note: Pulses are an optional feature that account owners can manage in iQualify settings.
Facilitators can create and send out Pulses from the Class console. Learners are notified of new Pulses and can submit their answers and view the class responses.
Learn more: You can find step by step instructions in our How to create a Pulse article.
Pulse notifications and responses
Learners are notified of new Pulses by a pulsing green circle next to their avatar. When logged out, they may get an email and/or SMS (text) depending on the preferences they've set in their account settings.
After selecting the Pulse they see the question and pop in their answer and Submit.
Viewing Pulse responses
Learners and facilitators can view Pulse responses at any time by going to the Overview for that course and heading to Pulses.
Tip: Use the Viewing menu to choose which Pulse response you want to see.
Learners see their response alongside the anonymised responses of other learners.
Types of Pulses
There are three different Pulse types that you can choose from, depending on what suits your question best!
Multiple choice
A multiple choice pulse lets learners a particular option/response.
Spatial
A spatial pulse lets learners add their response between two or more points on a graph.
Text response
A text response pulse lets learners respond with a word or two.
Tip: Although learners can write longer responses, because the results are displayed as a word cloud, 1-2 word responses are best.