Service overview
Polling @ McGill (formerly Student Response System or SRS) is a technology-supported questioning strategy to assess students’ learning and encourage active classroom participation. At McGill, we are using a web-based student response system, called Slido, During a course lecture with polling questions, students will use Slido to respond from their personal device (smartphone, tablet or laptop).
Who can use it
Polling @ McGill is primarily for teaching and learning.
How to request, access the service
Instructors
Register your full-feature account:
- Go to the www.mcgill.ca/polling and click on “Register Your Account”.
- Sign in with your McGill Username and McGill Password.
NOTE:
To learn how to use Polling @ McGill, visit Teaching and Learning Knowledge Base, or request a consultation or group workshop.
Students
Before class, you need to register your account. You only need to do this one time.
- To participate in class: Scan the QR-code or go to Slido and enter the Slido code. The QR and Slido codes will be provided by your instructor.
- If you are asked to Login with SSO (Single Sign-On), enter your McGill username and McGill Password and follow any Two-Factor-Authentication (2FA) prompts.
Non-academic use of polling
Note that Slido is only for teaching and learning. We recommend staff to use our equivalent polling system:
Cost
Instructors:
There is no cost to instructors.
Students:
There is no cost to students.
Availability
This service is available at all times on campus using McGill’s Wi-Fi.
The service is available 24 X 7, except during planned maintenance or outages, which will be posted on the IT Services website.
Frequently Asked Questions
Instructors:
FAQs for instructors using Polling @ McGill
Students:
How can I join Slido as a participant?
See Join Slido event on the Slido website.
How do I check if Slido is working?
See the Slido support site.
How do I troubleshoot Slido issues?
Find answers on the Slido community troubleshooting site.
Best practices & policies
- Instructors should add a section about Polling @ McGill within their syllabus (see examples on the Polling @ McGill website) and explain expectations and goals for using Polling @ McGill during the first few days of class.
- Student data collected through Polling @ McGill is considered confidential and should be treated in accordance with the Act Respecting Access to Documents Held by Public Bodies and the Protection of Personal Information. See the Confidentiality of personal information and access to documents, on the Secretariat web site for more information.
Training & documentation
For instructors:
Go to the Create Polls with Polling @ McGill for more information on how to create polling questions, run a polling session, and much more.
Support