{"id":95615,"date":"2024-11-13T02:54:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T06:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echo360.com\/?page_id=95615"},"modified":"2026-01-23T16:37:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:37:46","slug":"engaging-minds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/echo360.com\/engaging-minds\/","title":{"rendered":"Engaging Minds"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"95615\" class=\"elementor elementor-95615\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f37e8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f37e8b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d6d0f8\" data-id=\"9d6d0f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d781e70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d781e70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Engaging Minds: University of Canterbury and EchoPoll<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6934e71 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6934e71\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f5df79\" data-id=\"7f5df79\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17938e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17938e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">by Alison Maloney<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c5f1ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c5f1ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As Team Leader of Blended Learning and Academic Development at the University of Canterbury, Dr Brad Hurren is on a mission to make complex material engaging and accessible for every student.&nbsp; In addition to this Team Leader role, Hurren is also a teaching academic &#8211; he works with over 200 on-campus students and 20 distance learners, some of whom are high-performance athletes &#8211; meaning that he knows first-hand the challenge of delivering complex, hands-on subject matter in a way that captivates and involves every student.<\/p>\n<p>Applying for an Echo360 e3 Tech grant in 2023 offered Hurren and his colleagues Donna Thompson and Pablo Taylor, both already responsible for the administration of EchoVideo at the University, the opportunity to get hands on with EchoPoll, an interactive polling tool designed to engage students and enhance learning both in the classroom and online.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7d201a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7d201a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3d3a77\" data-id=\"e3d3a77\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeb8e7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eeb8e7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In this video Dr Brad Hurren talks about the University of Canterbury&#8217;s decision to adopt EchoPoll enterprise-wide.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d11dd4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"d11dd4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><iframe height=\"420\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen frameborder=0 src=\"https:\/\/echo360.net.au\/media\/7bc8c3af-baf3-4ac2-bddd-46f8dded2109\/public?autoplay=false&automute=false\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa6a318 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa6a318\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b23a64\" data-id=\"2b23a64\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aec4bf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aec4bf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wanting to highlight the difference between learning at high school and the academic rigour of being responsible for your own learning at University, Hurren found EchoPoll&#8217;s academic tone and flexible features more aligned with a university setting.\u00a0<\/p><p>In his lectures and workshops, Hurren uses EchoPoll to conduct knowledge checks, track student mastery, and adjust the pace of lessons based on real-time feedback. Whether it\u2019s identifying muscle structures through hotspot questions or gauging students&#8217; comfort levels with difficult topics, EchoPoll allows Hurren to tailor his teaching to student needs in a way traditional methods don\u2019t.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1d94ce elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"a1d94ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cAnatomy and physiology are very tangible, three-dimensional subjects,\u201d said Hurren. \u201cIt\u2019s crucial for students to engage with the material in a hands-on way. Traditionally, we\u2019ve used models, practical demonstrations, and dissections, but EchoPoll allows us to expand those methods into new and exciting directions.\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Dr Brad Hurren<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-205893a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"205893a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdb1d80\" data-id=\"cdb1d80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2f39e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2f39e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hurren uses EchoPoll in both lectures and workshop. In lectures he uses the tool for quick knowledge checks\u2014sometimes it\u2019s a multiple-choice question, or he might show an image of a muscle and ask students to pinpoint specific structures. He&#8217;s not just testing knowledge but also guiding the flow of the lesson based on how well students are grasping the material.<\/p>\n<p>In more intimate classroom settings, such as workshops where smaller groups of students can engage on a deeper level, EchoPoll&#8217;s individual and team features allow attributing answers to specific students and offers gamified elements, like leaderboards, that helps foster an interactive learning environment.<\/p>\n<p>Hurren notes how he finds the analytics available in EchoPoll and EchoVideo &#8211; the Echosystem tools the University of Canterbury has adopted \u2013 really helpful as he can see in real-time how the students are engaging with the content being delivered and allows him to be reflective and agile in realtime.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-447f8a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"447f8a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04fc97b\" data-id=\"04fc97b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a7aad8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a7aad8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr Brad Hurren explains why having real-time analytics supports learning and teaching.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9098f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"a9098f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><iframe height=\"420\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen frameborder=0 src=\"https:\/\/echo360.net.au\/media\/ec9877f5-eeb9-4616-becd-cb98a1cd5092\/public?autoplay=false&automute=false\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e267b2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e267b2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-476659d\" data-id=\"476659d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a06e6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a06e6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Feedback from students has been overwhelmingly positive. Many, particularly those transitioning from high school, appreciate the platform\u2019s more mature and academically focused interface, which Hurren believes helps shift their mindset towards higher education.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4ef10f elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"b4ef10f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cOur students don\u2019t want to sit and listen to a lecture for 50 minutes straight, they want to be part of the learning process, and EchoPoll helps facilitate that in a meaningful way.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9fff89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c9fff89\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c10db2b\" data-id=\"c10db2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ef56cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ef56cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hurren\u2019s success with EchoPoll has sparked interest from other academics at the University of Canterbury. His unique blend of traditional teaching with innovative technology is serving as a model for others who are looking to move beyond conventional teaching methods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re encouraging academics to think about how tools like EchoPoll can engage students in ways they might not have considered before. It\u2019s not just about testing but enhancing learning in real-time,\u201d said Hurren.<\/p>\n<p>To those who worry that introducing tools such as EchoPoll create a conflict with the amount of content, Hurren reminds academics that introducing new tools offers a way to adjust delivering the same content by using a different mechanism to do so. \u201cAnatomy and physiology are jargon and content heavy and using solutions like EchoPoll and EchoVideo provides another opportunity to deliver the content in different but still meaningful ways.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-229e8cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"229e8cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c666ef\" data-id=\"8c666ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e21e3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e21e3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr Brad Hurren explains how having new tools to use is an opportunity and not a challenge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd5726 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"2dd5726\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><iframe height=\"420\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen frameborder=0 src=\"https:\/\/echo360.net.au\/media\/afd30384-e397-49e3-b9d4-36f903fd0726\/public?autoplay=false&automute=false\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e04b583 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e04b583\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78dd4dd\" data-id=\"78dd4dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70546a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70546a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As technology continues to reshape education, Brad Hurren\u2019s use of EchoPoll at the University of Canterbury exemplifies how innovative tools can enhance learning and empower students. 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