Microsoft Forms

What is it?   

With Microsoft Forms, you can create surveys, quizzes and polls that allow you to invite others to respond to it using almost any web browser or mobile device, see real-time results as they're submitted, use built-in analytics to evaluate responses, and export results to Excel for additional analysis or grading. While some may not view this as educational technology, I find it helpful for course-related work. I have utilized the poll feature to allow students to express their interests in various topics and to create pre- and post-educational assessment quizzes. Additionally, I use it for student evaluations of the courses they just attended.

What can it do for us?

The analytics provided are straightforward and can be exported for further analysis and reporting. 

Today, I would like to share my version of a high-level needs assessment. As a vascular access nurse educator, I am interested in understanding vascular access practices at Harborview from the perspective of bedside nurses. To reach as many people as possible efficiently, I am distributing flyers on each nursing unit. The flyers will include a brief introduction to this new position and a QR code that links to the survey. Here are some of the questions I've created, along with an example of the analytics (it's from another survey, but it provides an example).