Padlet is a Supported audience participation tool that can be used to capture and display notes and posts from your learners in one place in real time.
Introduction
Want to collect input from your students in one place? Wouldn’t it be great if learners could post their responses to your questions/prompts in the right place, in real time and where everyone could view the conversation?
Padlet is a great for encouraging participation on specific discussion points and keeping it all in one place. It’s also easy to embed your Padlets onto other websites or directly inside Aula, which could be another tool for engaging learners. It allows you to “make beautiful boards, documents, and webpages that are easy to read and fun to contribute to.”
Can I use it?
Coventry University staff and students can access the enterprise version of Padlet by following the steps below:
- Go to https://coventryunionline.padlet.org/
- Choose Continue with Microsoft
- Enter your normal Coventry University email and password.
This tool is marked as Supported in the Teaching and Learning Ecosystem document, meaning while it may not integrate perfectly with Aula and may or may not use Single Sign on, it’s generally available to staff for teaching and learning. If you’re not sure how to get started, you can contact the Learning Enhancement Team to find out more.
Firewall Status: Safe This tool is likely to work for learners in countries with more restrictive firewalls
Accessibility
As of late 2023, Padlet is compatible with screen reader software and navigable by keyboard. Users can create and edit content with the keyboard, but settings can’t be changed.
You can stay up to date with the progress of the tool’s accessibility features on the Accessibility and Padlet page of their website.
Possible alternatives
If you need to use an alternative tool for collating collecting group feedback, you can also use Microsoft Planner, which offers a layout similar to Padlet’s Wall or Grid layouts (but without image thumbnails) and can be set to be viewable or editable by anyone in the institution.
Or, to create a collaborative document with your learners, you could also make a shared page or notebook with your students using Microsoft OneNote.
What can I do with it?
Here are some articles other educators and support staff have created to help you use this tool, plus an article on how to embed a Padlet into Aula.
Padlet also have a good introductory video series that can help you get started:
Introduction to Padlet: Getting Started for Complete Beginners (youtube.com)
To learn more about specific features, visit Padlet’s official Knowledge Base:
Padlet Knowledge Base & Support (padlet.help)
