Making Lectures Interactive with Wooclap

Wooclap is an interactive response tool that helps instructors incorporate more engagement and feedback into their teaching without redesigning their course. Through polls, open-ended prompts, word cloud, and other activity types, instructors can check understanding, spark discussion, and gather real-time insights into student learning. It’s a flexible tool that supports active learning and engagement across disciplines and teaching formats.

Why Use Wooclap?

Quick to Learn and Use

Wooclap has a minimal learning curve.  Instructors can build and launch activities quickly, whether planning in advance or responding to the moment in class.  The platform’s intuitive design keeps the focus on teaching, not on managing technology.

Seamless Integration with Tools You Already Use


Wooclap works with Moodle, PowerPoint, Google Slides, and Zoom, making it easier to embed interaction into existing materials without switching platforms.

Easy for Students to Join

Students can join a Wooclap activity using a QR code, event code, direct link, or through Moodle. Instructors can choose anonymous access or require Moodle authentication. This flexibility makes it easy to adapt Wooclap to different teaching contexts and lowers student participation barriers.

Real-Time Insight

Responses appear instantly, allowing instructors to check understanding, surface confusion, or collect reflections.  A built-in “I am confused” button allows students to quietly flag misunderstandings, especially useful in larger courses or quiet classrooms. 

How Instructors Are Using Wooclap

Wooclap supports a wide range of instructional strategies. The examples below reflect common use cases across higher education, including ideas shared by NC State faculty and others exploring the tool in their teaching.

Getting Started

  • Starting with Recaps and Review Quizzes

In flipped or lecture-based formats, instructors begin class with short quizzes to reinforce key ideas and check for understanding. If you want to try this technique, use the Multiple Choice or Fill-in-the-Blank question types in Wooclap to create quick comprehension checks.

  • Visualizing Student Input

Several instructors use image prompts, such as Find on Image, Label an Image, and Word Cloud, to surface patterns and group sentiment, often as part of weekly check-ins or to kick off discussions. 

Fostering Engagement

  • Connect to Real-World Events

Weekly prompts or images help link course concepts to what’s happening beyond the classroom. Some instructors use Word Cloud to capture initial reactions (example, “In one word, how would you describe the impact of this event on public trust?”), Brainstorming to gather perspectives (example, “What questions should we ask when evaluating media coverage of this issue?”), or Sorting to organize responses (example, “Group these environmental policies by their intended impact.”). These formats support reflection, spark dialogue, and make space for multiple viewpoints.

  • Reducing Barriers to Participation

Anonymous response options, upvoting, and emojis help students feel more comfortable contributing, especially in larger classes.

  • Support Peer Interaction

Wooclap’s shared boards and Spin the Wheel features are used to randomly select student voices and spark group sharing more equitably.

Collecting Feedback

  • Exit Tickets and Reflection Prompts
    Collect quick reflections or lingering questions at the end of a session using open-ended responses. Example: “What’s one thing you’re still confused about?”
  • The “I am confused” button

Wooclap includes a built-in “I am confused” button that allows students to silently signal when something isn’t clear. This gives instructors a low-effort way to monitor comprehension and adjust instruction in real time, especially helpful in large lectures or when students may be reluctant to speak up.

Experimenting with New Tools

  • Exploring AI-assisted Question Creation

Some instructors are trying out Wooclap’s built-in AI tools to generate quiz or activity content more efficiently. 

Tips for Teaching

  • Keep it purposeful: Align each question with a clear learning objective.
  • Make it low-stakes: Avoid grading every activity. Focus on participation or exploration.
  • Use results to guide instruction: Treat answers as a springboard for discussion or review.
  • Be consistent: Regular use of Wooclap builds student familiarity and buy-in.
  • Reflect with students: Take time to interpret and respond to results together.

Workshop Information

Introduction to Wooclap: Making Your Lectures Interactive

If there are no available workshops, please feel free to request an instructional consultation about this topic.

Resources

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