{"id":8101,"date":"2025-03-27T08:57:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T08:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/?p=8101"},"modified":"2025-03-27T08:57:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T08:57:17","slug":"vevox-march-new-features-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/2025\/03\/27\/vevox-march-new-features-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Vevox: March New Features Release"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Vevox have made some updates to their features in their March product update. Find out more about the new features available and improvements to existing features, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Introduction of team leaderboards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Import bulk questions from an Excel file<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Limitless range on Numeric Polls<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AI Quiz options and improvements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PowerPoint Add-in improvements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Team Leaderboards<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vevox.com\/blog\/vevox-product-update-march-2025#Team%20Leaderboards\"><strong>Team Leaderboards<\/strong><\/a> feature has been highly requested by Vevox users, for measuring knowledge, creating friendly competition and group bonding. By using the demographic question type, you can now specify a &#8216;team&#8217; question. Once that question is set, all subsequent poll responses will be split into teams, and when it comes to scoring, the team leaderboard will show how each group team has performed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2025\/03\/Demographic.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"424\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2025\/03\/Demographic.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8102\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The demographic question type now available when creating polls.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Import bulk questions from an Excel file<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vevox.com\/blog\/vevox-product-update-march-2025#Import%20files%20from%20Excel\"><strong>bulk import<\/strong><\/a> feature is ideal for instances where you have large question banks, and for users who want to make content upload quicker and more efficient.&nbsp; Using Vevox&#8217;s template, you can now import multiple questions and surveys.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2025\/03\/Import-polls.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"118\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/files\/2025\/03\/Import-polls.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8103\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The new bulk import feature is available under import polls.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Limitless range on Numeric Polls<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>For those who have been using the Numeric poll question type, you will be pleased to know that there is now a limitless range on this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AI Quiz Improvements<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>There are updates to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vevox.com\/blog\/vevox-product-update-march-2025#AI%20Quiz\">AI Quiz Question Generator<\/a>. You can now upload content source files, set difficulty settings, choose the amount of answer options and increase the number of questions generated by Vevox&#8217;s own AI Quiz Question Generator. There are also enhancements to correct answer randomization, and you can now generate up to 10 questions at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PowerPoint Add-In Updates<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Vevox have also made some updates to its PowerPoint Add-In, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rich text options available: bold, italics, underline, for better formatting of question types<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved Pie Chart UI and numeric poll updates to reflect the limitless range added<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the dedicated <strong>PowerPoint Add-In training<\/strong> available on Friday 4<sup>th<\/sup> April in the \u2018Upcoming Training\u2019 session below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Training<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Ethan Butler, Customer Success Manager at Vevox, will be on campus for the Learning and Teaching Conference 2025 on Thursday 3<sup>rd<\/sup> April, and has kindly agreed to host some training sessions the following day (<strong>Friday 4<sup>th<\/sup> April<\/strong>).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to all of you who completed the recent Vevox survey, we are investigating how to address the issues raised. One of the things highlighted was the need for more support and training for the PowerPoint Add-In. In response to this, we have agreed that one of Ethan\u2019s sessions will specifically look at the PowerPoint Add-In, with dedicated time for colleagues to show Ethan any PowerPoint related queries too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You can sign up to the two in-person session via Elements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elements.ncl.ac.uk\/course\/view.php?id=2638\">Introduction to Vevox &#8211; 4th April, 10:00-10:50<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elements.ncl.ac.uk\/course\/view.php?id=2639\">Vevox PowerPoint Add-In \u2013 4th April, 11:00-12:00<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vevox Panel Webinar &#8211; The Future of Student Engagement<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Join host, Carol Summerside (Learning Enhancement &amp; Technology Adviser, LTDS), for a panel webinar with colleagues from Loughborough University, University of Chester and University of Aveiro. The session is taking place on <strong>Wednesday 16<sup>th<\/sup> April from 3:00-4:00pm<\/strong>. \u00a0This session will delve into successes, hurdles, and lessons learned in the world of student engagement using Vevox. <strong>Register for the webinar on the <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vevox.com\/resources\/webinars\/the-future-of-student-engagement\"><strong>Vevox website<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional information<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about Vevox, please see the dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncl.ac.uk\/learning-and-teaching\/digital-technologies\/vevox\/\">Vevox<\/a> webpage on the <strong><u>University\u2019s Learning and Teaching website<\/u><\/strong> and also on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vevox.com\/blog\"><strong>Vevox\u2019s own Blog<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vevox have made some updates to their features in their March product update. 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