Who is Professor Messer?
In the world of IT certifications and training, Professor Messer is a well-known name. With nearly a million subscribers on YouTube alone and 1.3 millions followers across other platforms such as Facebook, X and Instagram. It's safe to say he is well established in the IT training world.
His free online training courses for CompTIA certifications such as A+, Network+, and Security+ have helped thousands of learners worldwide. However, with a diverse and global audience, engaging his students and tracking attendance in webinars can be challenging. Especially when online classes can often feel one dimensional without any interaction.
Vevox has become the go-to platform that Professor Messer has integrated into every training session he does to address these challenges effectively and create success stories among his learners. Learn more about how he does this below.
Bringing interactivity to the online classroom
Professor Messer's webinars are packed with valuable information, but he understands that the learning experience extends beyond the monologue. Engaging students in real time is crucial for comprehension and retention of difficult technical concepts. Vevox enables him to achieve this by allowing live polling and Q&A sessions during his webinars.
By incorporating Vevox polls, Professor Messer can instantly gauge the audience’s understanding of the content he is delivering. The poll results provide immediate feedback on which topics require further explanation, allowing Professor Messer to tailor his instruction to the needs of his students dynamically.
Real-time feedback for immediate clarification
During his sessions, Professor Messer encourages the use of feedback using both the polling and Q&A feature, where students can post their questions as they arise.
These interactive features democratizes the learning process and helps for him to hear misunderstandings or confusion over certain topics. Messer can prioritize and answer these questions live, ensuring that students receive clarifications without delay, which is essential in maintaining the flow of the training.
Not only does real-time interaction through questions help students, but it also helps Professor Messer to identify and address common areas of confusion instantly, reinforcing his position as a responsive educator.
Turning confusion into clarity... with Vevox!
A memorable success story comes from a group of students preparing for the CompTIA Security+ exam. Complex subjects of cryptography and network security can be hard to retain and understand. Through a series of training sessions using Vevox, Professor Messer was able to turn confusion into clarity.
During one webinar, Messer initiated several polls to identify the topics that were causing the most difficulty. The results pointed towards asymmetric encryption and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) concepts. With this data, Messer focused his teaching on these areas, utilizing Vevox's for live feedback for detailed explanations, and hosted a dedicated session to discuss these topics further. By the end of this process, the feedback from the students was overwhelmingly positive.
Tracking attendance with Vevox
Tracking attendance and where attendees are location is another significant challenge that Professor Messer faces with a worldwide audience. Vevox provides a solution whereby Professor Messer can run an image poll with a world map each time for users to share a pin to their location. This information helps Messer understand his global reach and tailor his training times to accommodate the highest number of attendees across different time zones.
Making training interactive and dynamic
Professor Messer's use of Vevox has significantly boosted the interactive and adaptive learning environment he is known for.
The ability to engage with students in real-time, provide immediate feedback, and adapt teaching methods on the fly exemplifies the modern approach to his training sessions. His commitment to using this technology reaffirms his role as a leading provider of IT certification training.
For educators and trainers seeking to make their classrooms interactive today, (whether online, hybrid or face to face) then why not try Vevox's polling, quizzing and Q&A tools for free? Get started today!
