Polls on Social Learning

Polls on Social Learning

Roles: Primary Admin, Admin, Manager, Learner

Description: In this article, you will learn how to create a poll in a forum, choose how long it stays open, and decide whether members can see the results. Polls help you gather quick opinions from your learners.

Benefits:

  • Quick feedback: Ask a question and see how people vote without a separate survey.
  • Control over results: Show results as votes come in, or keep them hidden until the poll closes.
  • Works in any forum: Add a poll to a general forum or to the forum of a course, learning path, or event.

Note: Polls are available when Social Learning is turned on for your organization.

Step by step: create a poll

  1. Open the forum where you want to ask the question. For a general forum, go to Engagement > Forums and open the forum. For a training, open the training and select its Forum tab.
  2. Click Add a post.
  3. In the Create a new Post window, enter your question in the What do you want to talk about? box. You can use up to 200 characters.
  4. If you want to add context, click Add Description. This is optional.
  5. Click Add Poll.
  6. Under Enter your options, type at least two answers into Option 1 and Option 2. Each option can be up to 50 characters.
  7. Click Add Option to add more answers, up to four in total.
  8. Choose a Poll Duration and a Poll Results setting. See the table below.
  9. Click Add Post.

Create a new Post window with Enter your options, Option 1, Option 2, Add Option, Poll Duration, and Poll Results

The poll appears in the forum with a Poll tag. In a private forum, only people with access can see it and vote.

Forum page with posts that have a red Poll tag

Poll settings

Setting Options What it does
Poll Duration 1 day (default), 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks, Custom Sets how long the poll accepts votes. When time runs out, the poll shows Poll Closed.
Poll Results Visible (default), Hidden Visible shows members the results right away. Hidden shows them only after the poll closes.

Note: Admins and the person who created the poll can always see the results.

Poll Duration list with 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks, and Custom

Poll Results list with Visible and Hidden

Step by step: vote in a poll

  1. Open the forum and click the poll post. Polls have a Poll tag.
  2. Select the option you want to vote for.

After the poll closes, everyone who can see it sees the final percentages for each option and the total number of votes.

Closed poll with the percentage for each option, the vote count, and Poll Closed

Manage your poll

The person who created a poll can manage it from the three-dot menu on the poll post.

  • Close Poll: End the poll before its duration runs out.
  • View Who Voted: See who voted for each option.
  • Edit the poll while it is open. When you edit an option, its votes are kept. When you remove an option, the votes for that option are removed.

Note: After a poll closes, you can no longer change its options or settings. You can still edit the post title and description.

Common questions

How many options can a poll have?

Up to four, and at least two. Each option can be up to 50 characters.

Who can create a poll?

Anyone who can post in the forum, including learners, managers, and admins.

Can I download the results?

Yes. Admins and the person who created the poll can export a report that lists the people who voted and the option each person chose.

Where do I find the polls I voted in?

As a learner, click your profile picture, select My Profile, and open the Activity tab. Select Votes.

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