Civinc
Online system that lets students vote anonymously on statements and then pairs them with a student who holds a different view to discuss that statement.
Civinc connects students with different views in a safe environment to exchange perspectives on difficult topics. It builds mutual understanding, without bias, group pressure or social desirability.
Advantages
- A training ground for perspective exchange
- Involve everyone, not just the usual suspects
- Connect different viewpoints and invite real conversations
- Understand what is on students' minds
- Works online, hybrid and on campus
- Afterwards you receive an anonymised data report with an AI analysis of themes and sentiment
Points to note
- Students join at app.civinc.co with a generic access code; no account or personal data is required
- Not integrated in Canvas
- The session itself takes under 30 minutes, but Civinc runs a kick-off meeting and a dry run beforehand
- Pilot by VU CTL and free for VU teachers; request access through the instructions