Welcome to Mentimeter at Fairfield University!

Welcome to Mentimeter at Fairfield University!

Your new engagement tool for more impactful teaching, learning, and collaboration across campus.

What is Mentimeter?

Mentimeter helps turn passive presentations into active conversations. Whether you're in class, hosting a team meeting, or sharing an idea with your peers, Menti makes participation easy, anonymous, and engaging.

Who gets access?

Everyone. All Fairfield faculty, staff, and students can now use Mentimeter at no extra cost.

How to log in

Go to mentimeter.com
Click Log in
Choose "Log in with SSO" (Single Sign-On)
Enter your Fairfield (@fairfield.edu) email address
You’re in!

Need help? Email academiccomputing@fairfield.edu

How faculty can use Menti

Increase engagement and participation in your classes.
Activate prior knowledge, check comprehension mid‑lesson, or summarize key ideas.
Prompt predictions, gather observations, and debrief with visual summaries.
Create asynchronous polls or reflections that connect students between sessions.
Capture group feedback and make sessions more interactive.
Support formative assessment, active learning and critical thinking.
Foster inclusion and belonging.
Promote reflection and metacognition.
Embed Mentimeter polls in Powerpoint
Connect Mentimenters into Blackboard using the Content Gallery
Use Mentimenter in Zoom for online engagement

How staff can use Menti

Make meetings and town halls more interactive and inclusive.
Collect real-time input, ideas, or make decisions without the back-and-forth emails.
Run quick pulse checks to gauge team sentiment or priorities.
Use word clouds, open questions or ranking to kick off strategic discussions.
Support collaboration across departments with shared insights.
Promote transparency, inclusion, and collective problem-solving.
Foster engagement in workshops, onboarding, orientation, or campus-wide initiatives.

How students can use Menti

Group projects: vote on ideas, break the ice, or get aligned fast.
Presentations: create interactive and engaging presentations.
Student groups: run icebreakers, brainstorms, or decision-making in clubs
Make your voice heard: share your voice in class and contribute to a more inclusive, and engaging learning environment.

Need inspiration?

Review the attached guides or browse through Mentimeter’s YouTube channel and Help Center.

Recommended first steps:

Helpful Guides and Presentations

Let’s turn presentations into conversations.

For more information, contact Academic Computing / 203-254-4000 x3492 / academiccomputing@fairfield.edu