Better college classes, one session at a time.
Practical guides for professors on participation, rewards and fair exams, from the team behind Sessional.
What is Sessional? The classroom app at sessional.in
Sessional (sessional.in) is a live classroom app for college professors: polls, quizzes, Q&A, coins and rewards for participation, and lockdown exams on students’ phones.
ParticipationHow to get quiet students to participate in a college class
Eight practical ways professors bring quiet students into a college class: answer-first activities, think time, low-stakes rewards and fair turn-taking.
ExamsHow to stop cheating when students take a quiz on their phones
Practical ways to keep an in-class quiz on students’ phones honest: lockdown rules, room checks, shuffled papers, questions AI cannot read, and live flags.
RewardsClassroom rewards that include every student (without touching grades)
How to design a classroom reward system for college students that brings everyone in: reward effort, cap daily earning, keep it apart from marks, and offer perks students want.
TeachingHow to use live polls in a lecture: 12 question ideas
A practical guide to live polls in college lectures: when to use them, how to run them, and twelve question ideas that make students think.
ParticipationCold calling, done fairly: using random pick in a college class
How to use cold calling and random pick in a college class without making students anxious: warm-up time, fair selection, and a way to pass.
Buying guideChoosing a classroom engagement tool for a college: a checklist
What to look for in a classroom engagement tool for colleges and universities in India: phone-first joining, exam integrity, records, rewards, campus structure and price.