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Jasmine
Higher Education, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2024
Bongo Positively Impacts Learning and Assessment in Higher Education
The Bongo Video Assignment tool is a unique platform that has revolutionized the way students and instructors engage with video-based assignments. It is user-friendly and accessible, allowing students to upload and submit video assignments, view peer reviews, and receive instructor feedback. The tool supports experiential learning by enabling students to participate in assignments that involve video or audio recordings, helping them to develop soft skills such as communication, collaboration, and critical thinking. At McGill, Bongo is utilized in numerous language courses, providing a unique way for instructors and students to interact and converse during assessments. With four different types of video assignments available, the tool caters to various learning styles and objectives, ensuring that every student can find a format that suits their strengths and educational needs. It facilitates one-on-one interactions between students and instructors, as well as promotes peer-to-peer learning and collaborative projects within the classroom.
CONSI have an idea for a new assignment type that would enable students to submit video assignments and receive in-line comments from their peers. While I am aware of the peer assessment feature, I would like a different feature that would allow students to see and review everyone's work at a glance, rather than having assignments randomized through anonymous peer assessment. In-line comments would also be very helpful. Additionally, it would be great to have a feature that lets instructors preview assignments from the student's perspective.
Vendor Response
Thanks for your review Jasmine! Great idea for a new workflow and additional feature requests - we will definitely consider them for the future!
Replied May 2024
Frederique
Higher Education, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2024
Bongo for languages
- great tool for students to record their speaking abilities in second languages - great tool to provide time stamped feedback (my favorite feature) - great tool for quizzes within a video recording (students watch a video and answer some questions throughout the video) - quick customer service respond - students pay just once for use, regardless of how many semesters they use it
CONS- can be a little tricky to set up each semester (not always instinctive) - grading is not flexible if we want an assignment on a specific scale (it is automatically out of 100)
Reasons for switching to Bongo
Go React was too expensive to maintain as each new semester a student would use it, they would be charged.
Vendor Response
Thank you Frederique! We will for sure consider your feedback about grading so we can make it more flexible for you in the future.
Replied May 2024
Robin
E-Learning, 501-1,000 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed February 2022
Great software for video calls or e-learning.
Once I got used to using Bongo, it was relatively easy way to use. I thought the functionality to break up your participants into break out rooms. It is also very accessible via mobile.
CONSI don’t have any really big cons to mention. It took a bit to get used to the platform as I was very used to using Google Meet and GoTo Meeting. Once I have it some time, it became quite simple to use.
Vendor Response
Thanks for your feedback, Robin!
Replied February 2022
Heather
Civil Engineering, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2024
Game changer!
Bongo has proven to be a valuable asset in our management training programs, significantly enhancing learner engagement and overall learning outcomes. With its user-friendly interface, interactive features, and seamless integration with our LMS, it has become an indispensable tool for delivering impactful training experiences. Highly recommended for organizations looking to elevate their online learning initiatives.
CONSThe only downfall is that we cannot utilize Bongo within our LMS App.
Vendor Response
Thanks for the kind words, Heather! Glad to see how impactful its been on your training programs.
Replied May 2024
Julia
Primary/Secondary Education, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2024
Essential tool for language classes
*time-stamped comments *ability to create rubric for assessing *different types of assessments available *synchronized with LMS *possibility to copy past assignments from one semester to the next
CONSI wish we could set a number of tries for the Q&A assessments. I like that the camera turns on so students have to spontaneously response, with no preparation, but they sometime mess up so it would be great to have two tries for example.
Vendor Response
Thanks for the awesome review, Julia!
Replied May 2024
Mathew
Construction, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used monthly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2024
Versatile coaching tool with unlimited possibilities
My favorite feature of Bongo is the recording of responses feature. We are able to design training and assessments that utilize this feature over our widespread footprint. This allows our SME's to review submitted answers without traveling all over the country.
CONSAt this point in time I do not have any negative experiences with Bongo. If anything a con would be that we are unable to apply it more to our training plans.
Vendor Response
Thank you Mathew! We love that its a time saver for you and doesn't require as many people to travel. Hope you can implement it into more of your training in the near future!
Replied May 2024
John
Telecommunications, 51-200 employees
Used monthly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2024
Bongo! Essential Tool in the Learning Tool Kit
Excellent. Bongo is a valuable training tool.
PROSBongo has solved two primary issues for our company. (1) Video coaching (2) Auto grading recorded speech.
CONSWe have had no problems with Bongo. It has been so helpful to our employees.
Vendor Response
Thank you John for your kind review! Glad to see that you are finding value with no support issues.
Replied May 2024
Emily
E-Learning, 501-1,000 employees
Used monthly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2024
Bongo in E-Learning
Using the features of Bongo we are able to create interactive lessons and activities for our students. Teachers love the ability to provide feedback directly to specific aspects of student responses.
CONSWe would like to see it integrate into our LMS with more features.
Vendor Response
So glad that you are able to use our workflows to keep student engaged and interactive! Thanks for the review :)
Replied May 2024