It might seem odd to talk about quizzes when discussing cutting edge learning ecologies. Quizzes have potentially been around since 1708, and perhaps may have been a shortening of the word "inquisitive"^[1]. However, in our new learning environment quizzes become more than just a set of questions.

Though long-standing, quizzes can be multi-modal, interactive exercises and a source of excellent recursive feedback. If adapted to our new learning style quiz questions can incorporate images, videos, articles, or almost anything that is accessible digitally. For example, a quiz question on volcanoes (to continue the example from the lecture) could be presented as follows:

What type of volcano is the picture above?

 The student can now see a visual representation and examine the qualities of the volcano in order to decide what type it is. Subsequently, upon answering the above question the quiz can be set up to provide feedback to the student immediately. Most likely the program used to generate the quiz will also compile data sets that analyze the responses, which can be used to identify general trends, issues with the wording of questions, or areas of opportunity.

This is an example of the recursive feedback that can occur in one question. When we consider that quizzes consist of multiple questions, and that generally we have multiple quizzes over the course of teaching, we can see how much recursive feedback is actually occurring through something so simple and traditional as a quiz.