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game-based learning

Learning

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by classroom games

Engageli virtual classrooms bring challenge, competition, and goals into the classroom while capturing participation and response data for instructors. 

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adoption of sprints by K-12 teachers in the first month of using Engageli

37%

of students attended participate in sprints in live and playback rooms

95%

sessions have quizzes for low-stakes assessment

1 in 4

Games designed to reinforce active learning

Games run directly inside the Engageli classroom, so learners stay focused without switching between applications. Instructors can facilitate activities, coach groups, and review participation and response data within the same seamless workflow.

Podium and Leaderboards

 

Celebrate individual and team achievements by recognzing top performers at the front of the class. Applause and sound reactions provide immediate, audible recognition that reinforces positive behavior and builds shared excitement.  Sprint leaderboards make progress visible, encourage friendly competition, and motivate learners to participate more actively. 

Podium and Leaderboards

Table groups

 

Make learning more engaging through collaboration, friendly competition, and shared problem-solving through group-based games. Learners explain their thinking, exchange ideas, and learn from peers while strengthening communication skills and reinforcing key concepts. Working toward a common goal builds classroom community, boosts motivation, and makes learning more meaningful and memorable.

Table Groups Game

Hand raises

 

Give every learner a chance to play by letting learners signal when they're ready to compete using hand raises. Instructors can manage turn-taking using the podium visual queue, encourage participation, and keep friendly competition organized, inclusive, and engaging. This creates a level playing field where learners feel confident stepping forward and showcasing their knowledge.

g materials, providing personalized support beyond the live classroom.

Hand raise Game

Trivia blast

 

Create a fast-paced trivia game where learners compete in their virtual table groups to answer questions within a set time limit. Use Engageli’s timer feature to build excitement, encourage quick thinking, and keep everyone actively involved. Teams collaborate, race against the clock, and apply their knowledge in a fun, competitive environment that reinforces learning and strengthens teamwork.

Trivia Blast

Quiz show

 

Host an exciting quiz show challenge where table groups collaborate to answer questions and compete for points. Use Engageli’s podium to manage the competition, with raised hands determining response order and keeping the game organized, interactive, and fun. Winning teams can be celebrated with classroom applause to build excitement, encourage teamwork, and keep learners actively engaged throughout the game.   

Quiz Game

Team challenges

 

Transform online learning into an active, collaborative experience by placing learners in small virtual groups to solve problems and complete activities together. Each team works at its own virtual table with a timer countdown to discuss ideas, build consensus, and submit a shared response.

 

Team based Challenges

Put game-based learning into practice

 

Bring game-based learning into the classroom by transforming instruction objectives into interactive challenges that encourage active participation, collaboration, and quick thinking 

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Knowledge warm-up

Start class with a few questions to find out what students already know. “What do you remember from last week's lesson?” It gets everyone answering immediately rather than waiting for volunteers to raise their hand and answer individually at the podium. 

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Low stake assessment

Pause periodically and run a sprint instead of just lecturing. Teach, launch a sprint question, scan results, clarify, and continue with the next question. Learners can add points, view leaderboard rankings, be timed, and be competitive, making the same knowledge check feel more like a game.

 

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Study review

Run a sprint to see which questions the class is getting wrong. Instructors spot the gap, and can stop and reteach a concept and focus on the misunderstanding, rather than discovering the problem later on an exam. Use the results to reinforce challenging concepts and help learners build confidence before assessments. 

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Guided exploration

Use table groups for teams to draw clues, guess concepts, and explain their answers in real time. Table-based exploration encourages creativity, teamwork, friendly competition, and active recall. Instructors can move between groups, observe participation, and bring the class together to review answers and reinforce key concepts. 

Video conferencing delivers materials. Engageli gamifies the learning experience. 

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Engageli games
Video conferencing games

Games within the learning environment

Engageli games
✓ Native

 Games, quizzes, sprints, and interactive activities run within the Engageli classroom

Video conferencing games
✕ External apps

Often rely on external apps, links, or integrations for game-based activities. 

A focused learning experience

Engageli games
✓ Unified
Learners participate without leaving the virtual classroom 
Video conferencing games
✕ Switching
Switching to different applications needed

Active participation

Engageli games
✓ Real time engagement
Participation is monitored for equitable participation
Video conferencing games
✕ Fragmented

Participation often centers on speaking, chat, reactions, and polls

Collaborative table groups

Engageli games
✓ Group challenges
Persistent virtual tables to solve challenges, discuss answers, and compete as teams 
Video conferencing games
✕ Disconnected groups
Breakout rooms support group work but separate learners from the classroom

Feedback loop

Engageli games
✓ Within the class
Game responses can be leveraged to guide instruction
Video conferencing games
✕ Not in the session
Deeper game and learning data may reside in separate platforms 

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Read what instructors are saying about the measurable results, enhanced student success, and transformed learning with Engageli.

  • "I find sprints to be a great community building tool. I believe healthy competition is good. Many students come to class better prepared because they want to win. Again, I do think I use this tool differently than others. I like to use it to kick off the class for the evening " 
    Dr. Bert Lindstrom, Ed.D
    Senior Professor, Teaching and Learning, DeVry University
  • “Together, these pedagogical and technological superpowers extend learning beyond the live workshop and turn recordings of workshops into highly interactive and impactful opportunities for learning. Synchronous and asynchronous learners alike report feeling part of a team rather than alone behind a screen, building confidence, connection, and practical skills as future educators. "
    Dr. Claire Nicholls
    Curriculum and Pedagogy, University of Southern Queensland

How do different programs use game-based learning?

The biggest advantage is that the game, the classroom, and the engagement data are connected. Instructors can facilitate the activity, observe table discussions, review learner responses, and use the results to guide teaching, all within the virtual classroom.

K12 Game-based

K-12

Games build foundational knowledge through repeated practice and active recall in subjects such as math, science, reading, and social studies. Games make learning fun and motivating. At the same time, learners develop essential social skills of collaboration and turn-taking, through shared learning experiences. 

 

Higher Ed Game-based

Higher Ed

Game-based practice uses recall to reinforce learning, strengthen long-term retention, and help higher education students master key concepts through interactive activities. The retention value is in informal assessment and real-time instructional support, which can help learners address learning gaps before they fall behind.

Corporate Game-based

Corporate Learning

Game-based learning develops a global team-building culture by bringing distributed employees together through collaborative challenges and friendly team competitions. Leaderboards and applause create shared audiovisual moments of recognition, fostering camaraderie and building a sense of belonging across locations. 

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Competition that never stops

Sprint leaderboards bring friendly competition to asynchronous learning, awarding points for both speed and accuracy to increase focus, motivation, and engagement. In playback rooms, adult working learners can practice on their own schedules, reinforce knowledge, and build confidence while seeing how they compare with peers on visual leaderboards.

This added sense of challenge and momentum keeps learning engaging and motivating as they balance education with work and personal commitments. 

Got questions? We’ve got answers.

 

What is game-based learning?

Game-based learning is teaching and learning through structured games and game-like activities, where the game itself is the learning experience, not just a reward wrapped around one. Trivia competitions, Jeopardy-style quizzes, role-play scenarios, collaborative whiteboard challenges, and leaderboard-driven retrieval practice are all forms of game-based learning.

What's the difference between game-based learning and gamification?

The distinction is about where the game sits. In game-based learning, the game is the lesson—students learn through playing, solving challenges, and applying knowledge. Gamification, on the other hand, adds game elements such as points, badges, leaderboards, and friendly competition to existing learning activities to increase motivation and engagement. 

What is digital game-based learning?

Digital game-based learning is game-based learning delivered through digital tools like software, platforms, or online environments, rather than physical materials or in-person game mechanics. It's what game-based learning looks like in virtual classrooms.

How does game-based learning work in the classroom?

In practice, game-based learning in Engageli looks like activities you'd recognize from in-person classrooms, adapted for a virtual environment where every student can participate simultaneously. Table-based team games encourage students to collaborate, solve problems, take turns, and learn from one another through friendly competition. 

What are the benefits of game-based learning?

Game-based learning makes learning more engaging, interactive, and memorable by turning concepts into experiences students actively participate in. Key benefits include:

Improves knowledge retention, increases motivation, encourages collaboration, develops critical thinking, promotes active participation, builds confidence, and supports social learning.

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