Just as the pandemic is loosening its grip and schools and colleges move back to in-person classes, new startups are offering video platforms they say do a better job of teaching than Zoom or other mass-market systems.
One of the latest entrants is Engageli (pronounced, “engage-ly”), which a few months ago scored $14.5 million in funding. The basic pitch is that the platform was built with teaching in mind, meaning it has features like polling built-in in ways that quickly return results to professors. And the system uses a metaphor that students sit at “tables,” meaning that instructors can easily organize students into groups that can have their own breakout discussions.
The system is aimed at colleges. But will institutions that already bought other video conferencing tools to get them through the pandemic be eager to shop for a new alternative as they shift to thinking about returning to in-person teaching?
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