Engageli is one of several companies looking to improve video-conferencing for higher education. Rather than create plug-ins for Zoom or similar services, however, Engageli’s founders created a standalone platform that combines video with active-learning features such as quizzes and small-group breakouts. Instructors can also track engagement.
Although many colleges plan to offer more in-person instruction in the fall, Dan Avida, the company’s CEO and co-founder, thinks the health crisis will bring lasting changes to the way colleges approach remote education.
Recent polls suggest confidence in digital learning is growing. A survey of more than 3,600 instructors in August found that roughly half view online learning as an effective method of teaching, up 10 percentage points from a similar poll in May 2020. And a separate survey of more than 1,400 students found that nearly half “strongly agree” that they want to take some of their classes fully online post-pandemic, while a third said the same about hybrid courses.
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