Kahoot Learning Content Academy Lets Faculty Share Materials
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 06/29/20
Kahoot!
has launched a website where instructors can find and share learning
content.
According to the company, the Kahoot Academy will serve as a
"knowledge platform, community and marketplace" for
educators. Kahoot produces a quiz-based learning platform used in the
classroom. Initially intended for K-12, the company has found a home
in higher education as well as business. The announcement came during
a recent virtual
conference
hosted by the company.
Those
who post their materials in the marketplace for sale keep all of the
proceeds; Kahoot said it would charge no sales commission. However,
faculty who choose to apply to become "verified educators"
with the right to publish materials on the site need to subscribe to
Kahoot's premium service, which starts at $9 per month per user.
Those
who come to the resource repository in search of learning resources and community
pay nothing. However, registration is required.
Content
publishers are also being invited to participate through "premium partnerships." Currently, the
organizations that have agreed to use the marketplace include the
American Museum of Natural History, Britannica, Common Sense
Education, iCivics, Merriam Webster and National Geographic.
Communities
will organize based on subjects taught, curriculum and instructor
interest.
Functionality
for Kahoot Academy, including availability in other languages than
English, will be rolled out gradually from June 2020 and into the new
school year.
About the Author
Dian Schaffhauser is a former senior contributing editor for 1105 Media's education publications THE Journal, Campus Technology and Spaces4Learning.