TAFE Queensland faced a common challenge shared by many higher education institutions: balancing consistent, scalable engagement with essential data and IP governance, as well as addressing everyday issues in higher education’s shift to digital content.
“We saw people using the free version, but we needed governance around security and IP. After reviewing the market, we selected Kahoot! for TAFE Queensland.”
“The licence gave us a protected space and real team collaboration, sharing content so one person isn’t doing all the heavy lifting.”
With a central Kahoot! EDU license educators quickly transitioned from using Kahoot! for quick wins, such as icebreakers and in-class revision, to structured delivery and assessment practices.
“Teachers start with quick quizzes and icebreakers, then move into full content delivery, slides, PowerPoint, and teaching directly within Kahoot!.”
An electrical trades Foundation Educator went from self-described “not techy” to producing 13 ready-to-teach kahoots within days of upskilling and using AI assistance.
The rapid creation of content material for class made it practical to embed weekly checks to understand the class better, boost energy in long blocks, and identify which concepts needed reinforcement immediately after class.
“Between questions, students ask why that was the answer. Those moments let me explain and close gaps.”
Kahoot! analytics have now become standard in TAFE Queensland training. Staff use reports to target support and improve assessments helping to:
Privacy-preserving ID mapping matters at scale because it supports targeted intervention without eroding student trust.
“If Question 7 keeps underperforming, we reword it, adjust delivery, or change the question type.”
TAFE Queensland’s next phase is about sustaining impact at scale: short, single-feature enablement sessions, a community of practice to spread what works across faculties, and a simple item-analysis loop so improvements persist term to term. That program sits inside a broader corporate vision for future-focused education and digitally enabled, job-ready learners.
“From a corporate level, it was a strategic vision about future-focused education… learners are on the go on the phone and the laptop… Kahoot! fits that digital era and the convenience for our learners.”
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Credits and approvals
Interviews with Steve Ambrose, Tracy Fearn, and Marcie Connor (TAFE Queensland). Staff survey respondent data. Quotes used with permission.
Sector context lines are provided for reader orientation and are not an evaluation of TAFE Queensland.
Additional note: TAFE Queensland supports the ethical and transparent use of AI tools, such as Kahoot!, as study aids to enhance student understanding and engagement. However, AI tools are used in accordance with TAFE Queensland’s academic integrity policies. TAFE Queensland does not support the use of AI tools for marking or grading student assessments.