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Using gamification and interactive tools to engage adult learners in training

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for corporate trainers. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 30 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 21 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Three questions from this course. Pick an answer, then see why.

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Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 9 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 30 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: The quiz that nobody wanted to play · 6 min

    Before you begin · A compliance refresher at the Northwind Learning Academy · What went wrong?

  • Lesson 2: Gamification or game-based learning? · 5 min

    Two ideas · Sort the activity · Check

  • Lesson 3: What makes adult learners join in · 5 min

    Motivation in plain words · Switch on or switch off · Check

  • Lesson 4: Running polls, quizzes and word clouds well · 5 min

    Pick the right tool · Run it well · Practice

  • Lesson 5: Designing mechanics and the session flow · 5 min

    Fair mechanics · Build a flow · Check

  • Lesson 6: Inclusion, over-gamification and final assessment · 4 min

    Check before you run · Practice

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

When an academy adopts live polling or quiz tools, at trainer onboarding, and before a programme is redesigned to be more interactive.

Corporate trainers, facilitators, mentors and educators who deliver live or blended sessions and want to add games, quizzes and polls; run by L&D or the training academy manager.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Ld contact
  • Training standards link
  • Learning platform
  • Support and adjustments route
  • LMS or record system
  • Next course link
  • Course URL
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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