Finding My Feet with Digital Tools – Starting with Kahoot
Finding My Feet with Digital Tools – Starting with Kahoot When I began my PCET journey, I wasn’t convinced that digital tools had much of a place in creative education. My subject, illustration, is heavily practical, and I initially believed that learning needed to be hands-on, tactile, and studio-based. Using technology for teaching seemed disconnected from that ethos. However, this mindset began to shift during my early teaching experiences, particularly when I trialled Kahoot in a theory-based session. I wanted to assess students’ understanding without putting them on the spot or making the activity feel overly formal. I was unsure how it would go, but to my surprise, it was a huge success. The learners were enthusiastic and engaged, and even the quieter ones contributed with confidence through the quiz format. This experience challenged my earlier assumptions and helped me recognise the value of digital tools in enhancing engagement, accessibility, and formative assessm...