Designing educational materials for non-linear teaching and gamification. How to get started?
Laurens Lamberts
October 30, 2025
15:15 UK time
This session offers a guided, hands-on exploration of how to design non-linear teaching materials that promote learner agency and engagement. Together, we will construct a “branching paths” activity using accessible, familiar tools, which demonstrates how providing opportunities for choice can meaningfully influence learning outcomes and motivation. In addition, the session will explore how using a gamified narrative can support non-linear teaching and provides a template that educators can use across various learning environments.
Bio
Laurens Lamberts is an ESL teacher and founder of “Question Gamification”, a company dedicated to designing materials that promote engagement through gamified learning and a focus on learner agency. As a lecturer, he aims to support educators in bolstering their students’ intrinsic motivation and foster curiosity in the classroom. At Question Gamification, we use familiar and accessible tools to create fully customizable learning materials, so teachers are free and able to make adaptations to better suit their learners.
Laurens Lamberts is an ESL teacher and founder of “Question Gamification”, a company dedicated to designing materials that promote engagement through gamified learning and a focus on learner agency. As a lecturer, he aims to support educators in bolstering their students’ intrinsic motivation and foster curiosity in the classroom. At Question Gamification, we use familiar and accessible tools to create fully customizable learning materials, so teachers are free and able to make adaptations to better suit their learners.
In conversation with Mispa Mua Mbi
Mispa Mua Mbi
November 12, 2025
03:15 UK time
Mispa was the MaWSIG scholarship winner at IATEFL Edinburgh 2025. We're interviewing her six months later to learn about her experience of the conference and what she’s learnt from it, as well as what it’s like being a MaWSIG member.
Bio
Mispa Mua Mbi is a Cameroonian English Language and Literature teacher with over 12 years of experience in education and teacher training. Holding an M.A. from the University of Buea, she is a proactive materials developer. An award-winning facilitator, Mispa has presented at numerous national and international conferences, including TESOL and IATEFL. Currently serving as Secretary General of the Cameroon English Language and Literature Teachers Association Center Region (CAMELTA), she is passionate about curriculum development and mentoring educators. In her spare time, she enjoys volunteering, reading, and exploring new cultures. Mispa was the MaWSIG scholarship winner for IATEFL Edinburgh 2025.
Mispa Mua Mbi is a Cameroonian English Language and Literature teacher with over 12 years of experience in education and teacher training. Holding an M.A. from the University of Buea, she is a proactive materials developer. An award-winning facilitator, Mispa has presented at numerous national and international conferences, including TESOL and IATEFL. Currently serving as Secretary General of the Cameroon English Language and Literature Teachers Association Center Region (CAMELTA), she is passionate about curriculum development and mentoring educators. In her spare time, she enjoys volunteering, reading, and exploring new cultures. Mispa was the MaWSIG scholarship winner for IATEFL Edinburgh 2025.