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Fostering Engagement in Entrepreneurship Education: A Practice
Paper on TechPreneur, a Padlet-Based Learning Tool
Nor Fazlin binti Uteh, Nur Aniera Alieana binti Mohamad Zani, Suhana binti Mohamed*
Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pasir Gudang Branch, 81750 Masai,
Johor, Malaysia
*Corresponding Author
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2025.910000256
Received: 12 October 2025; Accepted: 18 October 2025; Published: 10 November 2025
ABSTRACT
TechPreneur: The Padlet Edition is an interactive learning tool that can help students excel in their
entrepreneurial courses. They can learn about technology and entrepreneurship engagingly and enjoyably.
Hopefully, with the help of the version, students can better manage their one-semester course and stay on track
to gain the knowledge, skills, and experiences they need from the subject. The focus of this Padlet is basically
to teach students how to score the subject and help them to grasp it. Additionally, it will also give an early interest
in business and teach the students how to think critically and solve problems. Students will benefit from the tools
the lecturers have used as teaching aids. It would also be a fantastic method to educate about technology and
entrepreneurship simultaneously, offering suggestions to make it more engaging and dynamic. Serving as an
extra resource that helps students comprehend, is easy to use, and is enjoyable, Padlet is unmatched. Moreover,
it encourages critical thinking and active learning, which facilitates a deeper comprehension of the material. The
purpose of the tool is to enhance students' understanding of technology and entrepreneurship, stimulate their
interest in the topic, and help them develop critical skills for future entrepreneurship.
Keywords: TechPreneur, technology, entrepreneurship, Padlet, online.
INTRODUCTION
Padlet is an online platform that enables educators to create virtual walls where students can post contributions
such as text, images, videos, or links. These walls facilitate brainstorming sessions, collaborative projects, or
reflective exercises. Padlet’s adaptability to different learning styles makes it a valuable tool for adult education
(Vi Hawes, 2025).
As ICT is included in many programs offered by Malaysian higher education institutions, particularly at the
undergraduate level, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are being piloted as new learning options, while
blended learning is used for the majority of university courses (MOE, 2015). Higher education institutions
should, however, offer classes that go beyond merely imparting knowledge. Higher-level thinking is necessary
for pupils to develop problem-solving abilities and to apply, generate, and link knowledge.
It also means that rather than only teaching facts and concepts, higher education institutions should focus on
teaching students how to acquire, internalize, apply, and create new knowledge (Ronen & Pasher, 2011).
Undergraduates can develop higher-order thinking skills and generate new information through cognitive and
social interactions during collaborative learning (DeWitt, Alias, Siraj, & Zakaria, 2014; DeWitt, Alias, Siraj, &
Hutagalung, 2014). These interactions have been demonstrated to occur when undergraduate-level collaborative
problem-solving activities on wikis foster creativity and innovation in learning (DeWitt, Alias, Siraj &
Hutagalung, 2014).
Colleagues can concurrently make and arrange posts of any kind of information, including text, documents,
photos, videos, audio, and links, on Padlet, a community-focused virtual bulletin board. Because it removes the
need to plan a face-to-face meeting time, Padlet is an excellent tool for collaborative group tasks. Without
scheduling conflicts or the constraints of limiting project work to specific times, students can work freely on
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their group projects whenever convenient for them. They can still monitor every modification or addition made
by group members as soon as they occur.
According to Cynthia (2017), Padlet, previously known as Wallwisher, is a free Web 2.0 application that
provides a virtual wall and collaborative space accessible from any internet-enabled device. It is a live online
bulletin board, described by its developers as a living, breathing webpage and the easiest way to create and
collaborate in the world. Any number of participants can concurrently view, add, and rearrange content on a
Padlet, including text, images, and links to other web pages, videos, or documents. The bring-your-own-device
application is easy for students to use and does not require an account or login to post on an existing Padlet. If
you consider yourself technology-impaired, it is easy to teach yourself to create and use Padlet to actively engage
students at all points in the learning process, however.
Computers can be used to generate Padlet, and of course, Android and iPad applications are equally accessible
and usable. However, the instructor must first create a free Padlet account, which can be upgraded to offer more
formats and backgrounds. After selecting a suitable style, such as freeform, grid, or stream, instructors can start
by generating one or more Paddles to support each intended learning activity. They can also establish any
headings, directions, or categories that students can reply to. Students can upload their own contributions and
view those of others using their smart devices, such as a laptop, tablet, or phone. This is possible once the
instructor sends them a link to the Padlet via email or QR code at a time of their choosing. Throughout the
semester, the instructor may provide links to Padlets and their contents to offer more explanation or serve as a
helpful tool for students to study for their final examinations.
Unless students want to add their identities, Padlet posts remain anonymous. Teachers may, however, request
that students sign their posts to promote involvement, and these contributions will be taken into account when
assigning a participation mark. For people who are unable to attend every class but can still participate in pre-
class and post-class Padlets, Padlet blogs also offer a means of participation. It is among the best methods for
keeping an eye on students' involvement in class.
Tool Design and Pedagogical Rationale
Originality and distinctiveness
Its engaging and practical method of teaching complex subjects is what makes Techpreneur: The Padlet Edition
new and distinctive. This edition enables students to comprehend more, especially real-world events, compared
to traditional learning approaches. It is unique because it helps students understand the broader implications by
teaching them how technology and entrepreneurship are related. To improve their learning experience, this
version also allows students to model policy decisions and see how they affect the economy.
Initially, students are asked to list every activity or function they believe is a part of the lesson. Throughout the
exercise, the Padlet is visible on each student's smart device and on the data projector in front of the class. Posts
can be dragged and placed anywhere on the screen because of the freeform style. In the exercise's second stage,
we consider the tasks the students have mentioned and then group them into completed ones.
The Padlet and subsequent discussion can quickly reveal what students already know and provide an overview
of the subjects we will delve deeper into. To ensure that the Padlet offers a comprehensive resource for review,
it can be cleaned up after class to eliminate duplicates or inaccurate entries and include subjects that were
overlooked.
If lecturers create one or more Padlets prepopulated with the questions or headings they want to use in the case
discussion, they can eliminate the need for a whiteboard when teaching a case. By designating a few students as
scribes, the teacher can focus on facilitating the conversation instead of writing on the board. It creates a
permanent record of the conversation.
Advantage for Humanity
Techpreneur: The Padlet Edition helps people by enhancing students' knowledge of technology and
entrepreneurship and simplifying complex ideas. It aids in the development of critical thinking and decision-
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making abilities in students, which are beneficial for aspiring business executives, entrepreneurs, and legislators.
Students will be better equipped to make wiser judgments that will benefit the economy, thanks to this Padlet. It
stimulates interest in entrepreneurship and offers a practical approach to understanding how technology impacts
growth, benefiting both individuals and society as a whole.
Why do students refuse to take part? Fear of making a mistake and of the reaction of their lecturer and fellow
students to their nascent ideas, and I do not want to treat the instructor disrespectfully. The students still need to
learn the rules and how to contribute to an intellectual discussion. Fearful of public speaking or shy, unwilling
to take the chance of deviating from the classroom norms for a librarian during a one-and-done lesson, even
though the librarian might be asking them to act in a completely different way. We must endeavour to promote
an inclusive classroom atmosphere that encourages involvement from everyone because there are many obstacles
and few incentives.
It is free, compatible with a wide range of devices, and does not require any technical knowledge. It
accommodates a range of media. Using the full range of media available for information generation,
consumption, analysis, and collection is becoming increasingly crucial for librarians. It can be used in
conjunction with existing classroom activities to encourage and highlight student work. As an alternative to
think-pair-share, it offers chances for self-evaluation and peer learning in addition to formative assessment to
help you figure out how best to organize your instruction to meet the needs of the students.
Free-write responses allow students to demonstrate their prior knowledge and depth of understanding, rather
than making a poll and asking them to select from pre-provided responses. Peer learning throughout the class
can solve challenging problems relatively fast. If you're accustomed to writing tens or even hundreds of pages
on a given subject, how do you compose a 500-word essay on it? What subjects must you cover, and how can
you succinctly explain them? Students were given a challenging project to think out and frame using a Padlet
graffiti wall.
Innovation and Entrepreneurial Impact
By assisting students in acquiring critical skills, the Techpreneur: the Padlet Edition can have a significant impact
on creativity and entrepreneurship. It imparts skills that are essential for entrepreneurs, including risk
management, problem-solving, and decision-making. As students devise ways to handle various changes and
foster creative thinking, the online course will support the development of creative problem-solving. By showing
how to adjust to pertinent changes, it also ignites early curiosity in entrepreneurship. Students get insight into
developing solutions or new business strategies by spotting technological potential. By fostering awareness and
teamwork, this product will support interactive learning and offer a platform for motivating upcoming innovators
and entrepreneurs.
In this study, undergraduate students engage in an interactive debate using Padlet, a collaborative tool. To
determine if this teaching approach could be applied to education, the usefulness of the Padlet tool is assessed.
Despite being digital natives, undergraduate students' ICT proficiency varies. According to DeWitt, Naimie, and
Siraj (2013), a commonality among Malaysian undergraduates is their use of Facebook for social microblogging.
Therefore, it would be beneficial to look into the possibility of using other tools, like Padlet, to generate new
information.
Encourage students to consider early on how multimedia sources communicate their topics when assignments
require photographs and video in final submissions. This is especially helpful for first-year students. Real-time
participatory technology in the classroom offers the following advantages: It enables greater freedom and
experimentation in the learning process. It serves as a fantastic equalizer, allowing participants to remain
anonymous. Novelty promotes involvement and makes the event unforgettable. Provide a picture of learning
that is more representative.
CONCLUSION
Unprecedented global shifts in the educational system enhanced the roles and benefits of technology. After
distance learning was introduced, Padlet became a valuable educational tool for maintaining high-quality
instruction. It is also looked at how second language learners' happiness with Padlet use in language and literature
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classrooms was affected by its use. As a result, the students demonstrated a notable improvement in producing
high-quality work, completing tasks on time, and fostering peer support and learning. Therefore, to fully utilize
Padlet in the teaching and learning paradigm, it is beneficial to extend its use beyond language and literature
classrooms (Villarama et al., 2024).
It is crucial to be deliberate with all activities and to explain to students the worth and purpose of their learning
process to prevent the perception of technology use as an end in itself rather than for its educational value. It will
remain essential to look for fresh approaches to motivate all pupils to participate. All students can learn from
one another and have their opinions heard in an online graffiti wall like Padlet, which offers a platform for
gathering and curating group projects.
Information can be accessed for knowledge acquisition through ICT and tools like Padlet. The learner can then
internalize it to create an adequate representation in their mind (Vásquez-Bravo et al., 2013). Explicit knowledge,
which is more formal and systematic, is modeled after tactical knowledge, which is highly informal, personal,
unverbalized, intuitive, and derived from experience. It is expressed through writing, mental maps, and
externalized to be published and shared in the community using various tools (Vásquez-Bravo et al., 2013).
Ameera (2021) explained that using Padlet as a teaching tool was undoubtedly beneficial. Padlet is particularly
helpful because it allows students to join and express questions anonymously without having to create an
account, which might encourage unrestrained critical involvement (Deni and Zainal, 2018). In addition to being
used to evaluate students' writing abilities (Jong and Tan, 2021), Padlet also enables students to grade one
another's contributions using a numerical score, which promotes peer evaluation (Adachi et al., 2018).
Through experience sharing, the community's members can apply and share knowledge through collaboration
and interaction (Vásquez-Bravo et al., 2013). By classifying, reclassifying, and synthesizing existing knowledge,
members' individual explicit understanding is integrated into the community's and organization's explicit
knowledge, resulting in the creation of new knowledge (Vásquez-Bravo et al., 2013). Further investigation is
necessary to examine new technologies and ascertain whether they have the potential to enhance learning.
There is a good chance that Techpreneur: the Padlet Edition will be commercialized. Universities can utilize it
as an interactive teaching tool to educate on entrepreneurship and technology. Additionally, it can be applied to
online learning environments for students all over the world. Furthermore, it can be turned into a self-paced
learning mobile application. To help staff members learn more about technology and entrepreneurship, the Padlet
edition can also be utilized in corporate training. Additionally, it might be used for government or non-profit
financial literacy initiatives, providing an entertaining means of educating the public about technology and
business.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We are expressing our sincere gratitude to all team members for invaluable guidance, support, and
encouragement throughout this research project. The expertise and insights were instrumental in shaping the
direction of this study.
Funding
This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit
sectors.
Authors' Contribution
The authors, Suhana Mohamed, Nur Aniera Alieana Mohamad Zani, and Nor Fazlin Uteh, conceived and
designed the study, conducted data collection and analysis, drafted the manuscript, and approved the final version
for submission.
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Conflict Of Interest Declaration
We affirm that no conflicts of interest could influence my research. No financial support or funding was received
for this study. We also affirm that this declaration ensures transparency in disclosure before submitting it to this
journal.
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