From Classroom to Boardroom: How EdTech Tools Are Powering Workplace Training

September 30, 2025 Douglas Stewart

For years, schools and universities have been at the forefront of adopting educational technology (EdTech) to engage learners, encourage collaboration, and make knowledge more accessible. Now, the same tools that transformed classrooms are increasingly shaping how businesses onboard, train, and upskill their employees.

For IT resellers, this shift presents an exciting opportunity: the very solutions you’ve been providing to education customers are now in high demand in corporate training environments.

From Chalkboards to Interactive Whiteboards

In schools, interactive whiteboards revolutionised lessons by turning static lectures into collaborative sessions. The same applies in the workplace. Companies are adopting Newline interactive whiteboards and ScreenBeam wireless display solutions to deliver engaging onboarding programmes, interactive workshops, and virtual training sessions that connect in-office and remote employees seamlessly.

This ensures consistency across teams—everyone receives the same information, presented in an engaging, accessible way. For IT resellers, these solutions are a natural cross-sell for customers looking to modernise their meeting rooms as well as their classrooms.

Mapping Knowledge for Teams

Mindmapping software such as MindManager has long helped students brainstorm, structure essays, and visualise complex ideas. In the corporate world, the same tools are invaluable for project planning, strategic thinking, and process documentation.

When applied to employee training, mindmaps help teams grasp complex concepts quickly, align on shared goals, and retain knowledge more effectively.

Supporting Every Learner

In classrooms, assistive technologies ensure no student is left behind. In the workplace, these same tools foster inclusivity, enabling every employee to contribute fully.

Products like Andrea and Avid headsets improve clarity during virtual training and reduce background noise, ensuring accessibility for all employees. Devices such as BOOX ePaper tablets, Ipevo document cameras, and the Neo Smart Pen allow trainers to capture, share, and annotate content in flexible ways that accommodate diverse learning styles.

By providing solutions that support accessibility, IT resellers can help businesses build training programmes that work for everyone.

Why Businesses Are Adopting EdTech

Corporate training teams are turning to education-inspired tools for three main reasons:

• Scalable onboarding – Train 10 or 1,000 employees with the same content, delivered interactively and consistently.
• Upskilling employees – Equip staff with ongoing development tools that make training sessions engaging and practical.
• Consistency across teams – Standardise knowledge delivery, no matter the location, trainer, or team.

The Cross-Sell Opportunity for IT Resellers

The overlap between classroom and workplace technology means IT resellers are uniquely positioned to bridge the gap. Many of the solutions already familiar to your education customers—like Newline, ScreenBeam, MindManager, and BOOX—are equally valuable in corporate boardrooms.

By highlighting how these tools extend beyond education into professional development, you can unlock new revenue streams and position yourself as a trusted adviser for businesses rethinking their training strategies.

???? Ready to explore the opportunity? Speak to us about bundling Newline interactive displays with ScreenBeam for hybrid training rooms, or pairing MindManager with BOOX and Neo Smart Pen for flexible knowledge-sharing. These education favourites are just as powerful in the boardroom—help your customers make the most of them.