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Escape rooms are not only a popular form of entertainment but also a powerful educational tool, that can convey learning through puzzles, narratives and gameplay structures.
Luca and Masiar work at the crossroads of digital technologies and education at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI).
They will share their experience in teaching and learning with escape rooms from primary to higher education both in class and online, in connection with the European project SchoolBreak (www.school-break.eu).
Speakers' bio:
Luca Botturi holds a PhD in Communication sciences from the University of Lugano. He worked in field and research projects in educational technologies in Switzerland, Italy, Canada, Spain and the United States of America. He is currently Professor in Media in education at the Teacher Education University at Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana in Locarno.
Masiar Babazadeh received his bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Lugano, where he also obtained his master's and doctorate degrees. He specialised in Web Engineering, Internet of Things, stream processing and software architecture. Masiar is currently lecturer and researcher at the Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana in Locarno and in Lugano, where he works on game development, gamification, and game-based learning.
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