From the Classroom to the Escape Room: Rethinking University Learning

In the ninth episode of Transform4Europe (T4EU) Reach Out Podcast, guest speaker Monika Frania, PhD at the University of Silesia in Katowice Institute of Pedagogy, takes us into the world of innovative teaching methods that are reshaping higher education.

The expert shares the story of the award-winning Educational Escape Room – a creative approach that in 2022 received the T4EU Innovative Teaching Award. In the conversation Monika Frania and the host Radosław Hojka, also from the University of Silesia, discuss what it is like to gain international recognition, those first moments of bringing the idea into university classrooms, and the ways the Covid-19 pandemic reshaped the experience.

What makes this method so unique? Why is it such a powerful tool in international education, and what challenges come with adapting it for diverse student groups across the Transform4Europe Alliance?

In beyond the classroom, Monika Frania reflects about the power of creativity and innovation in lifelong learning, why it is worth stepping outside traditional academic boundaries, and the benefits of exchanging ideas in international teams of students, educators, and researchers.

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