How to design escape rooms for professional learning

If you’re working on a conference or webinar that needs to be engaging and memorable, escape rooms for learning can be a great option. And they don’t have to be complex.

Maddie Shellgren (left) and Laura Geringer (right) facilitating a virtual escape room (and dressed to match the theme).

Dr. Maddie Shellgren and I’ve been designing professional learning experiences, including escape rooms, for years. And we’ve come up with some strategies to help you get started designing your own:

Maybe you’re designing a networking/community building activity for a conference, or maybe you need to help colleagues practice specialized skills, or get team members into a brainstorming headspace. The key is to start with your learning purpose, and carry it through the design: creating an effective learning experience is more important than making a cool escape room.

Your Free Escape Room Strategy Session

If you want to talk through how an escape room might work in your specific situation – whether you want to build it yourself or are looking for a custom done-for-you experience – email to schedule your free Escape Room Strategy Session with Maddie and I. 

Not ready to talk to real humans 😱 about your ideas? Read more about educational escape rooms.