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Escape Rooms in Education Showcase 2026 ….

We are excited to announce that the dates for the upcoming Showcase are Thursday 14 May and Friday 15 May 2026. Call for Proposals and Registration forms are now OPEN.

Are you interested in education, puzzles, interactive professional development events and/or escape rooms? If so come and join like-minded global participants for two days of fun. Attend keynotes, workshops, and shared practice sessions, as well as escape rooms experiences to try. Fully online via Microsoft Teams, no-cost event.

Conferences Chairs: Clare Thomson, Heriot-Watt University and Briyana Morrell, University of Indianapolis.

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A promotional poster for the Escape Rooms in Education Showcase 2026, featuring a monochrome background of binary numbers. At the top left is a circular logo that reads “Escape Rooms in Education – Heriot-Watt.” Next to it is the “Showcase 2026” logo. A large QR code appears in the top right corner. Below, the heading reads “Keynotes Revealed – Heriot-Watt University Learning & Teaching Academy.” Three black‑and‑white portrait photos are arranged in a collage style, each designed to look like a taped polaroid. The names printed on each photo are: Mairi Nolan (top left) Céline Neubig (top right) Mike Collins (bottom) At the bottom of the poster, large stylised text announces: “Escape Rooms in Education Showcase 2026 – Thurs 14 & Fri 15 May.”
QR code for the showcase registration.
Poster for the Escape Rooms in Education Showcase 2026. The event is the 4th Annual Conference, taking place Thursday 14 May and Friday 15 May 2026. Text on the poster reads: “Are you interested in education, puzzles, interactive professional development events and escape rooms? Join like‑minded global participants for two days of fun. Attend keynotes, workshops, and shared practice sessions, as well as escape room experiences. Fully online via Microsoft Teams, no‑cost event. Information, keynotes, registration and call for proposals can be found at the Heriot‑Watt University Learning & Teaching Academy web page.” The URL is visible: lta.hw.ac.uk/escape-rooms-in-education-showcase. A QR code is also provided for accessing the webpage. Conference Co‑Chairs listed on the poster: Clare Thomson, Heriot‑Watt University; and Briyana Morrell, University of Indianapolis. Large title at the bottom: “Escape Rooms in Education Showcase 2026.” Event branding and the Escape Rooms in Education logo appear at the top of the poster.

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Following another fun filled two days in 2025 we are already planning new and exciting sessions for the coming year. Check out the fantastic talks from 2025 on the playlist list on the LTA YouTube channel.

 

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Feedback 2025: Experience in three words

 

Previous Showcase Resources

Escape rooms are rising in prominence within education and whilst colleagues have shared their experiences at conferences, we wanted a dedicated online event to showcase and champion their use across the sector. So, in 2023 we put together an exciting line-up of keynote talks, workshops and shared practice sessions with colleagues across education into an online showcase. This turned out to be not only a day to escape from presentations and escape rooms but one that give attendees the opportunity for escapism from the day job. Overall, this was very much a cameras on by choice event – with pets and children joining in across the day – and was a very energetic end to the academic year. Building on this success the second showcase took place on 10 May 2024 and the third on 15-16 May 2025. Links to resources and recordings for each year can be accessed below.

2025

Conferences Chairs: Clare Thomson, Heriot-Watt University and Briyana Morrell, University of Indianapolis.

Keynotes

Thursday

Scott Nicholson, Professor, Game Design and Development, Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford, Ontario, Canada.

Friday

Dr Jasmeen Kanwal and Kate Farrell, the Data Education in Schools project, the University of Edinburgh, UK.

2024

Conference committee: Clare Thomson, Gimhan Godawatte, Gordon Craig, Rachel Goh, Rosemarie McIlwhan and Suzanne Lampert.

This was such an inclusive event, thank you for making it possible for me to attend at a distance and in another time zone.

It was a great day and I liked how things were planned out with the breaks between sessions and a clear overview of what was on at each session. Well done to all who put it together – I can’t imagine how much organisation went into it all!

The balance of “here’s some inspiration based on what the speaker has done” with the “this is a framework/ guidance for how you can do it” and the “here’s the theory underpinning it” was absolutely spot on. I felt like I have ideas, but also know how to start with them and why they might be effective too. Really well done.

2023

Conference committee: Clare Thomson, Rosemarie McIlwhan, Coral Condeco-Dunachie and Debb Baff