Escape Room For Professional Development: The Ultimate Guide

Turn Content into an Engaging and Memorable Learning Experience

What you'll learn

Plan and structure an effective escape room experience.

Design puzzles that align with learning objectives.

Use Google Forms and Articulate Rise to create digital locks.

Automate email responses for seamless facilitation.

Explore five real-world escape room examples, each with a step-by-step video tutorial.

Requirements

Have existing content to work with

Description

Unlock the power of educational escape rooms to transform academic learning and professional training! This playlist is your ultimate guide to designing immersive escape room experiences that boost engagement, problem-solving, teamwork, and critical thinking. Whether you're an educator, corporate trainer, or instructional designer, learn how to integrate gamification, active learning, and experiential training into your lessons.From storyline development and puzzle creation to escape room facilitation and debriefing strategies, we cover everything you need to design effective classroom escape rooms and corporate team-building challenges.Course Objectives:By the end of this course, participants will be able to:Understand the Purpose of Escape Rooms – Explain how escape rooms enhance professional learning and team collaboration.Plan an Effective Escape Room – Identify key components such as objectives, audience, themes, and logistical considerations.Develop Storylines & Themes – Craft compelling narratives that engage participants and drive learning outcomes.Design Puzzles that Reinforce Learning – Integrate ciphers, logic grids, role-playing, and props into a cohesive challenge.Incorporate Gamification Techniques – Use leaderboards, timed challenges, and team dynamics to boost engagement.Implement Digital Escape Rooms – Utilize Google Forms and Articulate Rise to create digital locks and interactive elements.Automate Email Communications – Set up automated email sequences for clues, hints, and debriefing.Facilitate and Manage an Escape Room – Learn best practices for guiding participants, providing hints, and ensuring smooth execution.Customize Escape Rooms for Different Professional Settings – Adapt escape rooms for onboarding, compliance, leadership training, and industry-specific applications.Analyze and Improve Escape Room Performance – Gather participant feedback and refine escape rooms for maximum impact.Integrate Escape Rooms into a Larger Training Program – Learn how to use escape rooms as introductions, lessons, or content reviews.Leverage Pre-Made Escape Room Templates – Access ready-to-use templates and worksheets to speed up the design process.Showcase Five Fully Designed Escape Rooms – Explore five real-world escape room examples with step-by-step video walkthroughs.Troubleshoot Common Challenges – Learn how to handle time constraints, confused participants, and technical issues.Launch Your First Escape Room! – Apply all your knowledge to create a fully functional escape room for professional learning.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Why Use Escape Rooms for Learning Experiences?

Section 2: The Components of an Escape Room

Lecture 2 The Storyline

Lecture 3 Conflict

Lecture 4 The Final Puzzle

Lecture 5 Puzzle Ideas

Lecture 6 Props

Section 3: Digital Tools

Lecture 7 Google Form Digital Locks

Lecture 8 An Example - The McKinsey 7S Model

Lecture 9 Articulate RISE Digital Locks

Lecture 10 Automate Email Clues with GMail Filters

Section 4: Examples of Escape Rooms: Step-by-Step Instructions

Lecture 11 Corporate Escape Room

Lecture 12 Alien Escape Room: Creating Presentations

Lecture 13 Santa's Broken Sleigh Escape Room for Fun

Lecture 14 Gift Puzzle Escape Room for Fun

Instructional Designers,Game Designers