Strategy Description
A narrative‑driven digital escape room turns secondary‑level mathematics review into a collaborative quest: students unlock successive “rooms” by solving algebraic, geometric, and data‑analysis challenges in Google Forms and Genially. Timers, conditional branching, and embedded hints sustain flow, while instructor analytics reveal misconceptions in real time.
About the Author
Youssef Ibrahim – MEng Student & Sessional Instructor, University of Alberta (yibrahim@ualberta.ca)
Youssef Ibrahim is an MEng candidate in Software Engineering & Intelligent Systems at the University of Alberta. His research and teaching interests include AI‑enhanced learning technologies, gamified mathematics instruction, and equitable online assessment. He has industry experience as an AI Engineer at Radical AI and served as a teaching assistant for courses in formal logic, databases, and web development.
Date Created
2025
Pedagogical Category
Interaction
Rights
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Ibrahim, Youssef, "Math Escape Room: A Virtual/Blended Problem‑Solving Adventure" (2025). Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository. 13.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/topr/13
Google Form with math questions
Appendix_B_Puzzle_Bank_Answer_Key.docx (26 kB)
Lists six exemplar puzzles (two per “portal”), complete answers, and the curricular skill each one targets—ready for quick remixing or expansion.
Appendix_C_Student_Feedback.pdf (21 kB)
Student feedback excerpts.