Transformative Engagement in CBL: From Roleplay to Jazz to Sport

I played it, so I can understand it better. Live-action roleplaying games as a tool to engage in CBL

This talk explores the potential of Live-Action Roleplaying (LARP) as a learning method capable of creating multi-dimensional, transformative experiences, aligning closely with the principles of Challenge-Based Learning (CBL). Focusing on short-form educational LARPs (edularp), the session examines how this approach can help participants better understand the operational context of challenge providers. Instead of relying solely on briefings or site visits, edularp offers an immersive alternative that enables participants to experience perspectives, practices, and constraints in a more engaging way. The session highlights how this method can deepen immersion, enhance empathy, and strengthen the overall impact of CBL experiences.

Lorenzo Angeli (UniTrento)

Improvising Inclusion: Jazz Methods for Transnational Challenge-Based Learning

This Lightning Talk addresses key challenges in higher education, including sustaining attention, fostering active listening, and enabling meaningful collaboration in culturally diverse, transnational classrooms. Drawing on experience in teaching Private International Law, it highlights common issues such as passive participation, limited engagement, and divides between local and international students. The session introduces jazz improvisation as a pedagogical method—emphasising active listening, structured freedom, and responsiveness—to support co-creation under uncertainty. It demonstrates how this approach can strengthen attentiveness, adaptability, intercultural communication, and collaborative problem-solving, while fostering partnerships between academia and cultural institutions.

Josep Suquet Capdevila (UAB)

Transversal Competences for the Future: the synergy of Challenge-Based Learning and Sport

This session introduces a novel pedagogical model that combines Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) with sport to develop transversal competences essential for STEM students and the future job market. It presents the structure of a new Erasmus+ project proposal built on cross-sector collaboration between universities and sports clubs, and outlines a methodology for short international programmes where students engage with real challenges through immersion in a specific sport environment. By blending physical immersion with high cognitive engagement, the approach accelerates the development of skills often overlooked in traditional curricula. Participants will gain practical insights on how to implement similar models to prepare students for complex professional contexts in an innovative and engaging way.

Jessica Lucchetta (UniTrento)