Abstract:

Contemporary czech educational reality is affected by the massive transition to an online learning environment due to anti-epidemic measures because of the fight against COVID-19. Using digital tools supporting distance learning such as MS Teams, LMS systems, Google meet, Zoom etc. bring new forms of teaching aproach. Gamification is a suitable approach used during distance learning. Online Escape games, which have become a very popular tool used in the education of pupils and students in primary and secondary schools in a wide range of educational areas, are the phenomena that have spread massively during distance learning due to lockodwn. This study examined online escape games crated by teachers in the Czech Republic to determine what topics do teachers choose most often for their work, in what subjects do they use them, who is the most common target group, what methods are used etc. The researchers selected some popular games made by teachers and utilized content analysis to obtain empirical data.

Keywords:

COVID-19, Escape games, Online games.