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Biography
Dr Luca Morini is a Research Associate at the Centre for Global Learning Education and Attainment of Coventry University. He holds a Master's Degree in Psychology and a Doctorate in Education and Communication, obtained researching into the social, cultural and pedagogical dynamics which occur in Do-It-Yourself amateur game design communities.
In recent years he worked on research projects pertaining game- and play-based learning and cultures, among which BEACONING and Crowds4Roads H2020 Projects, looking into ways to sustainably and ethically implement seamless game-based learning on a European Union scale, and GameChangers and CreativeCulture, trying to embed game design thinking and practices in everyday pedagogies.
His main areas of interest are participatory cultures (especially game cultures), critical pedagogy, and systems thinking. He has experience in qualitative research methodologies, particularly in participatory research and ethnography, seamlessly transversing online and offline spaces.
Luca has a record of publications, including peer reviewed journals, conference papers and book chapters, which touch on the diverse themes of digital and critical pedagogy, game design, human ecology, and research methodology.
Education/Academic qualification
Education and Communication, Doctorate, University of Milano-Bicocca
1 Jan 2012 → 17 Sep 2015
Award Date: 17 Sep 2015
Psychology, MSc, University of Bergamo
30 Sep 2008 → 30 Apr 2012
Award Date: 12 Apr 2010
Psychology, Degree, University of Bergamo
30 Sep 2003 → 10 Nov 2006
Award Date: 10 Nov 2006
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Projects
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A Community-A Community-Centred Educational Model for developing Social Resilience (ACES): Playfulness towards an inclusive, safe and resilient society
Arnab, S., Calderwood, J., Tomlins, R., Wimpenny, K., Morini, L. & Clarke, S.
1/02/20 → 31/01/23
Project: Research
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Reviewing the reforms associated with decolonisation: the curricula, institutional structures and processes
Morini, L., Hickey, C., Mooney, A., Adefila, A. & Wimpenny, K.
4/11/19 → 29/01/21
Project: Research
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Enhancing staff capacity towards knowledge exchange: in engineering education and in practice
Gerber, F., Wimpenny, K., Aslam, F., Wolffe, K. & Morini, L.
1/04/18 → 29/02/20
Project: Research
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EduHack: Hacking Education by improving open e-learning teachers' competences
Plazio, M., Burgos, D., Nascimbeni, F., Villar-Onrubia, D., Wimpenny, K. & Morini, L.
1/09/17 → 31/08/20
Project: Research
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Research output
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Education as Bulwark of Uselessness.
Morini, L., 28 Feb 2021, Hybrid Teaching - Pedagogy, People, Politics. Friend, C. (ed.). Hybrid Pedagogy Inc.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Higher education decolonisation: Whose voices and their geographical locations?
Morini, L., 13 Jan 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Globalisation, Societies and Education. (In-Press), p. (In-Press)Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Anti-Ecological University
Morini, L., Jul 2020, In: Philosophy and Theory of Higher Education. 2, 2, p. 45-66 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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You Can Deny Seriousness, But You Can’t Deny Play’: Emergent Resistance to Purposive Games.
Morini, L., 19 Nov 2020, Culture at Play: How Video Games Influence and Replicate Our World. Joyce, L. & Navarro-Remesal, V. (eds.). Brill, p. 130-139 10 p. ( At the Interface / Probing the Boundaries; vol. 134).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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A participatory co-creation model to drive community engagement in rural indigenous schools: A case study in Sarawak
Minoi, J. L., Mohamad, F., Arnab, S., Phoa, J., Morini, L., Beaufoy, J., Lim, T. & Clarke, S., 1 Sep 2019, In: Electronic Journal of e-Learning. 17, 3, p. 157-167 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Enhancing staff capacity towards knowledge exchange: in engineering education and in practice”
Wimpenny, Katherine (Recipient), Aslam, Farzana (Recipient), Morini, Luca (Recipient) & Du Plessis-Walker, Hannelie (Recipient), 31 May 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Gamification Award for Education and Learning 2019
Arnab, Sylvester (Recipient), Clarke, Samantha (Recipient), Alex Masters (Recipient), Beaufoy, Jayne (Recipient) & Morini, Luca (Recipient), 28 Jan 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)