
Luca Botturi
Learning Design and TechnologyDr. Luca Botturi holds a PhD in Communication sciences from the University of Lugano. He worked in field and research projects in educational technologies in Switzerland, Italy, Canada, Spain and the United States of America. He is currently Professor in Media in education at the Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana in Locarno, where he researches digital and media literacy, information literacy, ad game-based learning. With the NGO seed he is active in social and international cooperation as well: he gained field experience in Croatia, Macedonia, Ecuador, Mexico and Ghana. He is president of Fondazione San Benedetto, a non profit organization that manages three private schools in Lugano. Over the last years, Luca led several digital education projects with schools in Northern Italy and Ticino, engaging pupils, teachers, administrators and parents. He is author of a sci-fi trilogy, published by Bolis Edizioni, exploring the relationship among technologies, freedom and desires. Luca lives in Lugano and is proud father of 6 children.