Eric Sanchez

Eric Sanchez is a Lecturer at the French Institute of Education, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, focusing on digital technology in education and training (e.Education). His work emphasizes digital epistemic games and game-based learning, with a particular interest in pedagogical approaches using geomedia in secondary education.

• Current affiliation: École Normale Supérieure de Lyon (since 2011)
• Past affiliation: University of Sherbrooke, Canada (2010–2011)
• Education: PhD in Scientific Investigation and ICT (2007)

His research themes include:

• Integration of digital epistemic games in education
• Geomedia applications for spatial citizenship
• Web 2.0 and ICT in schools
• Collaborative and design-driven pedagogical methods

Recent publications highlight:

• Methodological paradigms for teaching-learning complexity (2015)
• Critical considerations for games in classrooms (2014)
• Epistemic play models and empirical studies (2014)
• Geomedia for spatial thinking and citizenship education

He coordinates the JEN.lab and Tamagocours projects (2014) and contributes to initiatives like Tactiléo, ORPHEE, and HUBBLE, funded by ANR and Future Funding. Email: eric.sanchez@ens-lyon.fr.