Vittorio Marone

Vittorio Marone is an Associate Professor at the Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, The University of Texas at San Antonio. He coordinates the Learning, Design, and Technology Program, focusing on humor, playful learning, youth cultures, and affinity spaces. His work has been presented at conferences like AERA, APME, and G4C, and he authored the book La Quotidianita’ dell’Assurdo.

• Doctorate in Education (University of Padua & University of Tennessee)
• Doctorate in Languages, Cultures, and Societies (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice)

His research bridges education, digital media, and cultural studies, emphasizing playful pedagogies, multimodal learning, and youth-driven knowledge construction. Articles highlight generative AI, discursive constructions in tech discourse, music pedagogy, and game-based learning frameworks.