Learning Innovations Toolkit

Although learning innovations have proliferated in recent years, many faculty are still hesitant to experiment in the classroom. They often lack the time, training, or professional incentives necessary to try alternative teaching techniques. Related study: 14 best practices to encourage and sustain learning innovations This toolkit is designed to help you identify the faculty innovators on your campus, reduce the risk of adopting new classroom techniques, and turn grassroots efforts to innovate into a priority. The eight tools include process maps, question banks, and samples. Download the full toolkit or select from the options below to learn more about each tool. Tool 1: Campus Support Service Climate Survey Tool 2: Seed Funding Application Audit Tool 3: Innovation Analytics Process Map Tool 4: Campus Innovator Identification Guide Tool 5: Pilot Assessment Question Bank Tool 6: Course Redesign Selection Criteria Tool 7: Complementary Hybrid Scheduling Planner Tool 8: Alternative Tenure Requirements Sampler Download the full toolkit Campus Support Service Climate Survey This climate survey can be adapted through an online or print survey tool and delivered to faculty members to gauge their attitudes toward campus support services for learning innovation. Use the results to publicize overlooked services and adjust service offerings to meet innovators' needs. Download the survey Seed Funding Application Audit This resource guides administrators through an audit of their instructional seed funding process and surfaces pain points and other bottlenecks that faculty may encounter as they attempt to secure resources to explore learning innovation. Download the application audit Innovation Analytics Process Map This process map provides guidance for how to choose metrics to evaluate learning innovations, centralize data, and use the findings to spread…