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Continuously innovating and transforming our current practices is critical to keep pace with teaching and learning as it evolves. While there is no shortage of candidate innovations, the process by which to discover them, to select them for pilots, and to consider full-scale implementation, can be challenging. How should incubator models be structured? What should be the goals of innovation within our technology portfolios? How should we select technologies to pilot? What processes or rubrics are effective in pilots? Resources: http://tinyurl.com/goodpilot
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Working Successfully with Emerging Technologies and Innovations
June 2013
Veronica Diaz, PhD Associate Director EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative EDUCAUSE
Resources
http://tinyurl.com/worktech
What we’re doing today:
§ The role of innovation in the portfolio § Developing the 10% for innovation § Institutional example: working with
emerging technologies § Rubrics and decision making
Working Successfully with Emerging Technologies and Innovations
Discover
Pilot
? Now What ?
Feeding Core Services Through Disruptive Innovation
Over-emphasis on efficiency and quick turnaround tends to produce standard, in-the-box ideas
A “can’t-afford-to-fail” constraint can produce unimaginative, short-term, even short-sighted solutions
Out-of-the-box thinking depends on a conducive, out-of-the-ordinary work environment
The health of the core is nurtured by innovative, out-of-the-box thinking
Truly disruptive thinking is about new audiences and new services
The value of the “disruptive 10%” is learning, which can be imported back into the core
Evolutionary thinking is about either new audiences or new services
Increase agility and innova1on in the
other por4olio areas
http://pollev.com/drvdiaz
Innovation should be about gathering as much learning as possible through the process of
launching an innovation.
Those involved in innovation should have nearly complete freedom to create and
develop and should have radical autonomy, right from the start of their employment with
the organization. They should be solely dedicated to innovating.
Allow individuals to be passionate about their interests.
You are your own brand. Allow each person to build their own paths of exploration and
expertise in areas that interest them.
Leadership is a reflection, not a vision. Avoid directing and instead reflect.
You’re not an arrow; you’re a mirror.
Don’t predetermine the outcome— instead, focus on the process.
Those active in disruptive innovation, the 10%, should be questioning what the organization is
about to discover what it is not.
Is this possible?
§ Find § A discussion partner or partners
§ Discuss § How can you set up the 10% (if not, how else)
§ Who would they be § What would they do § How would they be supported § Permanent or temporary § Integrated into other units or not
Pilots 101
What nuggets from the innovative space should you import to the core? AND how?
Discover
Pilot
? Now What ?
Institutional Example: Penn State’s Hot Teams
§ Rapid investigation § Goals:
§ learn more § quickly develop understanding
§ Recommends: § should we implement and to what extent
The Team and Tasks § 4-5 diverse members + ….. intended user and
existing user § Answer 7 things questions
§ What is it? § How does it work? § Who's doing it? § Why is it significant? § What are the downsides? § Where is it going? § What are the implications for higher education?
§ 4 weeks
Timeline § Week 1: Team meets and shares what they
know about the topic and identifies knowledge gaps (benefits, applications).
§ Week 2: Team uses the tool or technique, documents their experience, explores what they don’t know, and seeks expert/practitioner input (downsides, limitations).
Timeline § Week 3: Team discusses their findings,
answers any remaining questions, and completes a draft of the final document.
§ Week 4: Team finalizes the document, and sometimes a video of the tool/technique in action, to be displayed on the Hot Teams website (http://tlt.its.psu.edu/hot-team).
Hot Team: Personal Video Collaboration Tools http://tlt.its.psu.edu/2013/02/04/hot-team-personal-video-collaboration-tools/
ELI’s 7 Things You Should Know About… http://www.educause.edu/research-and-publications/7-things-you-should-know-about/7-things-you-should-know-about-learning-technology-topics
Discover
Pilot
? Now What ?
Resources
http://tinyurl.com/worktech
Gyorke/Penn State Rubric utility creativity efficacy feasibility risk resistance
West FL Rubric strategic alignment potential value student count impact ROI resources student engagement impact
Hopkins Rubric curriculum connection authenticity feedback differentiation user friendliness student motivation reporting
Duke Rubric analysis methodology data gathering analysis drafting recommendations advocacy
Putting It All Together
§ Find a discussion partner or partners
§ Discuss which of the rubrics would be most useful to you? Why?
§ Share insights and discoveries
Resources
tinyurl.com/seicases
ELI 2012 Fall Focus Session Working Successfully with Emerging Technologies and Innovations
tinyurl.com/ffs12recordings
Focus Session Resources
Contact Veronica Diaz, PhD: [email protected] Associate Director EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative EDUCAUSE
