Before thinking about what innovation is, I would like to first look at a definition for innovation. According to Merriam Webster (n.d.), an innovation is \u201cthe introduction of something new; a new idea, method, or device\u201d. \u00a0However, during the Collaborate session, Deborah Carter (2018) explained that innovation doesn\u2019t have to be new, it could simply be renewed. Other points that she made were (a) a concept could be used in a different way, with a different strategy or with new terminology and (b) new management and new technologies in an organization may change things to be innovative. This to me, made the definition of innovation broader.<\/p>\n
After listening to the Collaborate session and reading some of the resources, I started thinking about innovation in education. I believe that to keep our students engaged, take intellectual risks and enjoy their learning journey, educators must stay relevant and be innovative by incorporating new learning concepts and technology. This is supported by the article by Dron (2014), where he described how the pedagogies and technologies evolved throughout the years to address the different learning needs of students as well as the faculty. \u00a0Dron (2014) stated that, \u201c[t]o learn is also to learn to learn, and learning to learn is thus, more often than not, to change how we go about changing\u201d (p. 261). This statement is one that really resonated with me. Another quote is from Goldman et al. (2012), where they mention that \u201c[d]esign thinking, as a mode of inquiry that puts \u201cdoing\u201d and \u201cinnovating\u201d at the centre of problem-solving, promises to address future needs of the globe. It has the potential to engage students in ways that are inclusive of their diversity, makes school learning relevant and real\u2026which can enhance one\u2019s motivation to learn\u201d (p. 19). There is a lot to consider when designing to ensure that the student or faculty experience is successful and fulfilling. What are your thoughts on innovation and change in education or your workplace?<\/p>\n
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Carter, D. (2018, December). In Collaborate Ultra<\/em>. Retrieved from https:\/\/ca.bbcollab.com\/collab\/ui\/session\/playback.<\/p>\n Dron, J. (2014).\u00a0Innovation and Change: Changing how we Change. In Zawacki-Richter, O. & T. Anderson (Eds.),\u00a0Online distance education: Towards a research agenda<\/a><\/em>. Athabasca, AB: AU Press.<\/p>\n Goldman, S. et al. (2012).\u00a0Assessing d.learning: Capturing the journey of becoming a design thinker. In H. Plattner, C. Meinel & L. Leifer (eds).\u00a0Design thinking research: Understanding innovation<\/em>. (pp. 13-33). Berlin: Springer.<\/p>\n Innovation. (n.d) In\u00a0Merriam-Webster\u2019s collegiate dictionary<\/em>. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/innovation#other-words.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Before thinking about what innovation is, I would like to first look at a definition for innovation. According to Merriam Webster (n.d.), an innovation is \u201cthe introduction of something new; a new idea, method, or device\u201d. \u00a0However, during the Collaborate session, Deborah Carter (2018) explained that innovation doesn\u2019t have to be new, it could simply … Continue reading Unit 2: What is Innovation?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0064\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0064\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0064\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0064\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0064\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0064\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":309,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0064\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308\/revisions\/309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0064\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0064\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0064\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}