Category: Principled Innovation
Tipping point for online learning? or the postman always rings twice
By: Punya Mishra
Is the COVID-19 crisis the tipping point for online learning?
Our responsibility to our students and to each other
The other day I received a text message from my oldest daughter who is creating her best life in New York City. She’s an emerging adult who is living independently
Designing learning futures through reflective practice: 2 of 2
By: Punya Mishra and Cristy Guleserian
This is the second of two posts on the topic of bringing principled innovation practices to designing learning futures.
Designing learning futures through reflective practice: 1 of 2
By: Punya Mishra and Cristy Guleserian
This is the first of two posts on the topic of bringing principled innovation practices to designing learning futures.
Principled Innovation meets design: 1 new model and 2 videos
By: Punya Mishra
Our college has embraced the idea of Principled Innovation as being a core value that informs everything we do.
Move slow and nurture things: human-centered values in a disruptive world
By: Punya Mishra
Over the past few years I have struggled with some of the consequences of disruptive innovation and have come to distrust the jargon of creative destruction and disruption that has become the mantra of our time.
The power of protocols
By: Jennifer Stein
The word “protocol” has a somewhat rigid, almost clinical connotation for me, evoking a sense of strict rules, a process that must be followed, perhaps consequences if one does not. Yet in the last year or two, I have learned that protocols do not have to be that
Looking back and looking forward with the Principled Innovation Staff Catalysts
By: Hannah Jennewein
As we look towards a new year of possibilities and opportunities, we wanted to step back and share some updates with our Principled Innovation Staff Catalysts cohort.
Principled Innovation aligns perfectly with Association for Moral Education 2019 conference theme
Educators from MLFTC attended and presented at the 45th Annual Association for Moral Education Conference. The focus on “Morality and Ethics for the Digital World” at the Seattle conference directly
Connect and reflect for the greater good
December traditionally has been an opportunity for our Principled Innovation team to look back on the work we have accomplished over the past twelve months and see how far we have progressed towards.
Principled Innovation: the process of becoming
A few years ago we asked ourselves the question, “What could it mean for a college of education at a public university to integrate a character education framework into the systems of teacher and leader preparation?” The answer was uncertain, complex and, according to some, impossible.
Supporting students through Principled Innovation
By: Jennifer Stein
Reorganizing the student success team in Student Services so that students have easy access to staff who can provide support in specific areas of need, including wellness, financial advising, and career counseling.
So may I introduce to you… the Principled Innovation Staff Catalysts!
This cohort of MLFTC staff will work together during the 2019-20 academic year to demystify the practice of principled innovation and inspire positive change across MLFTC.
Principled Innovation meets design: the video
By: Punya Mishra
Quick summary: In which I disparage the buzzword “design thinking” even while praising the idea of design; point to the value-neutral nature of design and the need for a more principled approach, and end with a video that seeks to capture a vision of principled innovation embedded into the design process.