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Welcome to the home of the Teaching Innovation Incubator (TII). The goal of the TII is to support experimentation with bold teaching and learning ideas by bringing together talent, expertise, and - where appropriate - technology to serve as a hub, catalyst, and launch pad for the development of transformative teaching ideas at Waterloo. It will provide the opportunity and necessary support to develop, “test drive,” and evaluate ideas that have potential to be part of the next generation of teaching and learning at Waterloo.
The TII is in a developmental phase during which a few highly promising “Beta projects” are being supported both for their important potential as an innovation for Waterloo and because their progress can help us envision the most effective structure for the Incubator in the longer term so that it can be of most benefit to the University, its students, and its faculty and professional staff. These Beta projects are outlined on the Projects page with timelines and updates on their progress.
Updates of note:
- 25 consultations with campus stakeholders (faculty, students, staff, and senior leadership) fed into an extensive report that is currently under review by senior leadership)
- "Beta" incubator projects that were started alongside consultations continue, under the direction of Kyle Scholz, Interim Managing Director of the incubator
- The newest incubator project will focus on accessibility of education at Waterloo, including three sub-projects directed at the following focus areas: (1) instructional programs and practices (2) learning tools and materials and (3) policy and guidelines.
Current projects
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Participants needed for polling tool pilot: Comparing Vevox and iClicker
ITMS and the TII are looking for instructors, students, and staff with experience, or who are willing to use polling tools Vevox and/or iClicker to participate in a pilot during the Fall 2024 and/or Winter 2025 terms. Note: interested students can apply to join the pilot so long as they have experience using either polling tool; there is no requisite that students must join the pilot with their instructor.
Vevox Integration with LEARN
NEW! Vevox, one of the supported polling tools currently being piloted, will have an integration with LEARN enabled for the Fall 2024 term. This integration will allow Vevox to push grades to LEARN for correct answers and/or for participation.
Join us at the Wicked Problem of Precarity Symposium!
Join us on July 25th, 2024 from 12:30pm-2:30pm at the Wicked Problem of Precarity Symposium. The symposium will feature the culmination of student and instructor work with poster presentations, networking, and graduate students insights.