{"id":419,"date":"2016-11-01T09:00:50","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T13:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=419"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:06:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:06:45","slug":"academic-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2016\/11\/01\/academic-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"New initiative connects academic excellence, inclusion &#038; innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a new name for design at the intersection of academic excellence, inclusion, and innovation at U-M.<\/p>\n<p>At its core, the <a href=\"http:\/\/ai.umich.edu\/\">Office of Academic Innovation<\/a>\u2014formerly the Office of Digital Education &amp; Innovation\u2014is shaping learning to be more&nbsp;personalized, engaged, and lifelong. Its influence spans <a href=\"http:\/\/ai.umich.edu\/portfolio\/\">68 initiatives<\/a> and three specialized labs: the <a href=\"http:\/\/ai.umich.edu\/about-ai\/deil\/\">Digital Education &amp; Innovation Lab (DEIL)<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/ai.umich.edu\/about-ai\/gameful-learning-lab\/\">Gameful Learning Lab (GLL)<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/ai.umich.edu\/about-ai\/digital-innovation-greenhouse\/\">Digital Innovation Greenhouse (DIG)<\/a>. The group has championed an array of projects from massive-open online courses (MOOCs) to personalized messaging in apps like ECoach and ART 2.0.<\/p>\n<h1>A presidential charge<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-420\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/201611-innovation.jpg\" alt=\"U-M President Dr. Mark Schlissel\" width=\"360\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/201611-innovation.jpg 360w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/201611-innovation-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/201611-innovation-196x140.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>The Office of Academic Innovation is charged by President Schlissel and Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Pollack to steward the <a href=\"http:\/\/ai.umich.edu\/events\/ai-initiative\/\">Academic Innovation Initiative<\/a>, a formal effort <a href=\"http:\/\/record.umich.edu\/articles\/academic-innovation-initiative-develop-education-strategy\">announced in October<\/a>. In broad strokes, the Academic Innovation Initiative will consider how U-M will lead the way for higher education through the information age and further strengthen our impact on society.<\/p>\n<p>According to James L. Hilton, vice provost for academic innovation and dean of libraries at Michigan, \u201cthe Academic Innovation Initiative is an invitation to the entire campus to imagine again what the great public research university ought to look like for this century, this technology, this economy, this global scale, this workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n<h1>Get involved<\/h1>\n<p>There are many opportunities to get involved with Academic Innovation: attend <a href=\"http:\/\/ai.umich.edu\/events\/\">upcoming events<\/a>, join the <a href=\"http:\/\/ai.umich.edu\/events\/ideas2017-challenge\/\">Ideas2017 Challenge<\/a>, or connect with three <a href=\"http:\/\/ai.umich.edu\/events\/ai-initiative\/\">faculty-led design groups<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>Read more<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ns.umich.edu\/new\/component\/content\/article\/2-releases\/24247-u-m-president-calls-for-academic-innovation-initiative-to-set-education-strategy-for-the-future\">U-M president calls for Academic Innovation Initiative to set education strategy for the future<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/2016\/10\/13\/u-michigan-launches-yearlong-academic-innovation-initiative-promote-experimentation\">Michigan\u2019s \u2018Next Step\u2019 in Technology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ai.umich.edu\/blog\/\">The Academic Innovation Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cio.umich.edu\/michigan-it\/newsletter\/201509#advising\">Future of Education: Data-Supported Advising<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2016-10-22-how-universities-can-grow-a-culture-of-academic-innovation\">How Universities Can Grow a Culture of Academic Innovation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><img data-del=\"avatar\" src='https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/kencald.jpg' class='avatar pp-user-avatar avatar-thumbnailwp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-thumbnail photo ' width='400'\/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/author\/kencald\/\">Ken Caldwell<\/a>&nbsp;(ITS Communications) contributed to this story.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Office of Academic Innovation is shaping learning to be more personalized, engaged, and 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