Can Innovation Be Taught? Article by Nick Donofrio (Knod Board of Advisors)

Don't miss this article by Nick Donofrio, member of Knod Board of Advisors, in EdTech: Focus on Higher Education. Nick is the former executive vice president of innovation and technology at IBM and now serves as the chairman of the state of Connecticut’s Board of Regents for Higher Education.

Can Innovation Be Taught? Training a tech-savvy workforce requires institutions to rethink classroom-based instruction.

Thomas Edison once said, “There’s a way to do it better. Find it.”

A thriving economy is based on the ability to develop creative innovations that find a way to do things better. A number of today’s successful startups were born out of that notion — to solve mundane pain points in our everyday lives. The concept also can be applied to higher education: Where innovation is key to a thriving economy, why is it so difficult for us to create an environment where innovation flourishes?

One halt to creativity and innovation is the sheer availability and access to education. Whether faced with financial or family obligations, many who seek higher education are under circumstances preventing them from attending a traditional college. Institutions alleviate some of those constraints, incorporating online and other distance learning applications into the regular curriculum. Community colleges look to integrate more online courses as enrollment for in person courses drops and online course enrollment increases.

Read the full article here: http://www.edtechmagazine.com/higher/author/nick-donofrio