The Innovative Teaching Ideas manual was the creation
of a dedicated group of design faculty and leaders in IDEC who saw the
need to combine effort, as Nancy Canestero stated in the preface to the
first manual, "to make our classroom preparation easier, eliminate
the waste and frustration of experimentation, and introduce fresh ideas
and innovative techniques in our classrooms." The manual is a resource
for educators at all levels. Just as the research that we do expands the
body of knowledge for the profession, the manual is intended to grow.
Those of you who are familiar with the manual will note two new categories,
Sustainable and Universal Design. The committee feels that these are areas
of content that we are addressing in our programs that would be helpful
to members of our organization.
The included submissions were selected using a double-blind review. Reviewers
had a minimum of five years of teaching experience in the area that they
reviewed. Now that the manual is formatted for inclusion on the IDEC web
site, we will be sending out a call for submissions each fall using the
listserve for distribution. If you have questions, or suggestions, please
contact me.
Cynthia Mohr
Chair, Instructional Improvement
cmohr1@memphis.edu
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