Innovation Corps for Learning (I-Corps™ L): Assessing the Potential for Sustainable Scalability of Educational Innovations

Karl Smith; Ann McKenna; Rocio Chavela Guerra; Russell Korte; Christopher Swan

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Innovation Corps for Learning (I-Corps™ L): Assessing the Potential for Sustainable Scalability of Educational Innovations

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Innovation Corps for Learning (I-Corps™ L): Assessing the Potential for Sustainable Scalability of Educational Innovations

Karl Smith, Ann McKenna, Rocio Chavela Guerra, Russell Korte and Christopher Swan

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition (New Orleans, Louisiana, 06/26/2016 - 06/29/2016)

06/26/2016

DOI: 10.18260/p.25702

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Abstract

The Innovation Corps for Learning (I-Corps™ L) is an initiative of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) in cooperation with the University of Minnesota, Arizona State University, Colorado State University, and Tufts University to apply the highly successful principles of NSF I-Corps™ towards a culture that will sustain and scale educational innovations. The NSF I-Corps™ program, on which I-Corps™ L is based, uses established strategies for start-ups to build entrepreneurial skills in the engineering and scientific communities that encourage mainstream application of emerging technologies. The overriding purposes of the 8 week I-Corps™ L course are to (1) provide a framework for each of the participating teams (typically 20 to 24 in a cohort) to assess the potential of their educational innovation for sustainability and scalability, and (2) foster an entrepreneurial mindset within the education community so that education products, programs, and services are designed and implemented in ways that promote widespread adoption. In this paper and poster we summarize the essential features of I-Corps™ L, the changes made in the three iterations of the program thus far, and key evaluation results. We also present our assessment of the potential of the I-Corps™ L to contribute to the transformation of STEM education through the sustaining and scaling of NSF-funded research-based ideas.

Colleges & universities

Educational innovations

Engineering education

Entrepreneurship

Innovations

Learning

New technology

Sustainability

Technical education

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Title: Subtitle: Innovation Corps for Learning (I-Corps™ L): Assessing the Potential for Sustainable Scalability of Educational Innovations
Creators: Karl Smith - University of Minnesota System
Ann McKenna - University of Minnesota System
Rocio Chavela Guerra
Russell Korte - Colorado State University
Christopher Swan
Resource Type: Conference proceeding
Publication Details: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Conference: ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition (New Orleans, Louisiana, 06/26/2016 - 06/29/2016)
Publisher: American Society for Engineering Education-ASEE
DOI: 10.18260/p.25702
ISSN: 2153-5965
Language: English
Date published: 06/26/2016
Academic Unit: Engineering Administration
Record Identifier: 9984459634302771

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