Podcast Summary

Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Dr. Philomena Mantella, President at Grand Valley University, about creating an REP4, an innovation effort using design thinking to improve education.

Podcast Highlights

  • REP4 is an alliance of six higher education institutions that are committed to innovation.
  • This effort flips the innovation model through putting prospective and current students in the driver’s seat in identifying changes that are needed at the college or university.
  • REP4 allows ideas to emerge and be prototyped at a variety of institutions, which share the information on the implementation and data to improve learning and refine the efforts.

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Resources Dr. Drumm McNaughton provides governance consulting; strategic planning, implementation, and change management consulting, and accreditation consulting for higher ed institutions.

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