Academics
How can you improve the reach of knowledge?
In education there are many models, frameworks, and systems for teaching and research, but how do you know that these developments will work when applied to your learning environment? Pearson Innovation uses a systemic approach when partnering with educational institutions to identify gaps and opportunities for improved organizational effectiveness.
How can we better inspire learning?
Whether it is primary or secondary education getting students excited about their education is a persistent challenge. Students, Teachers, and Administrators are each affected differently when an organization falls short of its mission. Proven innovation methods are an essential tool for schools that wish to ignite a passion for learning and discovery.
Student Engagement
How you measure student engagement affects everything from classroom content to organizational-level priorities. Both qualitative and quantitative methods are necessary for gauging how connected students are in the educational process. Top-tier facilities staffed with proficient educators can't be effective without student buy-in. Many schools function on the outdated premise that education is a one-way dialog. Innovation occurs when a dialog is promoted.
Staff Satisfaction
Professional excellence in academics requires individual commitment and organizational support. Burnout in professional disciplines where the expectation for excellence is highest is most common. Instructors, teachers, professors, administrators, and support staff feel the effects of these forces differently. As a result symptoms of dissatisfaction can have varying causes. Therefore it is important to understand what organizational elements enable bright staff to excel and what systemic forces may hinder staff who struggle.
Administrative Efficiency
Managing educators, practitioners, researchers, and other support staff is a unique undertaking that requires a practical appreciation for complexity. Often educational institutions employ professionally diverse staff to achieve the mission of the organization. This characteristic can make finding an optimal mix of priorities difficult. Understanding how these competing priorities affect the mission of the organization is the responsibility of administrative management. Innovation efforts can provide direction and clarity that organizational resources are being used efficiently.
Organizational Effectiveness
Distinguishing the difference between efficiency and effectiveness can be impossible without the right perspective. Perfect efficiency does not mean much if the efforts don't match the overall goals of the organization. Measuring progress indicators is a good start, but how do you validate which indicators to use? PI provides confirmation and guidance for organizations that seek to make the greatest positive impact with the resources available.