Welcome

The Office of Academic Innovation in the Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences serves as a catalyst for collaborations that enhance and transform the learning landscape. The Office of Academic Innovation (OAI) focuses on collaborative, interlocking strategies to achieve measurable, impactful results:

  • We promote exploration and active engagement in cutting-edge educational methods, curriculum design, student support tools, and educational research.

  • OAI is dedicated to enhancing student learning through evidence-based approaches in the humanities and social sciences. 
  • We promote exploration and active engagement in cutting-edge educational methods, curriculum design, student support tools, and educational research.

These initiatives aim to revolutionize learning opportunities for all, ultimately transforming the educational landscape.
Office Location: Social Sciences Building 5086
                  Email: oai@kennesaw.edu

Faculty Initiative

Faculty Financial Education Innovators & Merlin Wealth Management Financial Literacy

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Radow College Faculty Financial Education Innovators Help Students Learn Financial Management Skills

The Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty Financial Education Innovators program is growing, and faculty are finding innovative ways to weave financial literacy into their classes across a variety of subject areas. 
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Call for Faculty Financial Education Innovators

This call seeks faculty interested in “investing” financial education concepts into their course content in an innovative way.
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OAI in the News

  • The Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences on Monday hosted its second annual Student Success Summit, an event designed to provide a forum where faculty gathers to present the innovative pedagogical approaches that facilitate student success. Read the full article
  • The Office of Academic Innovation (OAI), housed in the Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences, ended the 2024 Academic Year with its first ever Student Success Summit. Read the full article
  •  Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences as it unveiled its pioneering Office of Academic Innovation (OAI). This visionary resource will enhance student learning through evidence-based approaches in the humanities and social sciences disciplines. Read the full article

 

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The 2026 Radow College Student Success Summit will be on Monday, May 18, 2026

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OAI in the National Conversation

  • Presentation: AAC&U  Annual Meeting Washington D.C. (January 2025)
  • Restructuring General Education and Core Curricula Requirements, ed. Julie Tatlock. (Hershey, Pennsylvania: IGI Global, 2024), p. 34-52. 10.4018/979-8-3693-0385-6.ch003
  • This post with Jeff Greene, is at the center of conversations on our campus. We...take a deep dive to explore the complexities of AI and develop an AI toolbox for teachers and students. Jeff and I speak often and lately, our conversations focus on questions revolving around this work.  Haimes-Korn, K., & Greene, J. D. (2024, March 25). 
  • This post is the second in a series where I collaborate with my colleague, Jeff Greene to reflect on AI and the issues surrounding this paradigm shift. In our last post, Questioning AI we looked at some of the larger questions affecting policy, ethics, and pedagogy.  In this post, we want to focus on application and offer some ideas for classroom practice. Haimes-Korn, K., & Greene, J. D. (2024, April 22). 
  • Presentation at the AAC&U 2023 Conference on General Education, Pedagogy and Assessments American Association of Colleges & Universities, New Orleans, LA. (February 2023)