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

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

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The Office of Academic Innovation is dedicated to enhancing student learning through evidence-based approaches in the humanities and social sciences. 

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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.
 
 
 
 
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Location: Social Sciences 5086
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Location: Social Sciences 5086 Email: oai@kennesaw.edu        
           

 

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

 

Norman J. Radow College’s Second Annual Student Success Summit Nearly Doubles Attendance, Highlights Pedagogical Best Practices

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. 
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Office of Academic Innovation Caps Academic Year with Highly Successful Student Success Summit

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. The event was designed to create a forum where faculty could gather in a collaborative and celebratory setting to share their most effective practices for engaging students and facilitating their academic success.
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Norman J. Radow College Launches Office of Academic Innovation, Ushering in Intentional Application of Evidence-Based Learning

 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.
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OAI in the National Conversation

  • From Multimodal Mondays: My colleague, Jeff Greene, is at the center of these conversations on our campus and received an AI fellowship to 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. 
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  • 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. 
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