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What Game of Thrones Teaches Us About Innovation By Damian Alessandro ’19 The Innovation Studies program at Pacific Lutheran University is interested in the diverse environments innovation can be found in, including the entertainment industry. The popularity of HBO’s blockbuster show, Game of Thrones, highlights an important place to study innovation principles. Spoiler… May 26, 2019 Daenerys TargaryenDamian AlessandrodisruptionGame of Thronesinnovation studiesPetyr BaelishPLU

PLU adds Innovation Studies minor, helps students transition from college to career By Thomas Kyle-Milward,  Marketing & Communication TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 19, 2018) — “Innovation” is a term that gets thrown around a lot. It’s had different connotations at different times over the years, both positive and some negative. Through the addition of a new minor, Innovation… December 21, 2018 Innovation Studies minorMichael HalvorsonSarah Cornell-MaierThomas Kyle-Milward

observational astronomy research at PLU’s Keck observatory in Summer 2016. Katrina’s teaching is interactive in style, encouraging discussions, reflection and questions. Recently, she has been thinking about how to allow students to encounter challenging material in more ways, both inside and outside the classroom. What is one instructional strategy or student project that is particularly effective, innovative, or engaging?“I use a Light Board to make engaging videos for students to help them prepare for

We believe that social impact starts when we listen to the needs of a community, share and collaborate with others, and then show that we care by taking action with systemic social innovation. Have you been counted?We have been collecting data on social impact initiatives at PLU, across all academic disciplines and non-academic programs. Have you been counted yet? During Spring 2022, three student ambassadors from Innovation Studies have searched campus websites and resources for data on social

INOV 350: Innovation Seminar in Spring 2025 We are excited to announce the course will be taught by Professor Shelly Cano Kurtz, a PLU alumna with extensive experience in the field. Shelly is a 5x founder, author, CXO, and advisor with a focus on the $3T social impact sector. She has worked… November 21, 2024

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studies, language translators, and dosage calculators. Some apps go as far as to integrate voice recognition and camera functions to make them even more useful.”What related tool or strategy do you use that other PLU faculty might like to try in their courses?“One of our class assignments asks students to explore some of the literally hundreds of nursing software apps available and critique them for usability and usefulness. Students consider the nursing activities they see and do in their clinical

related tool or strategy do you use that other PLU faculty might like to try in their courses?“I try to incorporate the use of technology whenever possible –to help students see the connection between theory and personal application of course content. The students we have now have grown up with technology; they not only understand, but live through technology and expect instant access to information; which makes connecting theory to real life application and integration even more imperative.”What are

Getting Creative: PLU’s Gateway Class in Innovation Studies By Sarah Cornell-Maier ‘19.  This Fall, Pacific Lutheran University is introducing a new class that serves as a gateway to the Innovation Studies Program . Hist/Phil 248: Innovation, Ethics, and Society is a team-taught course that combines many different fields of study into one. It… September 3, 2018 Hist/Phil 248historyinnovation studiesMichael HalvorsonMichael SchleeterPhilosophySarah Cornell-Maier