Principle 4: Foster innovation in teaching and curriculum development
Vision 2026
LA&PS will be a leader in pedagogical innovation, offering dynamic curricular options that give students the knowledge, competencies, and experiential learning opportunities needed to become effective scholars and professionals, and curious and critically minded lifelong learners.
Offer a broad range of rigorous curricular programs that engage with emerging and longstanding local and global concerns and needs, including education for sustainable development.
Promote and support curricular and pedagogical innovation across all units and all levels of study, with particular attention to the first-year experience and experiential learning opportunities for students in all programs.
Provide a framework for general education that focuses on critical skills building, breadth, and interdisciplinarity, including qualitative methodologies and quantitative skills that incorporate emerging technical methods.
Support opportunities for professional development and curricular collaboration, where colleagues from different units can advance their skills and work together on options to enhance student engagement.
Ensure high-functioning technological infrastructure to support in-person, blended, and online learning.