FACULTY
FELLOWS
A selective program that nurtures innovation and entrepreneurship skillset development to enhance teaching and research, while growing an active and collaborative network of educators and academic entrepreneurs.
PROGRAM
Co-developed with and delivered by VentureWell, a long-standing collaborator with the National Science Foundation, whose mission is to cultivate a pipeline of inventors, innovators and entrepreneurs by advancing innovation and entrepreneurship education from research labs, classrooms and beyond.
Faculty Fellows will participate in this certificate training program which includes interactive workshops and panel discussions to learn how to:
- Leverage the customer discovery process both inside and outside the classroom
- Teach experientially using the Business Model Canvas
- Understand the use of innovation and entrepreneurship models in education vs. business creation
- Engage in curriculum development using Backward Design Principles
PARTICIPANTS
Faculty motivated to integrate innovation & entrepreneurship into their teaching
COMMITMENT
Participants are expected to allocate five hours per week during the span of the program
BENEFITS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Innovate existing teaching practices and apply new instructional strategies to adapt to the changing landscape of emerging industries of the future
CURRICULUM
DEVELOPMENT
Integrate lean startup methodology principles into course curricula using Backward Design Principles to contribute to strengthening next generation training and workforce development
COLLABORATION & NETWORKING
Collaborate to build a community of practice around innovation as a mechanism to promote sustained peer-to-peer learning.
FUNDING & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
Gain access to future funding opportunities in teaching and course development to pioneer new ways to engage students in inclusive STEM innovation and entrepreneurship.
FELLOWS
The program piloted with six faculty from the College of Engineering at UH Manoa who have a track record of high-impact teaching practices and transformative approaches in the courses they currently teach. Each engage in areas that warrant new approaches to addressing pressing challenges for industries of our future.
OCEANA PUANANILEI FRANCIS
Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering +
Sea Grant College Program
AARON OHTA
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
TYLER RAY (Faculty Lead)
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering +
JABSOM Cell and Molecular Biology
LIN SHEN
Associate Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
ZAC TRIMBLE
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
JEFF WELDON
Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
CONNECT
facultyfellows@hawaii.edu
(808) 956-9024
Office of Innovation and Commercialization
2425 Campus Road Sinclair 10
Honolulu, HI 96822
Funding for this initiative is through a federal grant from the Office of Naval Research.