CURRENT PROJECTS
What’s happening at the Innovation Hub?
In partnership with the School of the Environment (the School) at the Faculty of Arts & Science, the Innovation Hub’s design research team seeks to learn how equity, diversity, inclusion, and access (EDIA) is embedded in the School’s curriculum, programming, communications, hiring, events, spaces, processes, and cuture, and to understand where gaps exist. The goal of this project is to gain meaningful student perspectives to identify tangible ideas for steps to take to better champion EDIA at the School, focusing on supporting enhanced student experiences.
In partnership with Accessibility Services, the Innovation Hub’s design research team seeks to understand factors that enable students with disabilities to fully engage in campus life outside of the classroom and to learn where gaps exist. The goal of the project is to gain a meaningful understanding of student perspectives and tangible ideas of steps to take to better champion access and inclusion so that students with disabilities can fully engage with events, activities, programming, social activities, and other aspects of campus life.
The Innovation Hub will support 9 units at the Faculty of Arts & Science in the student consultation for reviews of their academic programs based on the University of Toronto Quality Assurance Process (UTQAP).
The Innovation Hub continues its partnership with the and Family Care Office to synthesize learnings from several years of design research to explore how to create a more family-friendly university. This year, we aim to create a ‘mini-site’ of resources embedded with the Family Care Office website that focuses on helping staff, faculty, and student leaders at U of T to become more family-friendly in their day-to-day practices.
In partnership with the Office of the Associate Vice-President, International Student Experience and Centre for International Experience, the Innovation Hub seeks to identify a diverse group of 6 international alumni willing to share their recent experiences after graduation using video diaries, voiceovers, and vlogs. The goal of this project is to discover the diverse pathways and opportunities that international students pursue after graduation from the University of Toronto and to highlight recent graduates’ perspectives.
In partnership with Health & Wellness (H&W), the Innovation Hub will look at all possible interactions including virtual and in person at various points in time to uncover opportunities to improve reception experiences. The goal of this project is to create consistent student experiences with H&W’s reception, whether it be a first encounter as a new patient or repeat encounter as a returning patient.
TAKE A LOOK AT OUR PAST PROJECTS
Over the years our student teams have completed many design research projects focused on issues that impact campus experiences for students. Click the link below to learn more about past projects and read the final reports.