IDEAS Announces 2024-25 Instructional Innovation Fellowship Cohort

The Instructional Design, Engagement and Support (IDEAS) team has announced the new cohort of 11 fellows for the third annual Instructional Innovation Fellowship (IIF).<_o3a_p>

Representing a variety of campus disciplines, fellows will join a collaborative community of practice to share innovative tools, teaching methods and strategies.<_o3a_p>

The IIF supports UMass instructors currently engaging in creative teaching practices to share their ideas with and learn from their campus peers. IIF fellows convene monthly and rotate presenting their innovative teaching methods and approaches leveraging technology in developing dynamic lectures, equitably assessing students, and facilitating engaging activities.<_o3a_p>

2024-2025 Instructional Innovation Fellows:<_o3a_p>

• Alejandro Beas Murillo, Doctoral Candidate, English <_o3a_p>
• Anna Fox Reilly, Lecturer, Education<_o3a_p>
• Adam Grimmitt, Doctoral Candidate, Kinesiology<_o3a_p>
• Aline Gubrium, Professor and Program Head, Community Health Education<_o3a_p>
• Bo Kim, Instructor and Graduate Student, Studio Arts<_o3a_p>
• Kevin Klement, Professor and Department Chair, Philosophy<_o3a_p>
• Javid Mussawy, Lecturer and Director of Educational Assessment and Analytics, Education<_o3a_p>
• Shirley Shmerling, Senior Lecturer II, Isenberg School of Management<_o3a_p>
• Sravan Surampudi, Senior Lecturer I, Chemistry<_o3a_p>
• Ann-Marie Sylvia, Doctoral Candidate, Public Health and Health Sciences<_o3a_p>
• Shubha Tewari, Senior Lecturer II, Physics<_o3a_p>

More information about the 2024-25 cohort and past fellowships can be found on the Instructional Innovation Fellowship website.<_o3a_p>